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Benchmark Regulation of Multiproduct Firms: An Application to the Rail Industry
February 2019
A number of formerly regulated multiproduct industries have a transitional or permanent residual regulatory mandate to protect consumers from "excessive" prices.
‘Oorja’ in India: Assessing a large-scale commercial distribution of advanced biomass stoves to households
April 2014
Replacing traditional stoves with advanced alternatives that burn more cleanly has the potential to ameliorate major health problems associated with indoor air pollution in developing countries....
Rural Electrification: Strategies for Distributed Generation
December 2011
An estimated 1.6 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity. An untold number of others live with electricity that is erratic and of poor quality.
Improved stoves in India: A study of sustainable business models
August 2011
Abstract:Burning of biomass for cooking is associated with health problems and climate change impacts.
Adverse Selection in an Opt-in Emissions Trading Program: The Case of Sectoral Crediting for Transportation
September 2010
Sectoral crediting mechanisms such as sectoral no-lose targets have been proposed as a way to provide incentives for emission reductions in developing countries as part of an international climate...
NNPC and Nigeria's Oil Patronage Ecosystem
September 2010
Nigeria depends heavily on oil and gas, with hydrocarbon activities providing around 65 percent of total government revenue and 95 percent of export revenues. While Nigeria supplies some LNG to...
Norway's Evolving Champion: Statoil and the Politics of State Enterprise
May 2010
Executive summary:Statoil was founded in 1972 as the national oil company (NOC) of Norway. Along with Brazil's Petrobras, Statoil today is a leader in several technological areas including...
Making Carbon Offsets Work in the Developing World: Lessons from the Chinese Wind Controversy
March 2010
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is the leading international carbon market and a driving force for sustainable development globally.
Finesses and Game-Changers in Frontier Project Development: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage
August 2009
Project development is particularly challenging in “frontier” environments where alternative technologies, conflicting laws and agencies, and uncertain benefits or risks constrain the knowledge or...
PESD Carbon Storage Project Database
November 2008
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is among the technologies with greatest potential leverage to combat climate change.
Another Look at Renewables on India's Sagar Island
July 2008
Much existing literature champions renewables implementation on India’s Sagar Island as an unqualified rural electrification success story. Photovoltaic (PV) and wind systems put in place by the...
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.: The Right-Hand Man of the Government
December 2007
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), the national oil company (NOC) of Venezuela, is a major energy producer.
Making Small Work: Business Models for Electrifying the World
September 2007
Despite over a century of investment in electric power systems, there are roughly 1.6 billion people who lack access to electricity service, mainly in rural areas.
BP's emissions trading system
April 2005
The stellar performance of BP's emission control program has led many observers, inside and outside BP, to ascribe success to the firm's emissions trading system.
Political and Economic Influences on the Future World Market for Natural Gas
March 2005
This working paper first develops a Reference Case that allows required rates of return on investments in energy infrastructure to vary geographically.
Kenyan IPP Experience, The
August 2000
Prior to the introduction of independent power projects (IPP), Kenya relied primarily on concessionary funding from multilateral and bilateral agencies to finance new power investments.
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