The paper reviews different approaches, technologies, and strategies to manage large-scale
schemes of variable renewable electricity such as solar and wind power. We consider both …

This paper presents a novel, empirical analysis of the most common business models for the
deployment of demand response and energy management systems, electricity and thermal …

It is widely accepted that thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs) can be used to provide
regulation reserve to the grid. We first argue that the aggregate flexibility offered by a …

In this paper, we propose a gamification approach as a novel framework for smart building
infrastructure with the goal of motivating human occupants to consider personal energy …

Demand response (DR) has been widely recognized as an important approach to balance
the power grid and reduce peak load of power systems. In order to better estimate the …

We investigate the potential for aggregations of residential thermostatically controlled loads
(TCLs), such as air conditioners, to arbitrage intraday wholesale electricity market prices via …

Direct load control of a heterogeneous cluster of residential demand flexibility sources is a
high-dimensional control problem with partial observability. This paper proposes a novel …

With the penetration of renewable energy increasing, the power system requires higher
flexibility of power regulation. Virtual power plants can aggregate distributed flexible loads to …

Smart home energy management (SHEM) systems can introduce adjustments in the working
period and operations of home appliances to allow for energy cost savings, which can …

Large-scale wind and solar power integration are likely to cause a short-term mismatch
between generation and load demand because of the intermittent nature of the renewables …