ESCO business models for biomass heating and CHP: Profitability of ESCO operations in Italy and key factors assessment
This paper describes ESCO approaches and business models for biomass heating and
CHP generation. State of the art, policy measures and main barriers towards the …
CHP generation. State of the art, policy measures and main barriers towards the …
Valuation of energy storage: An optimal switching approach
R Carmona, M Ludkovski - Quantitative finance, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
We consider the valuation of energy storage facilities within the framework of stochastic
control. Our two main examples are natural gas dome storage and hydroelectric pumped …
control. Our two main examples are natural gas dome storage and hydroelectric pumped …
Multi-dimensional BSDE with oblique reflection and optimal switching
Y Hu, S Tang - Probability theory and related fields, 2010 - Springer
In this paper, we study a multi-dimensional backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE)
with oblique reflection, which is a BSDE reflected on the boundary of a special unbounded …
with oblique reflection, which is a BSDE reflected on the boundary of a special unbounded …
Pricing asset scheduling flexibility using optimal switching
R Carmona, M Ludkovski - Applied Mathematical Finance, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
We study the financial engineering aspects of operational flexibility of energy assets. The
current practice relies on a representation that uses strips of European spark‐spread …
current practice relies on a representation that uses strips of European spark‐spread …
The finite horizon optimal multi-modes switching problem: the viscosity solution approach
B El Asri, S Hamadene - Applied Mathematics and Optimization, 2009 - Springer
In this paper we show existence and uniqueness of a solution for a system of m variational
partial differential inequalities with inter-connected obstacles. This system is the …
partial differential inequalities with inter-connected obstacles. This system is the …
Optimal dynamic policies for influenza management
M Ludkovski, J Niemi - Statistical Communications in Infectious …, 2010 - degruyter.com
Management policies for influenza outbreaks balance the expected morbidity and mortality
costs versus the cost of intervention policies. We present a methodology for dynamic …
costs versus the cost of intervention policies. We present a methodology for dynamic …
Valuation of power plants by utility indifference and numerical computation
This paper presents a real option valuation model of a power plant, which accounts for
physical constraints and market incompleteness. Switching costs, minimum on-off times …
physical constraints and market incompleteness. Switching costs, minimum on-off times …
Swing options valuation: A bsde with constrained jumps approach
We introduce a new probabilistic method for solving a class of impulse control problems
based on their representations as Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (BSDEs for …
based on their representations as Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (BSDEs for …
Optimal switching strategy of a mean-reverting asset over multiple regimes
K Suzuki - Automatica, 2016 - Elsevier
We solve optimal iterative three-regime switching problems with transaction costs, with
investment in a mean-reverting asset that follows an Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process and find …
investment in a mean-reverting asset that follows an Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process and find …
[PDF][PDF] Gas storage and supply guarantees: an optimal switching approach
R Carmona, M Ludkovski - submitted to Management Science, 2005 - Citeseer
We consider the valuation of gas storage on finite horizon. Focusing on the timing optionality
of storage we construct a stochastic control model that reduces to solving an optimal …
of storage we construct a stochastic control model that reduces to solving an optimal …