Multi-Dimensional Flexibility Integration

Foundational and Conceptual Challenges

Doctoral Thesis (2026)
Author(s)

R. Saur (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI))

Contributor(s)

J.A. la Poutré – Promotor (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI))

N. Yorke-Smith – Promotor (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:a3f644b0-9dee-4fb3-9651-895acaaba76b Final published version
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Defense Date
14-10-2026
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Research Group
Intelligent Electrical Power Grids
ISBN (print)
978-94-6384-999-9
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Abstract

The widespread adoption of renewable energy sources has greatly contributed to the fight against climate change. This success, however, has put a significant strain on power grids.
Further integration of renewable energy sources, while necessary, will require a smarter use of existing infrastructure. Power-to-gas, electric vehicles and heat pumps already allow us to provide flexibility by shifting energy use across domains. This thesis explores how new market designs can better facilitate such multi-energy flexibility.
This work discusses both foundational questions of multi-dimensional energy trading and conceptual questions of applying fairness and honesty to multi-dimensional energy markets: What are fair unit-prices when energy can be shuffled across time? How can an agent be incentivized to be honest about its forecast when it does not know it perfectly itself?

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