Thursday 17 September

08.30: Registration
09.15: Opening and welcome, Olav B. Fosso, NTNU
09:30: Plenary session #1

• T. Blair, BC Hydro, "Optimizing BC Hydro generation assets using an iterative approach based on system marginal prices"
• T. J. Larsen, Statkraft, "Stochastic short-term scheduling"
• M. E. Maceira, CEPEL, "Stochastic optimization as a supporting tool to analyze the performance of the Brazilian hydrothermal interconnected system under critical inflow scenarios"
• L. Pinto, Engenho, "Uncertainty modeling: the influence of climate dynamics signatures on scheduling and pricing"

11.30: Lunch
12:30: Paper sessions 

1A Computational and Methodological Advances in Hydro Scheduling

• U. Brännlund, Powel, "Hotshot and optimization of power swaps"
• G. Warland, SINTEF, "Towards multilevel parallelization in applications for hydro power scheduling – experiences and future challenges"
• N. Löhndorf, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, "A stochastic model of high-dimensional natural inflows for stochastic-dynamic optimization"
• A. Eichhorn, VERBUND Trading, "Medium-term planning for an alpine hydro storage power system in a market environment by stochastic optimization using the QUASAR stochastic optimizer"

1B Renewable Integration and Hydro Scheduling

• A. L. Henden, SINTEF, "Economic analysis of large-scale pumped storage plants in Norway"
• N. Destro, University of Padova, "Smoothing of offshore wind power variations with Norwegian pumped hydro: A case study"
• I. Guisández, Technical University of Madrid, "Influence of the maximum flow ramping rates on the water value"
• M. Birkedal, NMBU/E-CO, "Determinants of regulated hydro power supply in Norway"

14.00: Break/Refreshment
14.30: Paper sessions

2A Hydro Scheduling in Multiple Power Markets

• J. B. Hansen, NTNU, "Profitability of a hydropower producer bidding in multiple markets – A Norwegian case study"
• G. Klæbo, Powel, " Coordinated bidding in Nordic day-ahead and balancing markets"
• M. Chazarra, Technical University of Madrid, "Comparison of different approaches to model the real-time use of the committed secondary regulation reserves in the short-term joint energy and reserve scheduling of a pumped-storage hydropower plant"
• S. Braun, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, TU München, "Short-term hydropower storage dispatch with respect to security of supply, feed-in of RES and profitability"

2B Practical Experiences and Best Practices in Hydro Scheduling

• R. Hoffmann, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, "Intraday optimization of hydro power plants in the German electricity market"
• E. K. Aasgård, SINTEF, "Comparing bidding methods for hydropower"
• F. Dorn, SINTEF, "Modelling minimum pressure height in short-term hydropower production planning (SHOP)"
• U. Brännlund, Powel, "Hotshot bidding – a stochastic optimization model in operation"

16.00: Break/Refreshments
16.30: Plenary session #2

• Birger Mo, SINTEF, "SINTEF research activities on long-term hydrothermal scheduling"
• A. L. Diniz, CEPEL, "Risk-Averse Storage Level Surface (SAR) Applied to Hydrothermal Generation Planning within SDDP Solving Strategy"
• M. Amelin, KTH, "A study of the balancing capability of hydro power systems"
• S. E. Fleten, NTNU, "Bidding hydropower into short-term markets"

18:00: End of day one

18:45: Walking from Britannia to guided tour
19:00: Guided tour through Bakklandet
19:45: Bus or walking to Kvilhaugen Gård
20.00: Dinner Kvilhaugen Gård

Friday 18 September
08.30: Plenary session #3

• J. I. Perez, Technical University of Madrid, "Trends and challenges in the operation of pumped-storage hydropower plants"
• J. Snell, Manitoba Hydro, "A two-stage implicit stochastic optimization method for hydropower systems"
• G. Doorman, Statnett/NTNU, "Importance of good forecasts for the representation of hydro in Flow Based market coupling"
• H. I. Skjelbred, SINTEF, "SINTEF tools for short-term scheduling"
• S. Feltenmark, Powel, "Seasonal planning: a scenario tree implementation"

10:30: Refreshment
11:00: Paper sessions

3A Computational and Methodological Advances

• C. T. Larssen, NTNU, "Long-term hydropower and wind coordination in a deregulated electricity market"
• K. Hjertvik, NTNU, "Linear decision rules in seasonal planning for hydropower production"
• E. Gil, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, "Short-term hydrothermal generation scheduling using a parallelized stochastic mixed-integer linear programming algorithm"
• S. Püschel, University of Chile, "Hydrothermal coordination model with endogenous irrigation constraints application to the Chilean central interconnected system"
• M. N. Hjelmeland, NTNU, "A case study on medium-term hydropower scheduling with sales of capacity"

3B Renewable Integration and Hydro Scheduling

• O. Wolfgang, SINTEF, "Scheduling when reservoirs are batteries for wind- and solar-power"
• A. Hamann, Carnegie Mellon University, "Integrating variable wind power using a hydropower cascade: A case study"
• M. Fodstad, SINTEF, "Modelling start/stop in short-term multimarket hydropower scheduling"
• Å. Killingtveit, NTNU, "Regional forecasting of generation from small hydropower plants"
• I. Graabak, SINTEF, "Balancing of variable wind and solar production in Continental Europe with Nordic hydropower – A review of simulation studies"

13.00: Lunch
14.00: Paper sessions

4A Computational and Methodological Advances in Hydro Scheduling

• R. R. Erntsen, University of Copenhagen, "Valuation and operation of three types of power plants using continuous time stochastic control models"
• G. Warland, SINTEF, "Stochastic optimization model for detailed long-term hydro thermal scheduling using scenario-tree simulation"
• H. Abgottspon, ETH Zurich, "Multi-horizon modeling"
• A. Marcato, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, "Hydrothermal system operation planning considering hydroelectrical plant production non-linearities"

4B "Practical Experiences and Best Practices in Hydro Scheduling"

• B. Sønju-Moltzau, NMBU, "Joint use of hydrological modeling and large-scale stochastic optimization techniques applied to the Nordic power system"
• M. Kristiansen, NTNU, "Quantitative analysis of decision parameters – Short term hydropower scheduling"
• F. Vassenden, TrønderEnergi Kraft, "Delay and loss of production water along the Orkla river"
• K. S. Gjerden, SINTEF, "Increased information flow between hydropower scheduling models through extended cut sharing"

15.30: Wrapping up and closing comments
16.00: End of workshop

Organizing committee:

• Arild Helseth (SINTEF, Norway)
• Michael Belsnes (SINTEF, Norway)
• Magnus Korpås (NTNU, Norway)

Scientific committee:

• Gaudenz Koeppel (Axpo Trading, Switzerland)
• Andre Diniz (CEPEL, Brazil)
• Anders Gjelsvik (SINTEF, Norway)
• Gerard Doorman (Statnett/NTNU, Norway)
• Jarand Røynstrand (Agder, Norway)
• Juan Ignacio Perez (UPM, Spain)
• Luiz Barosso (PSR, Brazil)
• Mikael Amelin (KTH, Sweden)
• Olav Fosso (NTNU, Norway)
• Stein-Erik Fleten (NTNU, Norway)