Assessing the biomass based electricity potential of developing nations like Cuba can help to reduce the fossil fuels dependency and the greenhouse gas emissions. The data included in this study present the evolution of electricity production and greenhouse gas emissions in Cuba. Additionally, the potentialities to produce biomass based electricity by using the most significant biomass sources ...

Regardless of the form of restructuring, deregulated electricity industries share one common feature: the absence of any significant, rapid demand-side response to the wholesale (or, spot market) price. For a variety of reasons, most electricity consumers still pay an average cost based regulated retail tariff held over from the era of vertical integration, even as the retailers themselves are ...

This paper proposes a novel hybrid Monte Carlo simulation-genetic approach (MCS-GA) for optimal operation of a distribution network considering renewable energy generation systems (REGSs) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs). The aim of this paper is to design an optimal charging /discharging scheduling of BESSs so that the total daily profit of distribution company (Disco) can be maximiz...

Citation: Ani VA (2015) Feasibility analysis and simulation of a stand-alone photovoltaic energy system for electricity generation and environmental sustainability – equivalent to 650VA fuel-powered generator – popularly known as “I pass my neighbour”. Front. Energy Res. 3:38. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2015.00038 Feasibility analysis and simulation of a stand-alone photovoltaic energy system for elect...

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This paper employs a novel Monte-Carlo based generation portfolio assessment tool to explore the implications of increasing wind penetration and carbon prices within future electricity generation portfolios under considerable uncertainty. This tool combines optimal generation mix techniques with Monte Carlo simulation and portfolio analysis methods to determine expected overall generation costs...

The German support for renewable electricity generation has lead to a very dynamic growth of the installed capacity. This paper presents a new approach to the simulation of the development of renewable electricity generation which is based on the concept of agent-based simulation. In a case study a first version of the developed simulation platform is applied to analyse the impact of soft loans...

Since the liberalization of European electricity markets, stakeholders can actively participate in the trading of electricity. Successful participation in such markets requires an accurate forecast of future electricity prices. However, as large volumes of energy from renewable sources are fed into the system, electricity prices are highly volatile. While recent approaches put a strong focus on...

Nacrtak In this study, the economic and energy balances of forest biomass utilization for small-scale power generation are discussed, considering the spatial distribution of the forest biomass resources using the geographic information system (GIS) in the Kanuma area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. First, the optimum scales of two power-generation plants are discussed. For a direct combustion pow...

1.0 Overview In 2009, the electricity consumption in Portugal was 49.9 TWh, which represents a reduction of 1.4% in demand, the first decrease since 1981. By the end of December 2009, Portugal had a renewable energy capacity of 9,093 MW, which represents 51% of the total installed capacity (1). The energy generation by the renewable power plants during this year corresponded to 33% of the gener...