Abstract
The EuropeanUnionisdividedontheissueofelectricityproduction.Whilethereisconsensusthat
generationtechnologiesneedtobelowongreenhousegasemissions,thequestionofwhethertouse
renewablesornucleartomeetthispowerdemandishighlycontroversial.Bothoptionsstillrequire
financial supportandthisisnotgoingtochangeinthenearfuture.Thisraisesthequestionofwhere
public moneyshouldbeinvestedinordertoachievegreatereconomicefficiency: intosupportforre-
newableenergies(RE)orsupportfornuclearpowerplants?
This papersetsouttoanswerthisquestion.Thedetailedmodel-basedprospectivescenarioassess-
ment performedinthisstudyprovidesthebasisforestimatingfuturecostdevelopments.Afterdis-
cussing theexistingsupportschemesforrenewables,thepapercomparesthesewithanuclearmodel.
The comparisonisconductedexemplarilyfortheUnitedKingdom(UK)atacountrylevelandfortheEU
28 verall.TherecentstateaidcasefortheconstructionoftheHinkleyPointnuclearpowerplant(NPP)in theUKservesasthemodelforthenuclearoption.
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 199-209 |
| Seitenumfang | 11 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Energy Policy |
| Volume | 98 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2016 |
Research Field
- Ehemaliges Research Field - Energy
UN SDGs
Dieser Output leistet einen Beitrag zu folgendem(n) Ziel(en) für nachhaltige Entwicklung
