On optimal participation in the electricity markets of wind power plants with battery energy storage systems

The recent cost reduction and technological advances in medium- to large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) makes these devices a true alternative for wind producers operating in electricity markets. Associating a wind power farm with a BESS (the so-called virtual power plant (VPP)) provide...

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Published in:Computers & operations research 2018-08, Vol.96, p.316-329
Main Authors: Heredia, F. -Javier, Cuadrado, Marlyn D., Corchero, Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
60 Probability theory and stochastic processes
Ancillary services
Ancillary services market
Batteries
Battery energy storage systems
Classificació AMS
Economic conditions
Electricity
Electricity markets
Energy storage
Markets
Matemàtiques i estadística
Operations research
Power plants
Pricing
Stochastic models
Stochastic programming
Storage systems
Studies
Utilities
Virtual power plants
Wind power
Wind power generation
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC
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Summary:The recent cost reduction and technological advances in medium- to large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) makes these devices a true alternative for wind producers operating in electricity markets. Associating a wind power farm with a BESS (the so-called virtual power plant (VPP)) provides utilities with a tool that converts uncertain wind power production into a dispatchable technology that can operate not only in spot and adjustment markets (day-ahead and intraday markets) but also in ancillary services markets that, up to now, were forbidden to non-dispatchable technologies. What is more, recent studies have shown capital cost investment in BESS can be recovered only by means of such a VPP participating in the ancillary services markets. We present in this study a multi-stage stochastic programming model to find the optimal operation of a VPP in the day-ahead, intraday and secondary reserve markets while taking into account uncertainty in wind power generation and clearing prices (day-ahead, secondary reserve, intraday markets and system imbalances). A case study with real data from the Iberian electricity market is presented.
ISSN:0305-0548
1873-765X
0305-0548
DOI:10.1016/j.cor.2018.03.004