Flexibility of small loads, in particular from Electric Vehicles (EVs), has recently attracted a lot of interest due to their possibility of participating in the energy market and the new commercial potentials. Different from existing works, the aggregation techniques proposed in this paper produce flexible aggregated loads from EVs taking into account technical market requirements. The produce...

This case explores the use of market segmentation and the practical difficulties often encountered in such work. The solutions to these difficulties are highlighted. The case is based on the deregulated and highly competitive UK market for energy, namely gas and electricity supply. With little product differentiation possible, gas and electricity tend to be price-driven purchases, which increas...

In order for organizations to survive on increasingly competitive and global markets, adequate management of intellectual capital is essential. Although increasingly more information is found in electronic formats, turning this information into valuable knowledge is still the responsibility of people by applying it in professional situations to generate value. In this paper, we describe an appr...

This paper evaluates three energy-sector market transformation programs: the Environmental Protection Agency’s on-going Green Lights program to promote on-grid efficient lighting, the World Bank Group’s new Photovoltaic Market Transformation Initiative, and the federal grain ethanol subsidy. We develop a benefit-cost model that uses experience curves to estimate unit cost reductions as a functi...

The problem of accurately predicting the energy production from renewable sources has recently received an increasing attention from both the industrial and the research communities. It presents several challenges, such as facing with the high rate data are provided by sensors, the heterogeneity of the data collected, power plants efficiency, as well as uncontrollable factors, such as weather c...

The liberalization of electricity markets in recent years has enhanced competition among powergenerating firms facing uncertain decisions of competitors and thus uncertain prices. At the same time, promoting renewable energy has been a key ingredient in energy policy seeking to de-carbonize the energy mix. Public incentives for companies to invest in renewable technologies range from feed-in ta...