Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Backe, Stian"

Activating the potential of decentralized flexibility and energy resources to increase the EV hosting capacity: A case study of a multi-stakeholder local electricity system in Norway

Askeland, Magnus; Backe, Stian; Bjarghov, Sigurd; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Korpås, Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

The increasing amount of flexible load in the energy system represents both a challenge and an opportunity. One primary source of load growth is the electrification of the transport sector and the subsequent charging of ...

Comparing individual and coordinated demand response with dynamic and static power grid tariffs

Backe, Stian; Kara, Güray; Tomasgard, Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

This paper investigates cost-optimal operation of flexible electricity assets with a capacity-based power grid tariff involving power subscription. The purpose of this research is to identify the characteristics of a ...

Consequences of Local Energy Supply in Norway: A case study on the ZEN pilot project Campus Evenstad

Backe, Stian; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Pinel, Dimitri; Clauß, John; Lausselet, Carine; Woods, Ruth (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2019)

Effect Of Grid Tariffs On Demand-side Management In All-electric Buildings In Norway

Karlsen, Sophie Schønfeldt; Backe, Stian; Hamdy, Mohamed (Journal article, 2019)

The increased share of inflexible, renewable energy sources in power systems is challenging the balancing of demand and supply. Rapid and unpredictable load variations might require large power grid capacities to ensure ...

EMPIRE: An open-source model based on multi-horizon programming for energy transition analyses  

Backe, Stian; Skar, Christian; Crespo del Granado, Pedro; Turgut, Ozgu; Tomasgard, Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

Energy and power system models represent important insights on the technical operations of energy technologies that supply the energy consumption in time steps with hourly resolution. This paper presents the European Model ...

Heat and electric vehicle flexibility in the European power system: A case study of Norwegian energy communities

Backe, Stian; Tomasgard, Asgeir; Korpås, Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

This paper investigates sector coupling between the central power system and local energy communities, including heat supply for buildings and charging of electric vehicles. We propose a stochastic linear programming ...

Helping end-users help each other: Coordinating development and operation of distributed resources through local power markets and grid tariffs

Askeland, Magnus; Backe, Stian; Bjarghov, Sigurd; Korpås, Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

There is an ongoing transition in the power system towards an increasing amount of flexible resources and generation technologies at the distribution system level. An appealing alternative to facilitate efficient utilization ...

Impacts of Neighbourhood Energy Systems on European Decarbonization Pathways

Backe, Stian (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:343, Doctoral thesis, 2021)

Variable renewable energy sources are likely to dominate the European electricity market within the next few decades, and understanding the impacts and consequences of this is a common research topic today. Much of existing ...

Innovasjonsrapport 2020. Forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (FME ZEN)

Bergsdal, Håvard; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Cervenka, Zdena; Holm, Øystein; Thomsen, Judith; Sartori, Igor; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Stokke, Raymond Andreas; De Boer, Luitzen; Hamdan, Hasan; Holmen, Elsebeth; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Backe, Stian; Kauko, Hanne; Georges, Laurent; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Lien, Synne Krekling; Skaar, Christofer; Wolfgang, Ove; Brattebø, Helge; Lausselet, Carine; Resch, Eirik; Sandberg, Nina Holck; Pinel, Dimitri; Thorvaldsen, Kasper Emil; Alonso, Maria Justo; Askeland, Magnus; Petersen, Sobah Abbas; Favero, Matteo; Carlucci, Salvatore; Liu, Peng (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2020)

Forord. Forskning og innovasjon er grunnpilaren i vår visjon om å utvikle bærekraftige områder med null klimagassutslipp. Innovasjonskomiteen skal bistå senterledelsen i dette arbeidet gjennom å etablere gode innovasjonsprosesser ...

Local Flexibility Markets in Smart Cities: Interactions Between Positive Energy Blocks

Backe, Stian; Kara, Güray; Crespo del Granado, Pedro; Tomasgard, Asgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

Adoption of solar PV and other distributed generation sources are becoming widespread and affordable across Europe. Local on-site energy production raises the chance to manage surplus energy (especially for variable renewable ...

Opportunities for Local Energy Supply in Norway: A Case Study of a University Campus Site

Backe, Stian; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Pinel, Dimitri; Clauß, John; Lausselet, Carine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

Neighbourhoods can contribute to climate change mitigation by supplying and/or facilitating renewable energy sources (RES). In this context, we evaluate opportunities related to the energy system of a Norwegian university ...

Peer-to-peer trading under subscribed capacity tariffs - an equilibrium approach

Bjarghov, Sigurd; Askeland, Magnus; Backe, Stian (Chapter, 2020)

Local peer-to-peer (P2P) markets are envisioned as a promising market design to integrate the increasing number of agents in the distribution grid. To incentivize grid-friendly consumption profiles, we suggest a subscribed ...

Prosumers’ role in the future energy system

Askeland, Magnus; Backe, Stian; Fagerstrøm, Jonathan; Crespo del Granado, Pedro; Hofmann, Matthias; Jaehnert, Stefan; Kvellheim, Ann Kristin; Marañon-Ledesma, Hector; Midthun, Kjetil Trovik; Seljom, Pernille Merethe Sire; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe; Sæle, Hanne; Throndsen, William (Research report, 2018)

Sequencing of wholesale electricity markets (day-ahead and intraday) in a capacity expansion model under uncertainty

Wendelborg, Magnus A. (Master thesis, 2020)

De siste årene har andelen variable fornybare energikilder [VRES] økt betrakelig i verdens energimiks, mye grunnet det voksende fokuset på klimaendringer samt bedre økonomiske forhold for VRES. På grunn av usikkerheten ...

Software tools for local energy system operation and expansion

Kolstad, Magne Lorentzen; Backe, Stian; Wolfgang, Ove; Satori, Igor (Research report, 2018)

Software tools for local energy system operation and expansion. Deliverable 5.1.2/2017

Kolstad, Magne Lorentzen; Backe, Stian; Wolfgang, Ove; Sartori, Igor (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2018)

This report describes existing software tools for analysing operation and expansion of local energy systems and is written in WP5 in the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (ZEN). WP5 in FME ZEN ...

Stable stochastic capacity expansion with variable renewables: Comparing moment matching and stratified scenario generation sampling

Backe, Stian; Ahang, Mohammadreza; Tomasgard, Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

This paper examines the importance of including operational scenarios representing short-term stochasticity in the long-term capacity expansion models with high shares of variable renewables. As scenario generation routines ...