Peter D. Lund, Professor in Advanced Energy Systems at Aalto University, Finland.John Byrne, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, University of Delaware; served as a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.Reinhard Haas, Professor of Energy Economics (at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electric Drives) at Vienna University of Technology, Austria.Damian Flynn, Associate Professor in Power System Operation and Control at University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

• List of Contributors ixPreface xiPart I: Energy System Challenges 11 Handling Renewable Energy Variability and Uncertainty in Power System Operation 3Ricardo Bessa, Carlos Moreira, Bernardo Silva and Manuel Matos2 Short-Term Frequency Response of Power Systems with High Nonsynchronous Penetration Levels 27Lisa Ruttledge and Damian Flynn3 Technical Impacts of High Penetration Levels of Wind Power on Power System Stability 47Damian Flynn, Zakir Rather, Atle Rygg Årdal, Salvatore D'Arco, Anca D. Hansen, Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Poul Sorensen, Ana Estanqueiro, Emilio Gómez-Lázaro, Nickie Menemenlis, Charles Smith and Ye Wang4 Understanding Constraints to the Transformation Rate of Global Energy Infrastructure 67Joe L. Lane, Simon Smart, Diego Schmeda-Lopez, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Andrew Garnett, Chris Greig and Eric McFarland5 Physical and Cybersecurity in a Smart Grid Environment 85Jing Xie, Alexandru Stefanov and Chen]Ching Liu6 Energy Security: Challenges and Needs 111Benjamin K. Sovacool7 Nuclear and Renewables: Compatible or Contradicting? 119Lutz MezPart II: Perspectives on Grids 1278 Smart-Grid Policies: An International Review 129Marilyn A. Brown and Shan Zhou9 A View of Microgrids 149Joao A. P. Lopes, Andre G. Madureira and Carlos Moreira10 New Electricity Distribution Network Planning Approaches for Integrating Renewables 167Fabrizio Pilo, Gianni Celli, Emilio Ghiani and Gian G. Soma11 Transmission Planning for Wind Energy in the United States and Europe: Status and Prospects 187Charles Smith, Dale Osborn, Robert Zavadil, Warren Lasher, Emilio Gómez-Lázaro, Ana Estanqueiro, Thomas Trotscher, John Tande, Magnus Korpas, Frans Van Hulle, Hannele Holttinen, Antje Orths, Daniel Burke, Mark O’Malley, Jan Dobschinski, Barry Rawn, Madeline Gibescu and Lewis Dale12 Opportunities and Barriers of High-Voltage Direct Current Grids: A State-of-the-Art Analysis 201Debora Coil]Mayor and Jürgen Schmid13 Wireless Power Transmission: Inductive Coupling, Radio Wave, and Resonance Coupling 211Naoki ShinoharaPart III: Flexibility Measures 22114 The Role of Large]Scale Energy Storage Under High Shares of Renewable Energy 223Shin]ichi Inage15 The Role of Electric Vehicles in Smart Grids 245Matthias D. Galus, Marina González Vayá, Thilo Krause and Göran Andersson16 Use of Electric Vehicles or Hydrogen in the Danish Transport Sector in 2050? 265Klaus Skytte, Amalia Pizarro and Kenneth B. Karlsson17 Comparison of Synthetic Natural Gas Production Pathways for the Storage of Renewable Energy 279Sebastian Fendt, Alexander Buttler, Matthias Gaderer and Hartmut Spliethoff18 Storage and Demand]Side Options for Integrating Wind Power 303Aidan Tuohy, Ben Kaun and Robert Entriken19 On the Long-Term Prospects of Power-to-Gas Technologies 321Amela Ajanovic and Reinhard Haas20 Wind Integration: Experience, Issues, and Challenges 341Hannele Holttinen21 Quantifying the Variability of Wind Energy 355Simon Watson22 Capacity Value Assessments of Wind Power 369Michael Milligan, Bethany Frew, Eduardo Ibanez, Juha Kiviluoma, Hannele Holttinen and Lennart Söder23 Hydropower Flexibility for Power Systems with Variable Renewable Energy Sources: An IEA Task 25 Collaboration 385Daniel Huertas]Hernando, Hossein Farahmand, Hannele Holttinen, Juha Kiviluoma, Erkka Rinne, Lennart Söder, Michael Milligan, Eduardo Ibanez, Sergio M. Martinez, Emilio Gómez-Lázaro, Ana Estanqueiro, Luis Rodrigues, Luis Carr, Serafin van Roon, Antje Orths, Peter B. Eriksen, Alain Forcione and Nickie Menemenlis24 Contribution of Bulk Energy Storage to Integrating Variable Renewable Energies in Future European Electricity Systems 407Karl A. Zach and Hans Auer25 Characterization of Demand Response in the Commercial, Industrial, and Residential Sectors in the United States 425Sila Kiliccote, Daniel Olsen, Michael D. Sohn and Mary A. Piette26 Simplified Analysis of Balancing Challenges in Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems with 100% Renewable Power Supply 445Lennart SöderPart IV: Changing Electricity Markets 45927 Who Gains from Hourly Time-of-Use Retail Prices on Electricity? An Analysis of Consumption Profiles for Categories of Danish Electricity Customers 461F. M. Andersen, H. V. Larsen, Lena Kitzing and P. E. Morthorst28 Designing Electricity Markets for a High Penetration of Variable Renewables 479Jenny Riesz and Michael Milligan29 Multivariate Analysis of Solar City Economics: Impact of Energy Prices, Policy, Finance, and Cost on Urban Photovoltaic Power Plant Implementation 491John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Kyung N. Kim, Joohee Lee and Jeongseok Seo30 The Influence of Interconnection Capacity on the Market Value of Wind Power 507Carlo Obersteiner31 Research with Disaggregated Electricity End-Use Data in Households: Review and Recommendations 517Ian H. Rowlands, Tobi Reid and Paul Parker32 Household Electricity Consumers' Incentive to Choose Dynamic Pricing Under Different Taxation Schemes 531Jonas Katz, Lena Kitzing, Sascha T. Schröder, F. M. Andersen, P. E. Morthorst and Morten StrygIndex 545

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