Optimization Methods for Electricity Market and Smart Grid
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 298
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Interests: power system economics; power system optimization
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Dear Colleagues,
It is increasingly difficult to imagine a modern power system without the integration of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and other forms of clean energy. The utilization of these resources has expanded beyond traditional sectors into newer applications, including electric vehicles, smart grids, microgrids, and energy storage systems. This expansion has led to significant advancements in the technologies, integration methodologies, forecasting models, and power system management techniques used to accommodate renewable energy, which can usually be characterized by its intermittent and fluctuating nature.
However, the growing integration of renewable energy into power systems presents certain challenges, such as ensuring system stability, electricity quality, and efficient energy utilization. To address these challenges, extensive research has been devoted to energy storage solutions, flexible operations, advanced forecasting, and demand-side management. Moreover, with the increasing complexity of integrating renewable energy sources, there has also been a drive for the development of advanced technologies that enable the real-time monitoring, optimization, and control of power systems.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances in the integration of renewable energy into power systems, with a focus on enabling the efficient accommodation, storage, and distribution of clean energy.
Areas of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Energy storage technologies for renewable energy integration
- System flexibility and optimization for high renewable penetration
- Demand-side management and virtual power plants
- Advanced forecasting methods for renewable energy
- Microgrids and distributed energy resources
- Integration of HVDC and FACTS in renewable energy systems
- Multi-energy systems and hybrid energy systems
- Smart grid and cyber–physical systems for renewable integration
- Energy management and control systems
- Renewable-friendly power system expansion planning
- Power system stability and reliability for renewable integration
- Policy, regulatory, and market mechanisms for renewable energy integration
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this exciting and important area of research.
Prof. Dr. Tao Ding
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- power markets
- optimization methods
- power system economics
- power system dispatch
- power system operation
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