The high penetration of both Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Demand Response (DR) in modern power systems requires a sequence of advanced strategies and technologies for maintaining system reliability and flexibility. Real-time electricity markets (RTM) are the non-discriminatory...

With the increasing penetration of renewable energy, automatic generation control (AGC) capacity requirements will increase dramatically, becoming a challenging task that must be addressed. The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) provides new approaches for the stable operation of power...

The China's electricity consumption was 4966 TWh in 2012, which is the world top electricity consumer. The low carbon electricity is one of the key issues of its sustainable development. IRSP (integrated resource strategic planning) is a useful tool to implement DSM (demand side management) and...

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- About the Editors -- Preface -- PART I PROMISING INNOVATION IN BIOMASS CONVERSION -- 1 Metabolic Engineering: Enabling Technology for Biofuels Production -- ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS -- TOOLS OF METABOLIC ENGINEERING -- METABOLIC ENGINEERING ENABLES...