Smart grid-integrated vessel through a shore power system

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) that are integrated with the electricity grid have proven to be a suitable solution for reducing costs by providing flexible demand, but are often uneconomical when used solely for this purpose. Despite the research efforts showing the benefits of an energy-integrated harbor-area smart grid (HASG), the...

Managing Water and Energy on Small Touristic Islands: study case Caye Chapel

Small islands that support urban communities provide a unique opportunity to study the urban water cycle, its energy needs, and possible links to renewable energy. The aim of this paper is to explore to what extent an island’s urban water cycle and the renewable electricity production system required to satisfy the urban water cycle’s demand can...

Energy System Integration and Market Modelling of an Innovative Electric Thermal Energy Storage

The goal of this thesis is to identify under which boundary conditions<br/>there is a business opportunity for an innovative electric thermal energy storage, with regards to the future electricity and heat markets. To meet this target, a novel optimization model has been developed as the main tool for the analysis of the storage and its...

Optimal Sizing and Strategy of a Hybrid Energy Storage System for Smoothing Renewable Power Fluctuations: Considering uncertainty of PV and Wind Power Output

Developing renewable energy sources entails new challenges which have not been faced previously by the traditional grid. One of the issues is the variability of renewable resources due to their characteristics of weather. The intermittent nature produces uncertainty in generation output, especially in solar and wind power generation. As...

Flexibility in Future Power Systems with High Renewable Energy Penetration

Future energy systems will present high penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRES). Due to the uncertainty that is related to the intermittency of wind and solar energy, and loads such as electric vehicles, the need for flexibility will be higher. This research identifies the possible sources of flexibility in a power system. Firstly,...

Increasing the Market Value of Wind Power Using Improved Stochastic Process Modeling and Optimization: A Case Study of a Belgian Wind Power Producer

Wind Power Producers (WPP) incur a negative result through mandatory participation on the balancing market. This study analyzes the performance of multiple improved offering strategies for a WPP offering both on the day-ahead market and the balancing market. It does so on revenue, as well as its impact on the grid and electricity market as a...

Energy Transition in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Backcasting Analysis to aid a transition to sustainable energy in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by 2040

In this research study, a backcasting analysis has been conducted on the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago with the aim of establishing a sustainable energy supply by the year 2040. Quist backcasting framework, due to it's flexible nature has been used as the main skeleton for this research. As a part of the study, 8 islands with significant...

Power To Paris: The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage in a Future European Electricity System that Abides by the COP21 Climate Agreement

To limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius in 2100, the European power sector needs to transform. Renewable energy capacity is required to reach this ambition, together with transmission and storage capacity to maintain grid stability. Carbon capture and storage could potentially decrease the required renewable energy capacity, while...