Energy Economics

Peter Zweifel is emeritus professor from the University of Zürich and is a specialist for microeconomic theory and its applications.Aaron Praktiknjo is an Assistant Professor of Energy Resource and Innovation Economics at RWTH Aachen University and is, among others, a specialist for energy security.Georg Erdmann is Professor for Energy Systems at the Berlin University of Technology and member of the independent expert group who assess the German energy transformation in Germany on behalf of the federal government.

“This book provides a broad approach to energy economics that, while theoretically based, focuses on empirical results. … the chapters in the book are fairly stand-alone, with little integration between. … For practitioners or students who are looking for stand alone reference chapters on major energy economic topics, this may be a good choice.” (Janie M. Chermak, The Energy Journal, Vol. 40 (6), 2019)

• Preface.- Introduction.- Energy in Science and Engineering.- Investment and Profitability Calculation.- Bottom-Up Analysis of Energy Demand.- Top-Down Analysis of Energy Demand.- Energy Reserves and Sustainability.- External Costs.- Markets for Liquid Fuels.- Markets for Gaseous Fuels.- Markets for Solid Fuels and CO2 Emissions.- Uranium and Nuclear Energy.- Markets for Electricity.- Economics of Electrical Grids.