Course Programme
The course aims to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the different sources of flexibility in the power system, market trends, flexibility services, barriers to flexibility and related regulatory solutions. Participants will learn how regulation can support flexibility in the power system, and how the regulatory and legal framework can be setup for this purpose. The course covers both transmission and distribution flexibility issues, barriers and solutions, and explains the importance of flexibility in operating the power system. The course is designed to ensure the active engagement of the students via individual project work relevant for their professional activities, and class interaction with the other students.
| WEEK 1 start: February 22 |
WEEK 2 start: March 01 |
WEEK 3 start: March 08 |
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Setting the scene on flexibility and battery storage:
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Barriers to flexibility:
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Regulatory solutions to barriers:
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Wednesday, March 3, will be dedicated to a specialized, technical |
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Provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the practical issues with regards to flexibility in the power system and in particular in Modelling and Optimizing with PLEXOS the different sources and technologies of power systems flexibility provision, as well as how these are linked with flexibility markets’ and the associated market products. |
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Methodology
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| Instructor-led real-time recorded presentations | Online Tutoring | Weekly Assignments | Final Test |
The training is based on a self-paced collaborative e-learning platform that features a combination of real-time interactive presentations by the instructors, online tutoring at pre-announced times, reading material related to the course modules and weekly assignments.
The course will run for 3 weeks with the following weekly sequence:
Day 1:
Real-time presentations on the presented materials. Presentations will be followed by Q&A sessions. Presentations will be recorded and made available to those who could not join the real-time presentations. Distribution of weekly assignments.
Day 2:
Online tutoring for volunteers.
Day 3:
Self-paced work.
Days 4-5:
Student’s presentations.
Day 5 (of last week):
Final test and submission of final assignment (paper).
5 CER credits will be awarded to those participants who have submitted all 4 weekly assignments and have successfully passed the final test. For more information on the ERRA Certified Energy Regulator Programme please refer to: https://erranet.org/trainings/cer/