Energy-storage modeling: State-of-the-art and future research directions

R Sioshansi, P Denholm, J Arteaga… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given its physical characteristics and the range of services that it can provide, energy
storage raises unique modeling challenges. This paper summarizes capabilities that …

The curtailment paradox in the transition to high solar power systems

B Frew, B Sergi, P Denholm, W Cole, N Gates, D Levie… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Rising penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE) in power systems are expected to
increase the curtailment of these resources because of oversupply and operational …

Flexibility mechanisms and pathways to a highly renewable US electricity future

BA Frew, S Becker, MJ Dvorak, GB Andresen… - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study explores various scenarios and flexibility mechanisms to integrate high
penetrations of renewable energy into the US (United States) power grid. A linear …

Unit commitment constraints in long-term planning models: Relevance, pitfalls and the role of assumptions on flexibility

K Poncelet, E Delarue, W D'haeseleer - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In the context of an increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources, the
impact of neglecting unit commitment constraints in generation expansion planning models …

Temporal and spatial tradeoffs in power system modeling with assumptions about storage: An application of the POWER model

BA Frew, MZ Jacobson - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
As the number and complexity of power system planning models grows, understanding the
impact of modeling choices on accuracy and computational requirements becomes …

Enhanced decision support for a changing electricity landscape: the GenX configurable electricity resource capacity expansion model

JD Jenkins, NA Sepulveda - 2017 - dspace.mit.edu
The electric power sector is currently undergoing several important transitions, which
individually and collectively have the potential to transform the design, operation, and …

Impact of model resolution on scenario outcomes for electricity sector system expansion

DS Mallapragada, DJ Papageorgiou, A Venkatesh… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Power sector capacity expansion models (CEMs) explore least-cost infrastructure trends
under alternate techno-economic and policy scenarios. To maintain computational …

Variable renewable energy in long-term planning models: a multi-model perspective

W Cole, B Frew, T Mai, Y Sun, J Bistline, G Blanford… - 2017 - osti.gov
Long-term capacity expansion models of the US electricity sector have long been used to
inform electric sector stakeholders and decision-makers. With the recent surge in variable …

The role of input assumptions and model structures in projections of variable renewable energy: A multi-model perspective of the US electricity system

T Mai, J Bistline, Y Sun, W Cole, C Marcy, C Namovicz… - Energy Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent wind and solar deployment in the United States has grown at unprecedented rates,
but the extent to which this growth will continue is a key question. Energy-economic …

dynELMOD: A dynamic investment and dispatch model for the future European electricity market

C Gerbaulet, C Lorenz - 2017 - econstor.eu
This Data Documentation presents a dynamic investment and dispatch model for Europe
named dynELMOD. The model endogenously determines investments into conventional …