Optimization Techniques Applied for the Integration of Distributed Generation from Renewable Energy Sources
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F2: Distributed Energy System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2022) | Viewed by 4511
Special Issue Editors
Interests: power systems; distributed generation; power quality; wiring regulations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The integration of renewables dates back to as early as the 1980s, when the world’s first wind farm opened in the USA, serving as a test facility (NB now closed for some decades). In 2019, for the first time ever, more energy was generated in the UK and the USA from zero carbon emission sources than by conventional energy sources such as fossil fuels. Considering the expectations and the targets for a decarbonized society, many technological challenges are expected to appear ahead. Many of these challenges have not yet surfaced and as the integration of renewables unavoidably further expands, being prepared is essential.
Electricity markets around the world are becoming more and more liberalized, with production, transmission and distribution being transferred to the private sector. All these synergies require a framework that will offer robustness, speed, stability and of course, accuracy and correctness to the day-to-day and day-ahead operations. This future aggregated energy market will be multitasked, relying on the contribution of elements such as smart meters, energy storage and forecasting techniques, not to mention the integration of new renewable energy sources such as those of hydrogen technology that are arriving rapidly.
The accomplished technological progress does reflect, however, on the infrastructure that is currently installed and in operation. Considering, for example, the simple example of residential photovoltaic systems, these can be exploited by stakeholders for various kind of operations, such as supporting and improving the power quality of the grid without considerable further capital investment. It is therefore interesting for researchers to investigate how they can make the most out of already installed equipment. The grid converter, for instance, can support the grid during abnormal conditions but may also be used to improve the power quality, aspects that are part of the requirements of the future aggregated energy market previously mentioned.
This Special Issue welcomes research and review papers on areas directly or indirectly linked with the decarbonized electricity market and which will contribute to optimizing the integration of renewable energy sources. Papers on both the technological and economical aspects of RES integration are welcome. The objective and aim of this Special Issue are to intrigue the readers with research that relates to the broad aspect of modern, carbon-free electricity markets, with control strategies and techniques for any type of technology part of this electricity market, including renewable energy sources, storage, smart meters, tariffs, power quality, stability and reliability.
Dr. Nicholas Christofides
Dr. Marios Lestas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- renewable energy sources
- grid integration
- electrical storage
- carbon-free electricity market
- grid reliability
- power quality
- grid side converter
- point of common coupling (pcc)
