This paper briefly introduces the characteristics of Distributed Combined Cooling, Heating and Power (CCHP) System, and indicates that the off-design conditions are the root cause of the performance reduction of system. An active regulation method based on system performance improvement is...

In a deregulated market, the decision to build new thermal power plants rests with private investors and they will decide whether to invest on the basis of expected profits. This paper evaluates how such profits are affected by the increasing presence of wind generation. We use hourly historical...