Big Data, AI Applications, and Predictive Maintenance
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Big Data, AI Applications, and Predictive Maintenance
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Local flexibility markets: Literature review on concepts, models and clearing methods
With high penetration of renewable generation and distributed energy resources, distribution systems are facing new operational challenges due to their intermittency and uncertainty. To cope with these challenges, distribution system operators are…
Microgrid decision-making by public power utilities in the United States: A critical assessment of adoption and technological profiles
The paper provides a critical review of microgrid development in the U.S., with an emphasis on the rationales for adoption and the technology configurations that are evident in large U.S. public power utilities. To do so, this study outlines specific…
Computational analysis of network survivability with application to power systems
The operability of society’s critical infrastructures depends on the availability of electric power. Adverse events (natural disasters, intelligent adversary, etc.) occur rarely, but power system failure under such conditions has typically…
Optimizing Cornell’s future geothermal district heating performance through systems engineering and simulation
Cornell University’s intention to lower its carbon footprint has motivated this engineering evaluation of using low-temperature geothermal energy to supply heat to the campus district energy system. Optimal selection and operation of heat pumps can…
Extreme events, energy security and equality through micro- and macro-levels: Concepts, challenges and methods
Low-income households face long-standing challenges of energy insecurity and inequality (EII). During extreme events (e.g., disasters and pandemics) these challenges are especially severe for vulnerable populations reliant on energy for health,…
Power couples: The synergy value of battery-generator hybrids
Battery hybrids—a battery system paired operationally with a generation system—can often provide more value than the individual systems alone. We identify and describe eight value streams that battery hybrids can provide. Additionally, we identify…
Distributed Energy Resources: Policy Implications of Decentralization
Distributed resources can play a crucial role in a transition to a renewable electricity future by adding to renewable supply, reducing or shaping demand, and enabling the integration of variable renewable resources. Creating a level playing field…
Valuing wind as a distributed energy resource: A literature review
As more distributed energy resources are deployed on electric grid systems across the world, it is important to identify, characterize, and quantify the value elements of different types of distributed energy resources so that policymakers,…
Probabilistic power flow analysis considering the dependence between power and heat
This paper presents methods for assessing the statistical interdependencies between solar irradiance and the outside temperature, which are used to assess the correspondence between the operation of technologies to meet the heat demands and the PV…
Geothermal assisted Rankine cycle for performance enhancement of a biomass-driven power plant
In view of the environmental concerns of increasing fossil fuel consumption, the renewable energy sources are promising alternatives, among which the biomass and geothermal energies are the two most common and mature ones. In the present research, a…
Joining resilience and reliability evaluation against both weather and ageing causes
Differentiation of resilience from reliability has been a heated topic ever since the emergence of the former upon the limitation, and as a complement, of the latter, while finding the common ground for both has been scarce. This study first picks…
The role of energy storage systems in resilience enhancement of health care centers with critical loads
Due to the spread of pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19), health care centers have been encountered an increasing number of infected patients. Therefore, the resilience of hospitals during unpredicted power outages would be a concerning issue…
Fifty years of the bottleneck model: A bibliometric review and future research directions
The bottleneck model introduced by Vickrey in 1969 has been recognized as a benchmark representation of the peak-period traffic congestion due to its ability to capture the essence of congestion dynamics in a simple and tractable way. This paper aims…
State-of-the-art generation expansion planning: A review
The long-term Generation Expansion Planning (GEP) problem determines the optimal type of energy technologies, size, location, and time construction of new power generation plants, while minimizing total cost over a long planning horizon and being…
Exploring acute weather resilience: Meeting resilience and renewable goals
The United States is affected by an average of almost seven severe weather events a year, often resulting in billions of dollars in physical and economic damages, a subset of which are related to grid outages. There is a need for power and energy…
Chapter Nine - Four case studies
“Four Case Studies” examines four case studies of the communications actions taken by governmental and nongovernmental groups in the 2021 Texas Ice Storm, Wildfires, COVID pandemic, and Hurricanes Katrina and Ida. These case studies track how social…
Resilient operational strategies for power systems considering the interactions with natural gas systems
Threatened by natural disasters and man-made attacks, the resilient operation of power systems has drawn increased attention, which gives rise to a greater demand for power generation assets with high operational flexibility, such as natural gas…
A sustainable framework for resilience enhancement of integrated energy systems in the presence of energy storage systems and fast-acting flexible loads
This paper provides a bi-level framework for resilience enhancement of electricity-gas-heating networks integrated with energy hubs by considering fast-acting flexible loads, electric vehicles (EVs), power-to-gas (P2G) technologies, and gas storage…
Review and assessment of energy policy developments in Chile
In recent years, the Chilean energy sector has gone through a significant transformation. Chile ratified the Paris Agreement in 2017 and committed to develop policies to face climate change and to transition to a more sustainable energy system.…
Renewable ammonia as an alternative fuel for the shipping industry
Decarbonization of the maritime transportation fuels is a primary objective of the shipping industry. Ammonia is an attractive option because of its relatively low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, high energy density, competitive cost, and ubiquitous…
Techno-Economic-Environmental Feasibility of Photovoltaic, Wind and Hybrid Electrification Systems for Stand-Alone and Grid-Connected Port Electrification in The Philippines.
Although domestic ferries play an important role in the economy and security of the Philippines, they have serious negative environmental impacts on cities and society due to the use of fossil fuels. There is a great potential to use battery and…
Risk analysis in energy projects using Bayesian networks: A systematic review
This systematic review summarizes the use of Bayesian networks in assessing risk in the energy sector based on peer-reviewed publications. The interest in risk analysis of the energy sector has increased with the number of energy resources and energy…
A holistic review on Cyber-Physical Power System (CPPS) testbeds for secure and sustainable electric power grid – Part – I: Background on CPPS and necessity of CPPS testbeds
The integration of advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the conventional electric power grid is evolving into a Cyber-Physical Power System (CPPS). The seamless integration of control, communication, and computing operations…
Residential winter kWh responsiveness under optional time-varying pricing in British Columbia
A large sample of daily electricity consumption and pricing data are available from a pilot study conducted by BC Hydro in British Columbia (Canada) of its residential customers under optional time-varying pricing and remotely-activated load-control…
Rapid load transition for integrated solid oxide fuel cell – Gas turbine (SOFC-GT) energy systems: A demonstration of the potential for grid response
Rapid load transition is an essential requirement for integrated energy systems to maintain grid resilience as more renewable resources are added to the grid. Integrated solid oxide fuel cell – gas turbine (SOFC-GT) systems can provide high…
Microgrid resilience: A holistic approach for assessing threats, identifying vulnerabilities, and designing corresponding mitigation strategies
Microgrids are being increasing deployed to improve the operational flexibility, resilience, coordinated-energy management capabilities, self-adequacy, and increased reliability of power systems. This strong market growth is also driven by advances…
Monetization methods for evaluating investments in electricity system resilience to extreme weather and climate change
Extreme weather events and associated damages have been increasing and these trends are expected to continue. Actions are being taken to enhance electricity system resilience. However, the justification for capital investments on resilience requires…
Cost and capacity requirements of electrification or renewable gas transition options that decarbonize building heating in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia
Northern countries face a unique challenge in decarbonizing heating demands. This study compares two pathways to reduce carbon emissions from building heating by (1) replacing natural gas heaters with electric heat pumps or (2) replacing natural gas…
Energy cooperation between Myanmar and China under One Belt One Road: Current state, challenges and perspectives
Energy cooperation plays an important role in One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, which has attracted global attentions since it was firstly announced by China. However, studies focused on China-Myanmar energy cooperation under OBOR has not been…
8 - BIPVT applications in transportation
This chapter introduces the applications of building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPVT) systems to transportation systems, in which solar energy can provide the power for transporting people in a transit system called personal rapid transit…
Resiliency-Oriented operation of distribution networks under unexpected wildfires using Multi-Horizon Information-Gap decision theory
Extreme events may trigger cascading outages of different components in power systems and cause a substantial loss of load. Forest wildfires, as a common type of extreme events, may damage transmission/distribution lines across the forest and…
Study on the Resilience of the Integrated Energy System
Integrated energy system (IES) is the composite infrastructure system with subsystems such as electricity, natural gas, heat/cooling, etc. IES can improve efficiency, reduce pollution emission, and lower the dependence of economy on fossil fuels. IES…
Chapter 3 - Microgrids: Finally Finding their Place
While power systems that can legitimately be called microgrids—locally controlled power systems that can function either as grid connected or as electrical islands—have existed since the dawn of the industry, their modern development has mostly…
An interdisciplinary research perspective on the future of multi-vector energy networks
Understanding the future of multi-vector energy networks in the context of the transition to net zero and the energy trilemma (energy security, environmental impact and social cost) requires novel interdisciplinary approaches. A variety of challenges…
Literature review on modeling and simulation of energy infrastructures from a resilience perspective
Recent years have witnessed an increasing frequency of disasters, both natural and human-induced. This applies pressure to critical infrastructures (CIs). Among all the CI sectors, the energy infrastructure plays a critical role, as almost all other…
Assessment of water policies contributions for sustainable water resources management under climate change scenarios
Economic development alongside unsustained population growth are among the leading factors of hydrological depletion. Facing climate change impacts, long-term policy planning via scenario analysis is an essential tool to ensure water security. This…
Frameworks, quantitative indicators, characters, and modeling approaches to analysis of energy system resilience: A review
The rise of the damage to energy systems caused by both natural and man-made disruptive events and the connection between energy systems and socio-economic systems have motivated the study of energy system resilience. This paper conceptualizes and…
A hybrid stochastic/robust-based multi-period investment planning model for island microgrid
Microgrid is becoming an effective way to solve the power supply problem in off-grid islands. The investment economy is one of the key factors affecting its development and application, which is very challenging due to various uncertain information…
Explaining the role of incumbent utilities in sustainable energy transitions: A case study of the smart grid development in China
Smart grids (SGs) have been widely recognized as an enabling technology for delivering sustainable energy transitions. Such transitions have given rise to more complex government-utility-consumer relationships. However, these stakeholder…
Costs and benefits of saving unprofitable generators: A simulation case study for US coal and nuclear power plants
We use a detailed power sector model, E4ST, to project multi-decade effects of preventing a set of unprofitable generators from retiring. We simulate the “Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule” proposed by the US Department of Energy in 2017, and several…
Legacy and shockwaves: A spatial analysis of strengthening resilience of the power grid in Connecticut
Grid resilience and reliability are pivotal in the transition to low and zero carbon energy systems. Tree-trimming operations (TTOs) have become a pivotal tool for increasing the resilience power grids, especially in highly forested regions. Building…
Energy decentralization in California and New York: Conflicts in the politics of shared solar and community choice
This study reviews the development of shared (community) solar and community choice aggregation in the U.S. states of California and New York. Both states are leaders in energy-transition policy in the U.S., but they have different trajectories for…
Roles of trilemma in the world energy sector and transition towards sustainable energy: A study of economic growth and the environment
An energy trilemma addresses three often conflicting challenges: energy security, equitable access to energy, and environmental sustainability. Maintaining this balance in the context of rapid transitions to decentralized, decarbonized, and the…
Distributed multi-scenario optimal sizing of integrated electricity and gas system based on ADMM
The evolution and application of energy conversion equipment such as gas turbines and power to gas (P2G) has greatly improved the coupling characteristics of integrated electricity and gas system (IEGS). Therefore, it is necessary to take natural gas…
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Competition between simultaneous demand-side flexibility options: the case of community electricity storage systems
Community electricity storage systems for multiple applications promise benefits over household electricity storage systems. More economical flexibility options such as demand response and sector coupling might reduce the market size for storage…
Implications of sustainability assessment for electricity system design: The case of the Ontario Power Authority’s integrated power system plan
This paper explores the results and implications of an illustrative application of a sustainability assessment framework in the design and evaluation of a major integrated power system plan. The paper examines the integrated power system plan…
Modelling the redistribution of benefits from joint investments in community energy projects
Given the widespread adoption of renewable generation, storage and new loads like electric vehicle charging, there has been a growing effort to enhance local energy resilience, particularly at the community level. This has led to increasing interest…
Microgrids: Overview and guidelines for practical implementations and operation
A microgrid is a small portion of a power distribution system with distributed generators along with energy storage devices and controllable loads which can give rise to a self-sufficient energy system. From the utility grid side, a microgrid is seen…
An optimization on an integrated energy system of combined heat and power, carbon capture system and power to gas by considering flexible load
At present, integrated energy system (IES) suffers high operating cost due to poor energy saving and low emission reduction and insufficient consumption of renewable energy though wind and solar energy production are abundant. Thus, a low-carbon…