Hydropower is not only a renewable and sustainable energy source, but its flexibility and
storage capacity also makes it possible to improve grid stability and to support the …

The energy sector is undergoing substantial transition with the integration of variable
renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar energy. These sources come with …

Developing the joint operation of hydro and variable renewable energy has emerged as a
research trend, for handling the power variability. In recent years, variable-speed pumped …

The need of energy storage in micro scale is recently emerging and becoming more relevant
in the rising era of decentralised renewable energy production. This paper provides a …

Hydropower is very important for electricity supply security in the European inter-connexion
as well as for the economy of regions (primarily peripheral) that possess water resources. Its …

Intermittent renewable energy sources are characterized by a highly fluctuating,
unpredictable and delocalized energy production, which significantly limits their penetration …

Positive slopes in the performance characteristics of pump-turbines are an indicative feature
of unstable behaviour in pump mode operation, and are additionally conducive to instability …

Energy security and environmental challenges are some of the drivers for increasing the
electricity generation from non-programmable Renewable Energy Sources (RES), adding …

Hydropower is a major energy source among the renewable energy sources. According to
“BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2013”, 16.34 percentage of global power …

This paper presents a mixed-integer model for the hourly energy and reserve scheduling of
a price-taker and closed-loop pumped-storage hydropower plant operating in hydraulic …