Technical assistance in the use of the tools EXLA and SIROCO

E.F. Sánchez-Úbeda A. Muñoz F.A. Campos J. Portela J. García-González

November 2012 - December 2013

Funding entity Endesa

The aim of this project is the technical assistance in the use of the tools EXLA and SIROCO, both developed for ENDESA. The model EXLA is a model for optimal operation and planing of hydropower units and reservoirs in the medium and short term. The SIROCO system consists of a set of tools for monitoring and forecasting the Spanish secondary reserve market.

Research topics:
• *Short-Term Operation, Market Bidding and Operating Reserves
• *Forecasting and Data Mining
• *Modeling, Simulation and Optimization

MTO-EXLA-SIROCO-2012-2013