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Energy Markets

Niveau

Consolidation

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students are able to:
• Explain the principles of commodity futures trading and freely traded energy mar-kets
• Present and explain price formation in the energy market
• Present fundamental factors influencing the trading prices of energy sources
• Understand the status of the European and national energy markets with regard to political development goals
• Describe the trading cascade in the electricity and gas market
• Describe mechanisms of certificate trading
• Differentiate between the Clean Dark and Clean Spark Spread

Prerequisites for the course

Fundamentals of Energy & Sustainability Management (ENM), Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics (ECO.1)

Course content

• Unbundling of natural monopolies and free energy markets
• European and national development of the electricity and gas industry
• Energy pricing and influencing factors
• Standardized exchange products and trading markets
• Comparison of different approaches for energy services, balancing energy services and capacity services
• Merit - Order
• Trading cascade
• Markets for renewable energy sources
• Certificate trading
• Clean Dark Spread, Clean Spark Spread

Recommended specialist literature

• Stern, J., 2011. The Transition to Hub-Based Gas Pricing in Continaental Europe. Oxford Institute of Energy Studies
• Ströbele, W., Pfaffenberger, W., Heuterkes, M., 2012. Energiewirtschaft: Einführung in Theorie und Politik. Oldenbourg: Wissenschaftsverlag
• Zenke, I., et al., 2017. Energiehandel in Europa: Öl, Gas, Strom, Derivate, Zertifikate. 4. Auflage. München: C.H.Beck Verlag

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

4

Share of e-learning in %

30

Semester hours per week

2.0

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

4

Name of lecturer

Asc. Prof. (FH) Dipl.-Ing. Christian Huber

Academic year

2

Key figure of the course/module

EWI

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

none