Importance of renewable energy sources and agricultural biomass in providing primary energy demand for Morocco

M Mahdavi, D Vera - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Morocco's energy sector heavily depends on fossil fuels import to meet a large portion of
country's primary energy demand. However, costly energy imports along with national …

A comprehensive review of metaheuristic methods for the reconfiguration of electric power distribution systems and comparison with a novel approach based on …

M Mahdavi, HH Alhelou, A Bagheri, SZ Djokic… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The distribution system reconfiguration (DSR) is a complex large-scale optimization
problem, which is usually formulated with one or more objective functions and should satisfy …

Hybrid biomass, solar and wind electricity generation in rural areas of Fez-Meknes region in Morocco considering water consumption of animals and anaerobic …

M Mahdavi, F Jurado, RAV Ramos, A Awaafo - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
High dependence of Morocco's energy sector on imported fossil fuels and subsequent
associated expensive import bills, as well as global agreements with greenhouse gas …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated generation-transmission expansion planning considering power system reliability and optimal maintenance activities

M Mahdavi, MS Javadi, JPS Catalão - … Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates lines repair and maintenance impacts on generation-transmission
expansion planning (GTEP), considering the transmission and generation reliability. The …

An efficient mathematical model for distribution system reconfiguration using AMPL

M Mahdavi, HH Alhelou, ND Hatziargyriou… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distribution network is an essential part of electric power system, which however has higher
power losses than transmission system. Distribution losses directly affect the operational …

Electricity generation from cow manure compared to wind and photovoltaic electric power considering load uncertainty and renewable generation variability

M Mahdavi, F Jurado, K Schmitt… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electricity generation from biomass energy resources is compared with wind and solar
power considering an uncertain electric load and a variable generation in the present study …

An efficient model for accurate evaluation of consumption pattern in distribution system reconfiguration

M Mahdavi, MS Javadi, F Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Consumption patterns of electric power systems are important for distribution companies,
because of their significant impact on energy losses amount. Therefore, some incentives are …

Transmission expansion planning considering power losses, expansion of substations and uncertainty in fuel price using discrete artificial bee colony algorithm

M Mahdavi, A Kimiyaghalam, HH Alhelou… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transmission expansion planning (TEP) is an important part of power system expansion
planning. In TEP, optimal number of new transmission lines and their installation time and …

Wind, solar and biogas power generation in water-stressed areas of Morocco considering water and biomass availability constraints and carbon emission limits

M Mahdavi, A Awaafo, F Jurado, D Vera, RAV Ramos - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy sector of Morocco relies mainly on imported fossil fuels. The expensive import
bills associated with fossils, as well as the global drive for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission …

Reliability-constrained transmission expansion planning based on simultaneous forecasting method of loads and renewable generations

MH Oboudi, H Hamidpour, M Zadehbagheri… - Electrical …, 2025 - Springer
Due to increased energy consumption in upcoming years, the power system needs to be
expanded to meet suitable technical conditions. The primary requirement is to gain accurate …