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Economia dell'energia e sostenibilità

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Energy Economics and sustainability

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Anno accademico 2018/2019

Codice dell'attività didattica
ECM0138
Docente
Jurica Brajkovic (Titolare del corso)
Corso di studi
Laurea magistrale in Economia dell'Ambiente, della Cultura e del Territorio - a Torino [0403M21]
Anno
2° anno
Tipologia
Affine o integrativo
Crediti/Valenza
6
SSD dell'attività didattica
SECS-P/02 - politica economica
Modalità di erogazione
Tradizionale
Lingua di insegnamento
Inglese
Modalità di frequenza
Consigliata/Recommended
Tipologia d'esame
Scritto
Prerequisiti
There are no formal prerequisites for the course, though students are expected to bring their own computer (laptop) when instructed to do so.
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Sommario insegnamento

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Obiettivi formativi

Course objectives

The objective of the course is to introduce students to the current issues in energy economics. Through course lectures, class projects and assignments, the students will learn about contemporary issues in energy economics. Some of the topics that students will learn about include: European energy policy, regulation of energy sectors, electricity, gas, heat and renewable energy markets, capital budgeting in regulated and liberalized markets. After successful completion of the course, the students will be capable to critically assess developments in the energy sector. The course will also prove beneficial to those students planning to pursue a career in energy-related positions.

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Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

Expected learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students will have acquired the following:

  • Understanding of the workings of energy markets in general and principles by which European energy policy is reflected in national energy policies.
  • Verbal communication and presentation skills: through presenting case studies and projects, the students will improve their communication and presentation skills crucial in today's business world.
  • Advance use of office software tools. To excel in the class, the students will have to acquire advanced knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet programs.

 

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Modalità di insegnamento

Teaching methods

Teaching methods will include class lectures, computer exercises, and projects. Students who accumulate enough points during the semester will be considered ATTENDING. Those students who fail to accumulate enough points will be considered NON-ATTENDING.

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Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Evaluation method

Final class evaluation will be based upon: final exam, project and its presentations and class participation, with weights as per the following table.

Unit of assessment

Weight (%)

Final exam  

30

Project

50

Class participation

20

 

To be considered ATTENDING, the students must achieve at least 50% of the final grade. Students failing to do so will be considered NON-ATTENDING and will lose all the points accumulated during the semester. NON-ATTENDING students will be evaluated solely based on a comprehensive exam.

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Attività di supporto

Please follow the information provided on the Moodle page of the class:

https://elearning.unito.it/scuolacle/course/view.php?id=440

Password for the page is: energy1819

All the information will be provided on the moodle page. The moodle page is the only page that will be updated with class material.

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Programma

Schedule

 

  1. Energy policy in the EU

-        Challenges for the energy policy in the EU and the response by the policymakers

-        EU energy goals up until 2050

-        Institutional structure for defining the EU energy policy and its implementation by member states

 

     2. Estimating energy demand

 -      Why do we need to estimate future energy demand?

 -      Methods for estimating energy demand.

 

    3. The basics of energy markets:  

-        Electricity sector

-        Gas sector

-        District heat sector

 

    4.  Renewable energy (RE)

-        Classification of RE technologies, their characteristics, and impact on the energy system (wind, solar, biomass, geothermal)

-        Cost competitiveness of RE technologies

 

5.    Externalities in the energy markets and European Emission Trading Scheme

 

6. Evaluating investments in the energy sector: discounted cost-benefit approach, real options approach, EU support for projects of common interest, cost-benefit analysis.

-        Case study

 

7. Regulation of energy sectors

-        Why we need to regulate the energy sector and which activities we regulate

-        Principles of regulation

-        Case study

 

8. Presentation of team projects.

 

Testi consigliati e bibliografia

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Literature

The list of literature will be provided in class. All the literature is free for download.



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Note

Per l'a.a. 2018-19, il corso di Energy Economics and Sustainability sarà erogato per il CdS magistrale EACT dal Visiting Professor Jurica Brajkovic (Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Senior Economist at Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, consultant for World Bank, Energy Community Secretariat, KfW, EBRD, USAID and national energy companies). Il corso, in inglese, sarà erogato al CLE nel II semestre (a partire dal 25 febbraio; orario Mercoledì 16:00-18:00, Giovedì 16:00-19:00). 

Rimane possibile anche optare, come consueto, per il corso di Strategie Internazionali d'Impresa, modulo Economia delle Risorse Energetiche, insegnato dal Prof. Massimo Nicolazzi (mutuato dalla Magistrale in Economia e Management).  Questo insegnamento viene erogato nel I semestre, in orario Giovedì 11:00-14:00 e Venerdi' 11:00-13:00, presso la SME in Corso Unione Sovietica, a partire dal 21 settembre 2018. http://www.ecoman.unito.it/do/storicocorsi.pl/Show?_id=ecoman1516_34_1516

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