Convex Optimization Methods and Metaheuristic Algorithms for Power Systems Planning, Operation and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in renewable energy and energy storage technologies have allowed us to fulfill the sustainability development goals regarding clean energy generation and decarbonization worldwide. The effective integration of these distributed energy storage and generation technologies is challenging because multiple regulatory, technical, economic, and environmental barriers must be supported. In the case of Power Systems, even if distributed energy resources are mature technologies with well-known advantages (efficiency and voltage profile improvements, reduction in thermal generation, and energy production cost reductions, among others), the complexity of the electrical systems makes the large-scale integration of renewables and storage technologies a complex task, from mathematical modeling to physical implementations. To contribute to the sustainable development of electricity, this Special Issue is focused on proposing new mathematical models, solution methodologies, and optimization techniques to study the effect of the massive integration of renewable energy and storage technologies in electrical networks from low- to high-voltage applications.

Dr. Oscar Danilo Montoya
Guest Editor

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