Many US states have targets for vastly expanding electricity generation from renewable resources. As installed wind capacity increases, several factors can lead to the curtailment of potential windgenerated electricity. Reliably estimating wind power outputs remains a challenge given the dearth of available hub height-altitude wind speed data and measured outputs from newer turbines. A methodol...

Worldwide information indicates that although there are sufficient petroleum resources to meet demand for about 50 years, production is peaking and we will face a steadily diminishing petroleum supply. This situation justifies re-evaluating OTEC for the production of electricity, desalinated water and energy intensive products. It is postulated that the US should begin to implement the first ge...

Problem statement: Forecasting of electricity load demand is an essential activity and an important function in power system planning and development. It is a prerequisite to power system expansion planning as the world of electricity is dominated by substantial lead times between decision making and its implementation. The importance of demand forecasting needs to be emphasized at all level as...

Electrical power systems are undergoing a radical change in structure, components, and operational paradigms, and are progressively approaching the new concept of smart grids (SGs). Future power distribution systems will be characterized by the simultaneous presence of various distributed resources, such as renewable energy systems (i.e., photovoltaic power plant and wind farms), storage system...

In recent years, reliability, availability, and capacity have become critical issues in power plants industries. It is also becoming a challenge to meet the demand without the expansion of aged power plants. This paper presents availability analysis of the power generation systems in cogeneration plants situated in Kuwait. Furthermore, an overview of the current situation about Kuwait power pla...

with the aim of reducing cost of electricity consumption and peak load reduction, tools requirement for better managing electricity consumption have become inevitable in recent years. smart home has some equipment which are controllable and this ability is used for increasing comfort and minimizing electricity cost for residence. as a key component of smart home , electric vehicle(ev) ,increase...

This paper describes different trading options that exist to reconcile the geographical disparities between supply and demand for bioenergy and bioenergy services, depending upon the specific situation of the “exporting” and “importing” country. Trade in biomass fuels, electricity, renewable certificates, and CO2 credits are introduced and presented as options for business and policy makers as ...

This paper presents an online energy management system based on a virtual energy provisioning (VEP) concept. VEP is a novel demand side management inspired by the lean supply chain technology. It aims to control the process of energy generation, delivery, and consumption under the mechanism called “order-then-production” principle. This means electricity should be ordered by end consumers in ad...

Intensified industrialization in developing countries has recently resulted in huge electric power demand growth; however, electricity generation in these countries is still heavily reliant on inefficient and traditional non-renewable technologies. In this paper, we develop an integrated game-theoretic model for effective power systems planning thorough balancing between supply and demand for e...

Photovoltaic systems have been widely deployed in recent times to meet the increased electricity demand as an environmental-friendly energy source. The major challenge for integrating photovoltaic systems in power systems is the unpredictability of the solar power generated. In this paper, we analyze the impact of having access to weather information for solar power generation prediction and fi...