MES (multi-energy systems): An overview of concepts and evaluation models

P Mancarella - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
MES (multi-energy systems) whereby electricity, heat, cooling, fuels, transport, and so on
optimally interact with each other at various levels (for instance, within a district, city or …

Flexible distributed multienergy generation system expansion planning under uncertainty

EAM Ceseña, T Capuder… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A key feature of smart grids is the use of demand side resources to provide flexibility to the
energy system and thus increase its efficiency. Multienergy systems where different energy …

Optimum building energy retrofits under technical and economic uncertainty

AM Rysanek, R Choudhary - Energy and Buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
In a prior study, the authors showed that decomposing holistic, blackbox building energy
models into discrete components can increase the computational efficiency of large-scale …

Economic analysis and optimal energy management models for microgrid systems: A case study in Taiwan

YH Chen, SY Lu, YR Chang, TT Lee, MC Hu - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research is to perform economic analysis, formulate an optimization
model, and determine optimal operating strategies for smart microgrid systems. Microgrid …

A real options–based CCS investment evaluation model: Case study of China's power generation sector

L Zhu, Y Fan - Applied Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper establishes a carbon capture and storage (CCS) investment evaluation model
based on real options theory considering uncertainties from the existing thermal power …

Optimal investment and unit sizing of distributed energy systems under uncertainty: A robust optimization approach

K Akbari, MM Nasiri, F Jolai, SF Ghaderi - Energy and Buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
A distributed energy system (DES) is recognized as a local energy system. Over the past
decade, number of studies in technological fields, economizing and its regulatory aspects …

Investment decisions and strategies of China's energy storage technology under policy uncertainty: A real options approach

B Sun, B Fan, Y Zhang, J **e - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy storage technology is one of the critical supporting technologies to achieve carbon
neutrality target. However, the investment in energy storage technology in China faces …

Optimal design of distributed energy resource systems based on two-stage stochastic programming

Y Yang, S Zhang, Y **ao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiple uncertainties exist in the optimal design of distributed energy resource (DER)
systems. The expected energy, economic, and environmental benefits may not be achieved …

Optimization of distributed generation capacities in buildings under uncertainty in load demand

AT Rezvan, NS Gharneh, GB Gharehpetian - Energy and Buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method to determine the optimum capacity of distributed generation
technologies for buildings. The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit has both absorption …

Gas-fired power plants: Investment timing, operating flexibility and CO2 capture

SE Fleten, E Näsäkkälä - Energy Economics, 2010 - Elsevier
We analyze investments in gas-fired power plants based on stochastic electricity and natural
gas prices. A simple but realistic two-factor model is used for price processes, enabling …