There is a lack of the capacity to respond to peak loads in most provincial power grids of eastern China and coastal regions. A CDA (central dispatching authority), which is usually a regional power grid, is responsible to dispatch its own plants and allocate power generation to multiple...

We present new formulations of the ‘energy hub’ model and evaluate their performance. The energy hub model consists of a mixed-integer linear programming problem that balances energy demand and supply between multiple energy carriers by determining the optimal conversion and storage schedule...

The aim of this contribution was to present the integration of renewables into companies' supply-networks at regional level in order to maximise the self-sufficiencies of their energy supplies. This concerns companies' activities from the use of natural resources to supplying their final...

Recently in electricity markets, a massive focus has been made on setting up opportunities for participating demand side. Such opportunities, also known as demand response (DR) options, are triggered by either a grid reliability problem or high electricity prices. Two important challenges that...

To reduce the logistical and operating costs for biofuel plants, it is important to make a strategic decision to select the proper site for a new facility. Due to the facility's complexity, the facility-location problem must consider the supply-chain structure, involving the material flow from...

Fully EVs (electric vehicles) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) have attracted much attention in recent years. Towards an increasing share of EVs, their economic feasibility and impact on the electricity distribution have been studied in detail. However, little has been achieved in...

Combined heat and power (CHP) plants are widely used in industrial applications. In the aftermath of the recession, many of the associated production processes are under-utilized, which challenges the competitiveness of chemical companies. However, under-utilization can be a chance for tighter...

The long-term economic outcome of energy-related industrial investment projects is difficult to evaluate because of uncertain energy market conditions. In this article, a general, multistage, stochastic programming model for the optimization of investments in process integration and industrial...

This paper is on the self-scheduling for a power producer taking part in day-ahead joint energy and spinning reserve markets and aiming at a short-term coordination of wind power plants with concentrated solar power plants having thermal energy storage. The short-term coordination is formulated...

In optimisation models, the characteristic features of capacity investment and dispatch planning of supply technologies are well explored for electricity systems. Little attention to date has been paid to exploring these features in an adequate manner for heat systems. This paper discusses the...