Browsing by Subject "ERCOT"
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Air quality impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in Texas: Evaluating three battery charging scenarios
(IOP Publishing, 2011-04-19)The air quality impacts of replacing approximately 20% of the gasoline-powered light duty vehicle miles traveled (VMT) with electric VMT by the year 2018 were examined for four major cities in Texas: Dallas/Ft Worth, ... -
Analysis of storing wind energy for periods of seconds to hours in ERCOT
(2010-08)Wind energy has dramatically changed the energy portfolio of Texas and more specifically, a region covering 75% of the state designated as ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas). Hardly existent at all ten years ... -
Analysis of the correlation between wind power generation and system response characteristics following unit trips on the ERCOT grid
(2010-05)Electric power generation using wind turbines is on the rise in not only the United States but the entire globe. While the benefits from such methods of generation include clean and renewable energy, wind turbines may pose ... -
Changing the spatial location of electricity generation to increase water availability in areas with drought: A feasibility study and quantification of air quality impacts in Texas
(IOP Publishing, 2013-08-20)The feasibility, cost, and air quality impacts of using electrical grids to shift water use from drought-stricken regions to areas with more water availability were examined. Power plant cooling represents a large portion ... -
Consolidated Network Model Management System for ISO/RTO to support electrical transmission system model data
(2015-12)The introduction of new “smart-grid” related technologies has created a challenge that the electrical power industry has been slow to recognize: that being, vast amounts of data must be integrated into the operational ... -
Construction of hybrid nuclear thermal energy storage systems under electricity market uncertainty
(2017-05)The objective of this thesis is to simulate the construction of thermal energy storage systems for nuclear power plants in the ERCOT grid. Steam accumulators were selected as the thermal energy storage technology. A ... -
A dynamic model-based estimate of the potential value of a vanadium redox flow battery for energy arbitrage and frequency regulation in Texas
(2012-08)Large-scale electrochemical energy storage is a technology that is uniquely suited to integrate intermittent renewable energy sources with the electric grid on a large scale. Grid-based energy storage also has the potential ... -
Energy in Texas Volume I: Electric-Power Generation, PRP 7
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Essays on regulatory impact in electricity and internet markets
(2014-05)This dissertation details regulation's impact in networked markets, notably in deregulated electricity and internet service markets. These markets represent basic infrastructure in the modern economy; their innate networked ... -
Excel model for electric markets : ERCOT
(2016-05)The effects of changing regulatory and fuel-cost environments have far reaching implications on the ability of electric markets to plan and provide cheap, clean, and reliable electric grids. The current state of the art ... -
Finding carbon breakeven : induced emissions from economic operation of energy storage in renewables-heavy electricity systems
(2017-06-29)Energy storage systems (ESS) have the potential to reconfigure how the electricity system is used, operated, and expanded. Most research on grid-connected ESS is focused on applications related to renewables integration ... -
A framework to model and optimize the operation of lithium-ion energy storage in electricity markets, and an assessment of lithium-ion energy storage in Texas
(2015-08)The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery has become an established technology in portable electronics and electric vehicle applications. At the same time, there is rising interest in grid-based battery energy storage to improve ... -
A grid-level assessment of compressed air energy storage in ERCOT
(2013-05)In the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) compressed air energy storage (CAES) is currently viewed as the most promising energy storage technology due to Texas having suitable geology for CAES and few locations ... -
Impacts of environmental regulation and wind penetration level on the ERCOT market
(2012-12)As more renewable resources are added into the grid and environmental regulations are imposed to reduce emissions, there will be dramatic changes in the generation portfolio. Assessing the impact of these changes is important ... -
Spatially resolved life cycle models for the environmental footprint of electricity generation
(2014-08)Electricity generation has significant environmental impacts, including on regional air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and water availability. Modeling the overall environmental impact of electricity generation requires ... -
A techno-economic plant- and grid-level assessment of flexible CO2 capture
(2012-08)Carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture and sequestration (CCS) at fossil-fueled power plants is a critical technology for CO₂ emissions mitigation during the transition to a sustainable energy system. Post-combustion amine scrubbing ... -
Texas offshore wind power and water desalination potential
(2015-05)Texas leads the nation in oil and gas production as well as renewable energy production. Texas also leads the nation in installed wind power and is the 6th largest wind market in the world. Over the past decade, Texas has ... -
Valuation of an advanced combined cycle power plant and its cost of new entry (CONE) into the ERCOT market
(2014-08)The Texas ERCOT market is one of the most open, deregulated electricity markets in the world. This open market brought electricity costs down for Texas residents and businesses, creating a much more competitive economic ...
