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Missing markets and missing pipelines: the problem of resource adequacy in a natural-gas-fired dominated system
(2016)
Since the beginning of the century, US electric power systems have increasingly become dominated by
natural gas-fired power plants. In this context, the traditional concern of electricity regulators to ensure
that market ...
Simulation of the optimal programing strategy between different markets of a pure pumping storage plant
(2017)
The increasing incorporation of renewable energies in the electrical system needs
more and more energy storage systems due to their intermittent associated
production. Currently, the industry's state of the art technology ...
Economic evaluation of public investment in infratructure projects in west Africa : an application to energy and transport sector
(2017)
Africa is a region needed of high investment in infrastructure facilities to improve its living conditions
and incentivize its economy. International institutions and governments are committed to develop
infrastructure ...
Interaction between DER adoption decisions, tariff design and power system cost recovery
(2017)
Increasing concerns over global warming, unstable prices of
fossil fuels, pollution are only few of the reasons for the
growth of the renewable generation. Renewable generation is
supported at different levels, but ...
Study of the wind energy development and the wind curtailment problem in China
(2017)
The progressive trend in favor of renewable energy has been accelerating during the past few decades. This inclination for clean energy swept over the whole world and, China which is the biggest developing country and ...
Study of electricity and gas imbalances for retailers' risk reduction and profit maximization
(2017)
Due to increasing competition and margin reduction, gas and electricity retailing
activities require a good understanding of costs to make the business profitable. One of
these outflows is the imbalance cost, which comes ...
Economic analysis of the wind power integration in an a-FRR control area
(2017)
This Master’s Thesis is devoted to carry out an analysis of the economic consequences from the wind power integration within an specific aFRR control area (“Zona de Regulación”). This integration should be understood as a ...
Mothballing mechanisms in the spanish power system : economic and operational assessment
(2015)
Durante los últimos años, los ciclos combinados se han visto significativamente desplazados del mercado español debido a la menor demanda y su mayor cobertura con fuentes de energía renovables. La reducción de su producción, ...
Economic assessment of the participation of wind generation in the spanish ancillary services markets
(2015)
In Spain renewable generation is not allowed to take part in ancillary services. However, the government is considering which should be the required tests to authorise renewable generation to participate in secondary and ...