Determinants of forward risk premium: An empirical analysis of the Spanish electricity market

This thesis contributed to the literature analyzing the functioning of deregulated wholesale electricity markets. In particular, it focused on the empirical analysis of ex-post forward risk premium in the Spanish electricity market. It aimed to investigate the risk drivers behind the forward risk premium, and therefore to gain insights about...

Business model design roadmap using CANVAS and C-SOFT framework elements, synchronised with start-up growth phases

The establishment of a start-up firm consists of a chain of activities; technical research, opportunity identification, resource acquisition to name a few. The business model (BM) for a start-up firm is also being developed (intrinsically or explicitly) along with these activities. This development of BM is gradual and continuous. Eventually...

Market access for small ventures in the pharmaceutical industry

How to Win the Game? Strategic, Simultaneous, Many-to-Many, Non-Cooperative Negotiation

Negotiations are an everyday phenomena, and yet the process is so complex, ill-structured and even chaotic that analysis becomes challenging. Consequently, we currently lack systematic understanding of the dynamics that govern negotiations concerning multiple issues with multiple participants who behave strategically. The objective of this...

“Assessment of implications of the new methodology for establishing the cost of electricity in Spanish regulated retail tariffs: Prices fixed through ex-ante auctions versus real time prices”

This thesis aims to assess some of the most relevant potential implications of a recently approved new methodology for establishing the cost of energy of the Spanish regulated electricity tariffs for low-voltage consumers, which substitutes a much different previous methodology: * The previous methodology was based on quarterly auctions (so...

Electrification of rural areas: Optimal microgrid energy management

The activity package of the DNO in 2050: An explorative research of the future activities of Dutch DNOs in 2050, within multiple technical and institutional landscapes of the Dutch electricity system

Strategic Supply Chain Decisions through Discrete Event Simulation. Development of DrESSeD Framework: An alignment of supplier selection criteria with customers’ preferences

This research is based on the development of a supply chain method that could help firms/organizations to take strategic decisions. DrESSeD framework is a simulation-based framework for strategic decision making support. The proposed framework tries to directly relate supplier selection criteria, customers’ preferences and manufacturer’s...

Economic assessment of an integrated photovoltaic power and heat system on a residential level

Households installing a photovoltaic system today in Germany are facing de-creasing feed-in tariffs and high electricity grid prices. Converting excess photovoltaic power into heat is presently discussed as a viable option for energy storage; yet the problem has not been fully investigated from an economic point of view. This paper assesses the...

Economic and environmental impact assessment of policies promoting wind power participation in energy spot markets.

This master thesis aims at improving the understanding of the factors affecting the cost and emission impacts of wind operations using an engineering- economic (unit commitment) model and generator performance data based on actual US and other country experience, and to analyze the impact of incentive mechanisms on wind power participation in...

Embedded Knowledge Processes and Organizational Performance in Medium Size SaaS Customer Support: Closing the Double-Loop for Better Organizational Performance

Many knowledge intensive small and medium size organizations have already implemented knowledge management tools and approaches, but often in an unstructured and intuitive fashion. This makes managing knowledge processes difficult, may hinder adoption by support workers, and reduces the effects on organizational performance. Observations at the...

Comparative analysis of the current and price coupling of region matching algorithm in the Spanish Day-Ahead Market

This master thesis aims at delivering a proof of concept of the developing price coupling algorithm by OMIE, as an integral part to the final realization of this novel idea. The main objective of this thesis is to provide evidence which demonstrates that the matching conditions from the Spanish day-ahead market are successfully translated into...

Managing Contextual Innovation: An expert based case study at Philips Shaving and Beauty