We initiated the Twente Energy Seminars (TES) with the objective of inviting speakers from different research groups and professional backgrounds to present their work relating to the energy transition. This hopefully leads to an enlightening discussion and opportunities for possible collaborations. The Twente Energy Seminars occur on alternate Fridays. Speakers may choose to give a physical or an online presentation. The presentation can be anywhere between 15 to 30 mins long and an informal environment can be expected. After the presentation we open the floor for questions and hopefully a stimulating discussion.
Please feel free to contact Aditya or Leander (contact information below) in case you would like to present and engage in a discussion about your work, ideas or a past/prospective paper relating to the energy domain or the energy transition. We would also like to extend an open invitation to everyone interested in the energy transition to join the Twente Energy Seminars physically as an audience member.
The Twente Energy Seminars are hybrid (online and physical). They take place from 9am to 10am on alternate Fridays in building Zilverling, room 4070, University of Twente campus. Get in touch with us so that we can add you to the mailing list and inform you about the upcoming TES speakers (and let you know if a seminar is cancelled as well).
Abstract: In this presentation, the speaker will discuss the design and implementation of high-performance load flow solvers. He was the lead developer for power-grid-model, an open-source load flow solver which is hundreds of time faster than currently used open source packages such as panda power. After the presentation there will be a short demo. After this there is plenty of room for questions
Tony Xiang is currently part-time assistant professor at TU Eindhoven, as well as Principal Scientist at Alliander.
Speaker: Charlotte Cambier van Nooten
Abstract: Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have shown promise in modelling complex graph-structured data within power distribution systems. However, their application remains limited by the absence of uncertainty quantification (UQ) techniques, which are crucial for decision-making. This paper presents a deep ensemble framework for GNNs that generates uncertainty estimates in n-1 contingency criterion classification predictions, an important task for distribution system operators (DSOs) to evaluate network reliability. This paper demonstrates that our approach enhances prediction reliability by providing uncertainty measures, showcasing the effectiveness of deep ensembles for uncertainty quantification (UQ) in GNNs. This capability makes it a valuable tool for supporting decision-making in power system operations. The speaker is a PhD researcher at Radboud University, as well as Alliander's AI for Energy Grids lab
Topic: Living the energy transition - making our 1929-built house mostly energy neutral
Speaker: Roland Rijswijk-Deij, University of Twente
Abstract: We always talk about the energy transition, but what does it mean to apply it to your own environment? We always talk about the efficiency of newly built houses, but what if your house is almost a 100 years old? In this talk I will walk you through how far you can get in making older houses more sustainable, what challenges we faced and what we will do next. I will also highlight the data we collect, which I am happy to make available for research purposes.
Topic: Operational optimization and bidding for district heating systems
Speaker: Daniela Guericke, Assistant Professor for Stochastic Operations Research, Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems group, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Speaker: Alessio Trivella, Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems group, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Topic: Enhanced Distributed Self-Healing System for Electrical Distribution Networks Using ADMM.
Speaker: Juan López Amézquita, Post-doc position at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (FEEC) in UNICAMP, Brazil. Visiting researcher at the Energy Group, University of Twente, The Netherlands
