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This module will cover the modelling and analysis of future energy systems, with a focus on renewable energies and their interactions with energy networks.

Topics include:

• Time series analysis of wind, solar and energy demand in Europe.
• Complex network theory.
• Analysis of power flow in electrical networks.
• Modelling storage, the role of storage versus networks.
• Basics of optimisation, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions.
• Basics of microeconomics.
• Economics of electricity markets.
• Short-run versus long-run efficiency.
• Network optimisation, storage optimisation.
• Programming energy system models.
• Model reduction techniques.
• Coupling electricity to other energy sectors.
• Role of renewables in electricity markets.

Additional topics may also include:

• Dynamics in power networks.
• Contingency analysis.
• Effects of climate change on energy systems.