The short-term hydro scheduling (STHS) problem aims at determining the optimal power
generation schedules for either a single hydropower plant or an integrated system of …

Availability of and access to water and energy are key ingredients for economic and social
development. Unfortunately, more than a billion people still lack access to both safe …

Reservoir hydropower offers a compelling combination of stability and flexibility services for
modern water and power grids. However, its operating flexibility is poorly characterized in …

This paper develops a methodology for optimizing the hydro unit commitment (HUC) for the
Three Gorges Project (TGP) in China. The TGP is the world's largest and most complex …

Mixed integer linear programming (MILP) based formulations and solution methods for short-
term hydro generation scheduling (HGS) have been widely adopted by researchers …

The optimal generation scheduling (OGS) of hydropower units holds an important position in
electric power systems, which is significantly investigated as a research issue. Hydropower …

Recently, grid-integrated wind power and photovoltaics have experienced rapid growth.
However, their uncertainty increases the difficulty of grid scheduling and operation. Short …

During the past two decades, in particular the past decade, there has been a rapid rate of
development of hydropower in China. It is foreseeable that the same rate of development …

Gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is an evolutionary algorithm developed to solve the
global optimization problems, but still suffers from the premature convergence problem due …

The energy and water sectors are intrinsically linked to meet several consumer needs. A
holistic analysis is required to quantify the technoeconomic and environmental benefits and …