2015 EPRG Winter Seminar

Shifting Sands: The Role of Markets and Policy in Energy Transition

EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2015 Winter Seminar in partnership with NERA. On 10 December 2015 EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Christ’s College, and on 11 December 2015 at Clare College for a full-day seminar.

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Programme

10 December 2015

Keynote speaker

Simon Taylor (University of Cambridge) – The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain: A History

11 December 2015

Session 1: The future of oil and gas in Europe 

Chaired by Marco Schonborn (NERA)

• Chi-Kong Chyong (EPRG) – Markets and Long-Term Contracts: The Case of Russian Gas Supplies to Europe
• George Anstey (NERA) – Impact of Wood Review on the Future of UKCS Oil and Gas

Session 2: Roundtable: The future of climate policy

Chaired by David Reiner (EPRG)

• Mike Thompson (CCC)
• Daniel Radov (NERA)
• David Newbery (EPRG)
• Ronald Oxburgh (House of Lords)

Session 3: Subsidies and support for renewable energy

Chaired by Robert Ritz (EPRG)

• Alon Carmel (NERA) – Auctions for Renewable Energy
• David Reiner (EPRG) – Energy Subsidies at Times of Economic Crisis: A Comparative Study and Scenario Analysis of Italy and Spain

Session 4: Smart energy prices and networks

Chaired by Sean Gammons (NERA)

• Richard Druce (NERA) – Efficient Rules for Planning a Smart Grid
• Musiliu Oseni and Michael Pollitt (EPRG) – The Prospects for Smart Energy Prices: Observations from 50 Years of Residential Pricing for Telecoms and Energy