Reliability Assessment and Optimization of Distributed Energy Systems

The energy sector is one of the key pillars of a successful climate change mitigation strategy, with about 25% of global greenhouse emissions being attributed directly to electricity and heat generation. Scientists, institutional bodies and private organizations all agree that distributed energy systems represent a key enabler for increasing energy efficiency, fostering the deployment of renewable energy sources and energy storage. This is especially true when coupling multiple energy carriers and sectors.

However, the optimal design, operation and assessment of distributed energy systems is a complex and challenging task due to the technologies involved, the system dynamics, the amount of input data, their uncertainty and their interaction.

We tackle this challenge by developing modeling and optimization tools to design and enable the transition from today’s energy systems to energy systems that comply with net-zero-carbon-emissions trajectories and that are resilient against potential disrupting events.