Paper explores balancing market dynamics and interpretable forecasting models for energy prices.
problem Tackles the challenge of accurately predicting mFRR price and understanding market dynamics.
method Compares XGBoost and EBM for forecasting mFRR activation price in the balancing market.
result EBM provides comparable forecasting accuracy to XGBoost but with higher interpretability.
This study improves electricity price forecasting in the Irish balancing market.
problem Limited and inconsistent research on short-term price forecasting in volatile balancing markets.
method Compared statistical, machine learning, and deep learning models using a public dataset and framework.
result LEAR, a statistical approach, outperforms complex models in the balancing market.
Paper optimizes energy trading on DA markets using RL.
problem Volatility and randomness in renewable energy sources.
method Markov Decision Process, reinforcement learning, evolutionary algorithm.
result RL-based strategy generates highest market profits.
An increase in energy production from renewable energy sources is viewed as a crucial achievement in most industrialized countries. The higher variability of power production via renewables leads to a rise in ancillary service costs over the power system, in particular costs within the electricity balancing markets, ma…
Short-term probabilistic forecasting of German electricity imbalance prices.
problem Uncertainty in renewable energy capacity and electricity prices.
method Combining lasso with bootstrap, gamlss, and probabilistic neural networks for forecasting imbalance prices.
result Sophisticated methods improve empirical coverage of imbalance prices but do not substantially outperform the intraday continuous price index.
This review explores probabilistic forecasting methods in evolving energy markets.
problem Volatility and uncertainty in renewable energy markets require probabilistic forecasting for risk assessment.
method Traces evolution from Bayesian and distribution-based approaches to conformal prediction.
result Probabilistic forecasting offers a more comprehensive approach to risk assessment and market participation.
Due to the limited predictability of wind power and other stochastic generation, trading this energy in competitive electricity markets is challenging. This paper derives revenue-maximising and risk-constrained strategies for stochastic generators participating in electricity markets with a single-price balancing mecha…
This study optimizes energy storage scheduling under price uncertainty, balancing risk and reward.
problem Optimizing energy storage operation under price uncertainty and risk.
method Two-stage stochastic risk-constrained approach using conditional value-at-risk.
result Increasing risk aversion leads to substantial benefits in terms of risk reduction and expected reward.
Paper optimizes battery storage in multiple energy markets for better profits.
problem Optimizing battery storage participation in multiple energy markets to balance supply and demand.
method Developed a joint bidding strategy combining intraday and frequency markets using mixed integer linear programming and a learned classifier strategy.
result The LCS increases overall profits by over 4% compared to static strategies and by more than 3% over a naive dynamic benchmark.
The creation of the Renewable Energy Law (Law 1715 of 2014) promotes the introduction of large-scale renewable energy generation in the Colombian electricity market. The new legislation aims to diversify the country's generation matrix, mainly composed of hydro and fuel-based generation, with a share of 66% and 34% res…
Overprocuring reserves can improve network efficiency by using excess reserves for congestion management.
problem Optimizing energy and reserve allocation between zones to minimize costs and ensure deliverability.
method Developed allocation models for co-allocating traded energy and reserve products, considering both deterministic and stochastic flows.
result Excess reserve supplies can be used for congestion management, leading to additional network benefits.
Game theory models storage investment to balance market competition and profits.
problem Strategic storage investment impacts electricity market prices and revenues.
method Formulated a non-cooperative game between investors to model strategic storage decisions.
result Increasing storage capacity reduces individual profits but increases total investment.
Proposes a neural network for efficient imbalance electricity price forecasting.
problem Accurate and efficient imbalance electricity price forecasting in industrial energy trading systems.
method Market-rule-informed neural network framework.
result The proposed model achieves competitive forecasting performance with fewer parameters and shorter training time.
New sampler tackles complex discrete energy landscapes efficiently.
problem Stagnation in gradient-based discrete samplers for non-convex settings.
method DREXEL sampler with Replica Exchange and Adjusted Metropolis.
result Proves samplers satisfy detailed balance and converge to target distribution.
The grid integration of intermittent Renewable Energy Sources (RES) causes costs for grid operators due to forecast uncertainty and the resulting production schedule mismatches. These so-called profile service costs are marginal cost components and can be understood as an insurance fee against RES production schedule u…
This paper proposes a joint energy and data market to handle uncertainty in energy procurement.
problem Handling uncertainty in energy markets through data markets.
method Modeling a day-ahead retailer energy procurement problem with uncertain demand, integrating forecasting and optimisation, and using differential privacy.
result The value of joint energy and data clearing is highlighted through numerical case studies.
This review analyzes deep learning methods for electricity price forecasting across different markets.
problem Insufficient analysis of deep learning methods in electricity price forecasting.
method Unified taxonomy of deep learning components, analysis of trends across markets.
result Shift toward probabilistic, microstructure-centric, and market-aware designs.
The paper studies matrix normalization and graph balancing using a new functional and gradient descent.
problem Matrix normalization and graph balancing.
method A new functional called the non-normal energy, and gradient descent.
result Gradient descent of the non-normal energy converges to balanced graphs and preserves spectra and realness of weights.
Optimal energy trading strategy for intraday markets using Hawkes processes.
problem Optimal execution in intraday energy markets with specific trading patterns.
method Calibrated Hawkes process model with transient price impact.
result Substantial cost reductions in TWAP and VWAP benchmarks.
In this paper we study 1/k-geodesics, those closed geodesics that minimize on any subinterval of length l(γ)/k. We employ energy methods to provide a relationship between the 1/k-geodesics and what we define as the balanced points of the uniform energy. We show that classes of balanced points of the uniform energy pe…
Study shows sudden loss of balance in stock market networks after 2011, reducing predictability.
problem Reduced predictability in stock markets due to structural changes.
method Rank correlations and weighted signed networks to analyze interconnectivity and balance.
result Sudden loss of balance in stock market networks after 2011, leading to decreased predictability.
This study examines local co-movements in energy, agriculture, and metal markets using copulas.
problem Identifying local dependencies and asymmetries in energy, agriculture, and metal markets.
method Non-parametric mixture copula and copula-based local Kendall's tau approach.
result Increased co-movements in extreme situations, asymmetric local dependence, and diversification potential.
Recent innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide new opportunities and challenges for integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into the energy supply system as active market players. By increasing integration of DERs, novel market platform should be designed for these new market …
Optimal penalties for RECs balance environmental and revenue impacts.
problem Optimizing penalties for RECs to balance environmental and revenue impacts.
method Mean field games and extended McKean-Vlasov control problems.
result Optimal penalty function is linear in agents' state.
We present a simple, yet realistic, agent-based model of an electricity market. The proposed model combines the spot and balancing markets with a resolution of one minute, which enables a more accurate depiction of the physical properties of the power grid. As a test, we compare the results obtained from our simulation…
We test a historical price time series in a financial market (the NASDAQ 100 index) for a statistical property known as detailed balance. The presence of detailed balance would imply that the market can be modeled by a stochastic process based on a Markov chain, thus leading to equilibrium. In economic terms, a positiv…
New principle reduces load imbalance in LLM serving systems, saving up to 52% energy.
problem Wasted computational power due to load imbalance in LLM serving systems.
method Developed a universal load-balancing principle for barrier-synchronized systems with non-migratable state.
result Proves worst-case theoretical guarantees for imbalance reduction and energy savings.
Paper analyzes bidding strategies in smart grid PDAs, proposing a new method that outperforms existing strategies.
problem Optimizing bidding strategies in smart grid PDAs to balance energy demand effectively.
method Theoretical analysis of double auctions, derivation of best response, and modeling as an MDP.
result Proposed MDPLCPBS strategy outperforms existing strategies in the PowerTAC wholesale market PDA.
A method for multidimensional probabilistic electricity market forecasting is proposed.
problem Uncertainty in simultaneous multivariate predictions of electricity markets.
method Repeated resampling to estimate uncertainty of simultaneous multivariate predictions.
result The method provides highly accurate predictions and gains are largest when considering functions of variables.
The purpose of this paper is to extend the Green-Naghdi-Rivlin balance of energy method to continua with microstructure. The key idea is to replace the group of Galilean transformations with the group of diffeomorphisms of the ambient space. A key advantage is that one obtains in a natural way all the needed balance la…
This paper applies Heath-Jarrow-Morton framework to energy markets for practical use.
problem Applying complex financial models to energy markets for practical use.
method Calibration by PCA, Monte Carlo simulations, derivatives pricing.
result Calibrated model accurately simulates European power and gas markets.
New model predicts energy prices under different scenarios.
problem Complex causal relationships in energy markets with continuous regime changes.
method Augmented Time Series Structural Causal Models (ATSCM) integrating neural causal discovery.
result Enables novel counterfactual queries in energy markets.
Paper proposes a new method for estimating treatment effects using interpretable deep learning models.
problem Estimating treatment effects from observational data with interpretability.
method Proposes a novel objective function using energy distance balancing score and neural additive models for improved interpretability.
result Demonstrates superior performance over state-of-the-art methods in semi-synthetic experiments.
A financial market comprising of a certain number of distinct companies is considered, and the following statement is proved: either a specific agent will surely beat the whole market unconditionally in the long run, or (and this "or" is not exclusive) all the capital of the market will accumulate in one company. Thus,…
Optimizes BESS for cross-market energy arbitrage to boost revenues.
problem Charging and discharging BESS at optimal times to maximize profits.
method Developed a generic framework, backtest engine, and optimization strategy.
result Boosted revenues by 10% through strategic BESS operation.
Study optimizes SREC generation and trading in solar energy markets.
problem Optimizing solar energy generation and trading in SREC markets.
method Mean-field game approach to solve stochastic game with heterogeneous agents.
result Characterized firms' optimal controls and equilibrium SREC price.
Copulas model cross-product effects in intraday power markets.
problem Intraday power markets' cross-product effects are not adequately addressed by existing univariate approaches.
method Copulas and latent beta regression for modeling high-dimensional intraday price return vector, with time-varying dependence parameter.
result Modeling cross-product effects improves forecasting performance.
Paper models uncertainty in electricity and gas markets to assess its impact.
problem Addressing uncertainties in coupled electricity and gas markets.
method Integrated and stochastic optimisation approaches for large-scale energy systems.
result Quantifies the value of encoding uncertainty in models.
Paper optimizes internal balancing of wind and hydropower to reduce intraday market volatility.
problem Reduction of intraday market volatility for power producers with wind and hydropower assets.
method Internal balancing within the same river system and sales/purchase in a pay-as-bid intraday market.
result Reduction in short-term marginal cost and risk through internal balancing.
FaIRGP model improves climate emulation with physical interpretability.
problem Lack of physical interpretability in data-driven emulators.
method Bayesian approach to a data-driven emulator of energy balance equations.
result Demonstrates skillful emulation of global and spatial surface temperatures.
Hybrid models forecast EPEC energy spot prices.
problem Forecasting energy spot prices in EPEC markets.
method Combining Naive, Fourier, ARMA/GARCH, mean-reversion, jump-diffusion, and RNN models.
result Improved accuracy in forecasting compared to individual models.
Examines climate financing for renewable energy projects using structured funds.
problem Valuation of structured climate financing on diverse renewable energy asset pools.
method Bottom-up Gaussian copula framework with LH++ model for diversification analysis.
result Shows how the mix of indirect and direct RE investments affects the sensitivity of the senior tranche.
Active inference enhances RL by balancing exploration and exploitation.
problem Traditional RL's balance between exploration and exploitation is often suboptimal.
method Developed a new decision-making objective based on active inference.
result The new algorithm successfully balances exploration and exploitation on various RL benchmarks.
We provide a new proof of a result of X.X.Chen and G.Tian : for a polarized extremal Kähler manifold, an extremal metric attains the minimum of the modified K-energy. The proof uses an idea of C.Li adapted to the extremal metrics using some weighted balanced metrics.
Paper analyzes constant-product market making protocols.
problem Understanding and optimizing constant-product market making.
method Mathematical analysis of trade splitting and fee recompounding.
result Splitting trades does not affect final exchange rate.
An on-going debate in the energy economics and power market community has raised the question if energy-only power markets are increasingly failing due to growing feed-in shares from subsidized renewable energy sources (RES). The short answer to this is: No, they are not failing. Energy-based power markets are, however…
Let L be an ample bundle over a compact complex manifold X. Fix a Hermitian metric in L whose curvature defines a Kähler metric on X. The Hessian of Mabuchi energy is a fourth-order elliptic operator D on functions which arises in the study of scalar curvature. We quantise D by the Hessian E(k) of balancing energy, a f…
Paper examines financial engineering problems and introduces AlphaZero for better replication strategies.
problem Replication portfolio construction in incomplete markets with non-convex constraints.
method Introduces AlphaZero-based system to compare with deep hedging method.
result AlphaZero outperforms deep hedging in non-convex environments, finding near-optimal strategies.