• Modeling and Quantifying the Importance of Snow Storage Information for the Nordic Power System 

      Mo, Birger; Helseth, Arild; Warland, Geir (International Conference on the European Energy Market;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper describes how snow storage information can be used to improve the hydro operation strategy in a newly developed hydrothermal market simulation model. The model was applied to a detailed description of the Nordic ...
    • Modelling uncertainty in gas and CO2 prices – consequences for electricity price 

      Mo, Birger; Helseth, Arild; Rex, Stefan (International Conference on the European Energy Market;19, Chapter, 2023)
      A hydro-thermal market model is applied to a description of the north-European electricity system. The paper describes how modelling uncertain gas and CO 2 prices affects uncertainty in calculated electricity prices. Gas ...
    • Multi-Market Price Forecasting in Hydro-Thermal Power Systems 

      Helseth, Arild; Haugen, Mari; Jaehnert, Stefan; Mo, Birger; Farahmand, Hossein; Naversen, Christian Øyn (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper presents a framework for price forecasting in hydro-thermal power systems. The framework consists of a long-term strategic and a short-term operational model. The strategic model provides the end-of-horizon ...
    • Nonconvex Environmental Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling 

      Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger; Hågenvik, Hans Olaf (Chapter, 2020)
      Environmental constraints in hydropower systems serve to ensure sustainable use of water resources. Through accurate treatment in hydropower scheduling, one seeks to respect such constraints in the planning phase while ...
    • Optimal Hydropower Maintenance Scheduling in Liberalized Markets 

      Helseth, Arild; Fodstad, Marte; Mo, Birger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Maintenance scheduling is an important and complex task in hydropower systems. In a liberalized market, the generation company will schedule maintenance periods to maximize the expected profit. This paper describes a method ...
    • Optimal medium-term hydropower scheduling considering energy and reserve capacity markets 

      Helseth, Arild; Fodstad, Marte; Mo, Birger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Print Request Permissions This paper describes a method for optimal scheduling of hydropower systems for a profit maximizing, price-taking, and risk neutral producer selling energy, and capacity to separate and sequentially ...
    • Power system impacts of new environmental constraints for hydropower in Norway 

      Arvesen, Anders; Haugen, Mari; Schönfelder, Lennart Hagen; Graabak, Ingeborg; Mo, Birger; Harby, Atle (SINTEF Energi. Rapport;, Research report, 2024)
      The research project "New environmental constraints – consequences for the power system" aimed to provide a thorough understanding of the effects of new hydropower environmental constraints on the power system. The project ...
    • Sammendragsrapport – Samlet innvirkning på det norske kraftsystemet av nye miljørestriksjoner for vannkraften 

      Arvesen, Anders; Haugen, Mari; Schönfelder, Lennart Hagen; Graabak, Ingeborg; Mo, Birger; Harby, Atle (SINTEF Energi. Rapport;, Research report, 2024)
      Dette er en sammendragsrapport av resultatene fra forskningsprosjektet "Nye miljørestriksjoner – konsekvenser for kraftsystemet". Prosjektet hadde som mål å gi en grundig forståelse av effektene av nye miljørestriksjoner ...
    • SOVN Model Implementation : method, functionality and details 

      Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger; Henden, Arild Lothe; Warland, Geir (SINTEF Energi. Rapport;TR A7618, Research report, 2017)
      The SOVN project ("Stokastisk optimaliseringsmodell for Norden med individuelle vannverdier og nettrestriksjoner") aimed at creating a new fundamental hydro-thermal market model with detailed representation of the hydropower ...
    • Stochastic Optimization Model for Detailed Long-term Hydro Thermal Scheduling Using Scenario-tree Simulation 

      Warland, Geir; Mo, Birger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The paper presents a case study comparing two models for hydro-thermal scheduling. Both models are tools that can be applied for forecasting and planning in electricity markets, taking into account inter-connected power ...
    • Stochastic optimization model with individual water values and power flow constaints 

      Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger; Gjerden, Knut Skogstrand; Wolfgang, Ove (SINTEF Energi. Rapport;, Research report, 2014)
    • Use of Parallel Processing in Applications for Hydro Power Scheduling – Current Status and Future Challenges 

      Warland, Geir; Henden, Arild Lothe; Mo, Birger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This paper gives an overview of models for hydro power scheduling and market simulation developed at SINTEF Energy Research. All of the models are in operative use by power producers, transmission system operators, consultants ...
    • Vurdering av kraftsituasjonen 2021‐2022 - Del 1 ‐ Magasindisponering høsten 2021 

      Mo, Birger; Wolfgang, Ove; Naversen, Christian Øyn (SINTEF Rapport;, Research report, 2022)
      Denne rapporten beskriver første del av utredningen "Vurdering av kraftsituasjonen 2021‐2022", som SINTEF Energi utfører på oppdrag fra OED. Hovedfokus i denne delen av utredningen er på magasindisponering høsten 2021. Vi ...
    • Vurdering av kraftsituasjonen 2021‐2022 - Sluttrapport 

      Mo, Birger; Wolfgang, Ove; Naversen, Christian Øyn (SINTEF Rapport;, Research report, 2023)
      Denne rapporten beskriver resultat fra prosjektet "Vurdering av kraftsituasjonen 2021‐2022", som SINTEF Energi har utført på oppdrag fra OED. Rapporten består av fire hoveddeler. Den første delen omhandler magasindisponering ...
    • Water values in future power markets 

      Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger; Fodstad, Marte (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      In this paper we elaborate on how a hydropower producer's expected marginal value of water (water value) is affected when considering both sales of energy and reserve capacity in a liberalized market setting. We derive ...