Forecasting for wind and solar renewable energy is becoming more important as the amount
of energy generated from these sources increases. Forecast skill is improving, but so too is …

With construction of new large-scale water storage projects on the wane in the US and other
developed countries, attention must focus on improving the operational effectiveness and …

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. This revised, updated textbook
presents a systems approach to the planning, management, and operation of water …

The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs) in the power system has
highlighted the benefits of being able to store energy in a more efficient manner, and the …

Energy is one of the major factors contributing in the development of a country. There are
various sources of energy throughout the world, renewable as well as non-renewable …

The complementary operation of hydro-photovoltaic (PV) hybrid power plants has become
important in the modern power systems. However, the strong variations involved in the …

The optimal use of available resources is of paramount importance in the backdrop of the
increasing food, fiber, and other demands of the burgeoning global population and the …

A Survey of Applications of Markov Decision Processes Page 1 Page 2 Journal of the
Operational Research Society Vol. 44, No. 11 THE SURVEY The survey is based on papers …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical produced in large volumes. Its main use is
associated with polycarbonate plastic, epoxy resins and thermal paper. In contrast to other …

Most models for reservoir operation optimization have employed either deterministic
optimization or stochastic dynamic programming algorithms. This paper develops sampling …