3

This paper provides methodology and validation for constructing a representation of the European high-voltage grid, including and above 200 kV, based on public data provided by OpenStreetMap.

To mitigate an impact of the ongoing electricity crisis in Ukraine, we propose establishing an energy situation room, empowering municipalities, and using market mechanisms to allocate donor support for rapid deployment of technical solutions.

We investigate several contradictions seen in the literature about the viability of electricity markets at high penetrations of wind and solar. Price structure of many zero- and high-price hours is a symptom of capacity expansion models using inelastic demand.

We investigate signals for effective load-shifting across geographically distributed datacenters operated by a company aiming for 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy matching.

We investigate the benefits and trade-offs of demand flexibility from EVs and heat pumps in Great Britain.

We use a mathematical model to examine different designs, optimal procurement strategies, costs, and impacts of the 24/7 CFE matching, both for participating buyers and for regions where voluntary procurement occurs.

This article details contents of the “Energy Systems Modeling” course, which sought to introduce graduate-level students to operations research, energy economics, and system modeling.