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 …

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 …

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 …