Impact of CO2 quota allocation to new entrants in the electricity market

Preface

In the summer and autumn of 2006, Ea Energy Analyses examined the consequences of allocating free CO2-allowances to new entrants in the EU emissions trading scheme for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

The present report summarises this work.

Christian van Maarschalkerweerd and Stefan Krüger Nielsen, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, has supervised the work. In addition Sigurd Lauge Pedersen from the Danish Energy Authority has participated at project meetings.

The following team, from the consultants, has conducted the study:

-         Hans Henrik Lindboe, Ea Energy Analyses

-         Jesper Werling, Ea Energy Analyses

-         Anders Kofoed-Wiuff, Ea Energy Analyses

-         Lars Bregnbæk, subcontracted from Energy Modelling

 



Version 1.0 June 2007, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency