The liberalization of the electricity sector has conducted to the establishment of spot markets,
derivative markets and private bilateral contracts to trade electricity, increasing the …

The major electricity market models include: pools, bilateral contracts and hybrid models.
Pool prices tend to change quickly and variations are usually highly unpredictable. In this …

The growth of wind power generation over the past decade has surpassed all expectations.
The cost of the wind energy support policy was, however, quite significant and to a large …

Electrical energy can be traded in liberalized organized markets or by negotiating private
bilateral contracts. Competitive markets are central systems where market players can …

Agent technology is a relatively new and rapidly expanding area of research and
development. The major motivations for the increasing interest in intelligent agents and multi …

Electricity markets (EMs) are a relatively new reality and also an evolving one, since both
market rules and market players are constantly changing. Market participants can purchase …

The liberalization process of the power sector has led to competitive wholesale and retail
markets. Market participants are exposed to risks associated with price volatility and …

The electricity industry has undergone enormous changes and market forces drive now the
price of energy. This paper focuses on retail markets in which end-use customers can …

We design a protocol for two autonomous negotiating agents to incorporate Dung-style
argumentation into an ongoing bargaining dialogue. Previous approaches considered …

Electricity markets are systems for effecting the purchase and sale of electricity using supply
and demand to set energy prices. Pool prices tend to change quickly and variations are …