Time-series aggregation for the optimization of energy systems: Goals, challenges, approaches, and opportunities

H Teichgraeber, AR Brandt - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising significance of renewable energy increases the importance of representing time-
varying input data in energy system optimization studies. Time-series aggregation, which …

A net-zero emissions strategy for China's power sector using carbon-capture utilization and storage

JL Fan, Z Li, X Huang, K Li, X Zhang, X Lu, J Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Decarbonized power systems are critical to mitigate climate change, yet methods to achieve
a reliable and resilient near-zero power system are still under exploration. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of energy modeling requirements and tools for future smart energy systems

H Majidi, MM Hayati, C Breyer… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
The advancement of technology has led to the development of smart energy systems,
integrating traditional and innovative energy solutions with technologies such as IoT and AI …

Geophysical constraints on decarbonized systems—building spatio-temporal uncertainties into future electricity grid planning

AFMK Chowdhury, T Wild, R Deshmukh, G Iyer… - Current Sustainable …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Future electricity grids will be characterized by the high
penetration of renewables to support the decarbonization process. Yet, this transition will …

[HTML][HTML] Diurnal, physics-based strategy for computationally efficient capacity-expansion optimizations for solar-dominated grids

F ZareAfifi, Z Mahmud, S Kurtz - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling energy storage for a renewables-driven grid using every hour of the year gives
more insight and higher accuracy, but can be computationally demanding. In this study, we …

Typical daily scenario extraction method based on key features to promote building renewable energy system optimization efficiency

Z Tian, Y Wang, X Li, L Wen, J Niu, Y Lu - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Given its intrinsic volatility and randomness, the effective design of a building renewable
energy system (BRES) necessitates long-period, short-step boundaries. Nevertheless, this …

[HTML][HTML] The representation of hydrogen in open-source capacity expansion models

D Reulein, H Blanco, D Pinel, H Farahmand… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The intermittent nature of wind and solar power has led to a scientific consensus in the
international energy research community that a mix of energy sources and carriers is …

[HTML][HTML] The hidden cost of using time series aggregation for modeling low-carbon industrial energy systems: An investors' perspective

M Fleschutz, M Bohlayer, M Braun, MD Murphy - Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Time series aggregation (TSA) is commonly used in energy system optimization to reduce
model complexity and computational expenses by selecting periods to represent the entire …

Representative period selection for power system planning using autoencoder-based dimensionality reduction

M Barbar, DS Mallapragada - arxiv preprint arxiv:2204.13608, 2022 - arxiv.org
Power sector capacity expansion models (CEMs) that are used for studying future low-
carbon grid scenarios must incorporate detailed representation of grid operations. Often …