1 Energy systems economy and climate change p. 3
1.1 Fundamentals, historical rewiew 3
1.2 Disponibility of primary energy 7
1.3 Energy demand, fundamentals 19
1.4 Energy demand in Europe 29
1.5 Energy demand world-wide 32
1.6 Evolution of world energy demand in the future 42
1.7 CO2 emissions and climate protection 45
2 Economic calculations p. 53
2.1 Investment cost and life-cycle cost analysis 54
2.2 Electric energy costs 58
3 Economy of electric power systems, liberalisation p. 63
3.1 Consumption of electric energy 63
3.2 Satisfaction of electric energy demand 67
3.3 Hydraulic power plants 72
3.4 Thermal power plants 74
3.5 Competition in electricity market 78
3.6 Setting of electricity tariffs 86
3.6 Operation of liberalized electricity markets 104
3.7 Risk management in energy economy 157