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Combinatorial and simultaneous descending auctions for electricity transmission concessions
de Sa Ferreira, Rafael; Tancredo Borges, Carmen Lucia; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto (2018-07-01)Many countries use auctions to select agents to which transmission concessions are awarded. Where multiple concessions are auctioned each year, there are potential benefits, for transcos and grid users, in using auction ... -
Facilitating the integration of renewables in Latin America: the role of hydropower generation and other energy storage technologies
Moreno Vieyra, Rodrigo; de Sa Ferreira, Rafael; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto; Rudnick, Hugh; Pereira Bonvallet, Eduardo (2017-09-01)It is well known that storage facilities can provide value to various electricity sectors through several services, which we group into five main classes. -
Fighting against wildfires in power systems: lessons and resilient practices from the Chilean and Brazilian experiences
Serrano, Rosa; Carvalho, Martha Martins; Araneda, Juan Carlos; Alamos, Oscar; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto; Bayma, Daniela; de Sa Ferreira, Rafael; Moreno Vieyra, Rodrigo (2022-01-01)Several extreme wildfires have recently affected many countries worldwide, causing enormous economic and human losses and vastly damaging ecosystems. For example, in January 2017, a highly destructive series of wildfires ... -
Managing uncertainty in implementation times of competitively-procured transmission via risk-sharing and winner selection functions
de Sa Ferreira, Rafael; Tancredo Borges, Carmen Lucia; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto (2018-11-01)We develop a MILP framework to optimally design risk-sharingwinner-selection mechanisms, applying a principal-agent approach to bidding processes to select transmission agents, with attention to cases when uncertainties ... -
Operation and maintenance contracts for wind turbines
de Sa Ferreira, Rafael; Feinstein, Charles D.; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto (Springer (Berlín, Alemania), 2014-05-09) -
The expansion of transmission: the challenges faced in South America
de Sa Ferreira, Rafael; Rudnick, Hugh; Nobrega Barroso, Luiz Augusto (2016-07-01)Transmission system expansion boomed in several South American countries in the 2000s and the early 2010s. Network capacity additions were required to cope with fast-growing electricity demand, prompted by average gross ...