Robust Optimal Operation Strategy for a Hybrid Energy System Based on Gas-Fired Unit, Power-to-Gas Facility and Wind Power in Energy Markets

Masoud Agabalaye-Rahvar, Amin Mansour-Saatloo, Mohammad Amin Mirzaei, Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo, Kazem Zare and Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam
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Masoud Agabalaye-Rahvar: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 5166616471 Tabriz, Iran
Amin Mansour-Saatloo: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 5166616471 Tabriz, Iran
Mohammad Amin Mirzaei: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 5166616471 Tabriz, Iran
Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 5166616471 Tabriz, Iran
Kazem Zare: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 5166616471 Tabriz, Iran
Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-21

Abstract: Gas-fired power units (GFUs) are the best technology in recent years due to lower natural gas prices, higher energy transformation performance, and lower CO 2 emission, as compared to the conventional power units (CPUs). A permanent storage facility called power-to-gas (P2G) technology can provide adaptation of ever-increasing renewable energy sources (RESs) fluctuations in power system operations, as well as reduce dependency to buy natural gas from the gas network. High investment and utilization expenditures of state-of-the-art P2G technology do not lead to economically effective operation individually. Therefore, in the present paper, an integrated GFUs-P2G-wind power unit (WPU) system is proposed to determine its optimal bidding strategy in the day-ahead energy market. A robust optimization approach is also taken into account to accommodate the proposed bidding strategy within the electricity price uncertainty environment. This problem was studied by using a case study that included a P2G facility, GFU, and WPUs to investigate the effectiveness and capability of the proposed robust bidding strategy in the day-ahead energy market. Simulation results indicate that the obtained profit increase by introducing the integrated energy system, and the P2G facility has a significant effect on participating GFUs, which have gas-consumption limitations in order to achieve maximum profit. Moreover, as it can be said, the amount of purchased natural gas is decreased in the situations, which do not have any gas-consumption limitations. Furthermore, the proposed system’s operation in the robust environment provides more robustness against electricity price deviations, although it leads to lower profit. In addition, deploying P2G technology causes about 1% incrementation in the introduced system profit.

Keywords: highly flexible gas-fired power units (GFUs); day-ahead energy market clearing; power-to-gas conversion technology (P2G); integrated optimal bidding strategy; wind power unit (WPU); robust optimization approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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