Energy Economics and Policy
CBS Summer University
Purpose
This course introduces participants with different backgrounds to the energy sector and its ongoing transformation. It will familiarize the students with the sector organization, relevant business models, and the economic reasoning behind common energy policies and the regulatory
framework.
Content
This course will take you through real world examples of challenges and questions facing the energy industry today. Through these cases, in only three weeks you will:
- Learn about options and challenges for climate-neutral energy supply, energy efficiency, and demand side flexibility
- Understand the general functioning of electricity markets and emissions trading schemes
- Understand the monopoly regulation of energy networks
- Discuss support policies for innovative technologies and their integration into the energy system
- Discuss the relationship between business models and regulatory frameworks