The liberalization of the electricity sector has conducted to the establishment of spot markets,
derivative markets and private bilateral contracts to trade electricity, increasing the …

Global warming contributes to the worldwide goal of a sustainable carbon-neutral society.
Currently, hydroelectric, wind and solar power plants are the most competitive renewable …

The liberalization of energy markets brought full competition to the electric power industry. In
the wholesale sector, producers and retailers submit bids to day-ahead markets, where …

The liberalization of the retail market of electricity increased the tariff choice of end-use
consumers. Retailers compete in the retail market for customers, obtaining private portfolios …

The negotiation is one of the most important phase of the process of buying and selling
energy in electricity markets. Buyers and sellers know about their own trading behavior or …

This chapter presents the key features of an agent-based simulation tool, called MATREM
(for Multi-Agent TRading in Electricity Markets). The tool allows the user to conduct a wide …

The worldwide targets for carbon-neutral societies increased the penetration of distributed
generation and storage. Smart cities now play a key role in achieving these targets by …

Automated negotiation plays a crucial role in the decision support for bilateral energy
transactions. In fact, an adequate analysis of past actions of opposing negotiators can …

This paper presents a decision support methodology for electricity market players' bilateral
contract negotiations. The proposed model is based on the application of game theory …

The European Union defined ambitious targets for the production of energy from renewable
energy sources. Most European markets trade now high levels of variable renewable energy …