Balancing power is used to quickly restore the supply-demand balance in power systems.
The need for this tends to be increased by the use of variable renewable energy sources …

For reaching the 2° C climate target, the robust growth of electricity generation from variable
renewable energy sources (VRE) in the power sector is expected to continue …

Flexibility markets are a promising tool to make better use of existing distribution grids. We
analyse four pioneering projects implementing flexibility markets: Piclo Flex, Enera …

The energy transition faces the challenge of increasing levels of decentralised renewable
energy injection into an infrastructure originally laid out for centralised, dispatchable power …

In future electricity systems, not only electricity generation but also frequency stabilization
must be provided by low-carbon technologies. Battery systems are a promising solution to fill …

Thanks to new technological advancements and EU policy impulse, distributed energy
resources (DER) are poised to become a viable alternative to conventional electricity …

Precise renewable energy feed-in forecasts are essential for an effective and efficient
integration of renewables into energy systems, and research contributions that help to …

This paper provides answers to questions raised by Hirth and Ziegenhagen [1] regarding the
“German paradox” in the balancing power markets. We show that in spite of the increasing …

Market-based procurement of balancing services in Europe is prone to strategic bidding due
to the relatively small market size and a limited number of providers. In the European Union …

In recent years, the spot and ancillary service markets have become a relevant source of
revenue for stationary battery storage systems. During this period, many markets have …