Energy Planning with Air Pollution Constraints

Davide Lauria; Fabio Mottola; Paola Verde

doi:10.2202/1553-779X.1275

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Energy Planning with Air Pollution Constraints

Davide Lauria , Fabio Mottola and Paola Verde

Published/Copyright: September 8, 2006

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From the journal International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems Volume 7 Issue 1

Electrical energy planning of modern electric power system requires great attention for the air pollution problem. This is in accordance to the increasing tendency to optimise the production processes in the respect of their sustainability. Moreover, the advent of the deregulation in the electric energy market has involved substantial modifications of philosophy in planning and managing the electrical power system. These aspects together offer new challenge in defining proper system study methodologies and suitable planning strategies. One of the most complex problems in the planning strategies is the data management uncertainty related to load forecasting and environmental modelling. In this paper a robust optimal planning procedure is formalized, taking adequately into account the problem of stochastic variables presence, allowing to satisfy the air quality and load demand forecast constraints in spite of uncertainties. The proposed approach addresses generation planning, where the various aspects have been integrated to solve the problem in a feasible and realistic way. A numerical application to an electrical power system with respect to a regional area is reported in the final part of the paper, showing the applicability of the proposed methodology.

Keywords: energy planning; air pollution; optimal power flow; uncertainty

Published Online: 2006-9-8

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energy planning; air pollution; optimal power flow; uncertainty