This week, we have a special Energy Unplugged podcast episode on the topic of the current energy price crisis and the implications for market design.
The Head of our Berlin office, Hanns Koenig is joined by two very distinguished guests: Lion Hirth – Professor of Energy Policy at the Hertie School in Berlin and Robert Gross – Director at UKERC (The UK Energy Research Centre) and also a Professor of Energy Policy at Imperial College London. Lion is one of the leading thinkers on power market design in Europe and Rob is an authority in power market design in Great Britain.
Main topics include:
•What is going on in the European power markets at the moment
•Why are power prices so high and what are the implications for market design
•Splitting markets for renewables and conventional generation
•Gas price caps for the power sector and the windfall tax
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