Advances in energy system optimization : proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on energy system optimization

Abstract

This volume on Advances in Energy System Optimization contains a selection of peer-reviewed papers related to the 2nd International Symposium on Energy System Optimization (ISESO 2018). The symposium was held at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) under the symposium theme “Bridging the Gap Between Mathematical Modelling and Policy Support” on October 10–11, 2018. ISESO 2018 was organized by KIT (Institute for Industrial Production (IIP) and Institute of Electric Energy Systems and High-Voltage Technology (IEH)), the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg University (Engineering Mathematics and Computing Lab (EMCL)), German Aerospace Center (DLR, Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Energy Systems Analysis), and the University of Stuttgart (Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology, and Energy Storage). The organizing institutes are engaged in a number of collaborative research activities aimed at combining interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics, operational research, energy economics, and electrical engineering to develop new approaches to integrated energy system and grid modeling designed to solve realworld energy problems efficiently. The symposium was now held for the second time. By design, ISESO is limited in size as to ensure a productive atmosphere for discussion and reflection on how to tackle the many challenges facing today’s and tomorrow’s energy systems. Around 50 international participants attended 17 international presentations from both industry and academia including 2 keynote presentations and 15 contributed papers in 6 sessions. The sessions focused on diverse challenges in energy systems, ranging from operational to investment planning problems, from market economics to technical and environmental considerations, from distribution grids to transmission grids, and from theoretical considerations to data provision concerns and applied case studies. The presentations were complemented by a panel discussion on the symposium theme “Bridging the Gap Between Mathematical Modelling and Policy Support” involving senior experts from academia and industry.