Coming out of the ESIG fall technical workshop in Providence, RI, the state of capacity expansion planning in utility applications is on my mind. The workshop offered plenty of food for thought. There were several sessions on how utilities are … [Read more...]
Trends of Open-Sourcing Models in the Energy Space
Nowadays, many of our most important apps and programs are open source or contain open-source components. In recent years, open-source code has also come into the energy space, where most tools and models had previously been in-house operations … [Read more...]
Extracting flexibility from combined heat and electricity systems in Northern Europe
Heating: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? Burning carbon-based fuels is not a good idea if we want to avoid emissions of carbon dioxide. Despite this, Europe (as an example) is burning a lot of fossil fuel in order to provide heat. … [Read more...]