Currently, many socially responsible governments adopt economic incentives and deterrents to manage environmental impacts of electricity suppliers. Considering the Stackelberg leadership of the government, the government’s role in the competition of power plants in an electricity market is investigated. A one-population evolutionary game model of power plants is developed to study how their pro...

With the increase in Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) operating experience, the importance of effectively scheduling the maintenance activities has been recognized as it decreases the testing and maintenance costs without compromising the plant safety. Surveillance Tests are vital for safety critical systems of nuclear plants that need regular maintenance for ensuring reliable functioning. Deciding th...

In the practical power system, power plants are not at the same distance from the centre of load and their fuel costs are also different. Generally the power generation capacity is more than the total load demand and losses under normal operating conditions. Thus there is a need to find an effective real and reactive power scheduling to power plants to meet load demand as well as to minimize th...

The importance of trees in a challenging urban environment ABSTRACT Our cities are a challenging environment for plants due to urban specific environmental stresses like urban heat island effects altering the radiative regime. Ecosystem service provision by urban trees qualifies the uptake of urban greening as an engineering solution to climate change. Further interdisciplinary research and wid...