Model the Italian Power System
Company
Energy company operating a set of diverse generation units in Italy.
Challenge
Model the operation of Italy’s generation plants interconnected by a complex system of transmission network including cross-border transfers with neighboring countries.
SATURN
- Modeled optimized operations of Italy’s generation plants and interregional and cross-border energy transfers.
- Enabled detailed generation and transmission modeling, fast simulation, and advanced optimization.
- Empowered integrated generation-transmission modeling for operation planning and long-term planning.
Impact
- Developed optimized generation framework including inter-regional and cross-border transfers.
- Enabled detailed modeling of a fleet of diverse generation plants and complex inter-regional transmission.
- Provided regional and inter-regional metrics that enable fast vetting of optimized solutions.