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Energy Economics, Market Mechanisms & Risk Management 2

Niveau

Advanced study

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
• analyze complex market mechanisms and price formation processes in different energy market segments
• assess regulatory interventions and market architectures with regard to their impact on market stability, competition and investments.
• develop advanced risk analyzes in order to derive strategic trading and procurement decisions.
• examine fields of innovation among energy suppliers and assess their effects on energy markets and risks.
• reflect on dynamic market behavior in a simulation-based business game and derive overarching conclusions for real-world market and risk management.

Prerequisites for the course

Fundamentals of energy trading & market mechanisms

Course content

- In-depth market mechanisms in electricity, gas and flexibility markets
- Methods of advanced risk management in energy trading
- Fields of innovation among energy suppliers and market participants
- Strategic behavior in volatile energy markets
- Effects of regulatory changes on trading, portfolios and investments

Recommended specialist literature

- Bhattacharyya, S. C. (2019). Energy economics: Concepts, issues, markets and governance (2nd ed). Springer.
- Hafner, M., & Luciani, G. (Eds). (2022). The Palgrave Handbook of International Energy Economics. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86884-0
- Kandpal, V., Jaswal, A., Santibanez Gonzalez, E. D. R., & Agarwal, N. (2024). Sustainable Energy Transition: Circular Economy and Sustainable Financing for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52943-6
- Müsgens, F., & Bade, A. (2024). Energy Trading and Risk Management. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57238-8
- Thewissen, J., Arslan-Ayaydin, Ö., Westerman, W., & Dorsman, A. (Eds). (2024). The ESG Framework and the Energy Industry: Demand and Supply, Market Policies and Value Creation. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48457-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Portfolio examination

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

5

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Type of course/module

Type of course