Opening of Electricity Markets to Distributed Resources: Numerical Models and Real Implementation
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2023) | Viewed by 4592
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Interests: electrical engineering; smart grids; energy storage systems; power systems; voltage regulation; grid integration; distributed systems
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Dear Colleagues,
The challenging decarbonization targets set worldwide impose the fast spread of renewable-based electricity generation, usually performed by small power plants, connected to distribution networks and characterized by intermittent and unprogrammable behavior. Traditionally, large generators were in charge of supplying all the regulations required for the reliable operation of the power system; this was usually carried out by conventional units offering their services on the market. With the increasing adoption of distributed generation, however, new actors are needed to supply the control actions required by the grid.
For this purpose, today, many countries around the world are opening their electricity markets to distributed resources, enabling also small users to actively contribute to power system operation. Distributed generators, (partially) programmable loads, prosumers, but also new regulating resources, such as energy storage systems and electric vehicles, are involved in this process.
Many new challenges are posed by this evolution. Since intermittent and scarcely controllable units are involved, effective control strategies are usually required to coordinate the different dispersed resources available to act as a single dispatchable entity. Moreover, the structure of the market, the remuneration schemes, and the technical requirements of the services offered are further aspects requiring investigation.
In the aforementioned framework, this Special Issue aims to bring together scientists and researchers to publish original research contributions analyzing the opportunities offered by the opening of electricity markets to distributed resources and proposing solutions to handle the uncertainties relevant to the considered scenario. From this perspective, both studies based on numerical models and real-life implementations aimed at validating theoretical approaches are of great interest in this Special Issue.
Dr. Davide Falabretti
Guest Editor
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