Dr. Benjamin F. Hobbs

Current position:

Member of Scientific Advisory Board

Research Area:

Association date:

16/Nov/2009

Location:

RF4.

Home Institution:

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (United States of America)

Personal web page:

https://engineering.jhu.edu/ehe/faculty/benjamin-f-hobbs/

Academic Report:

Review

Highlighted Publications

T. Levin, J. Bistline, R. Sioshansi, W.J. Cole, J. Kwon, S. Burger, G.W. Crabtree, J. D. Jenkins, R. O’Neil, M. Korpas, S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, R. Rosner, V. Srinivasan, A. Botterud, "Energy storage solutions to decarbonize electricity through enhanced capacity expansion modelling", Nature Energy, Vol. 8, nº. 11, pp. 1199 - 1208, November 2023. [Online: September 2023] doi: 10.1038/s41560-023-01340-6
JCR-JIF: 49,700 Q1 (2023); 70,100 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 17,497 Q1 (2023); 20,769 Q1 (2025)
F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun
JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)
R.J.A.M. Stevens, B.F. Hobbs, A. Ramos, C. Meneveau, "Combining economic and fluid dynamic models to determine the optimal spacing in very large wind farms", Wind Energy, Vol. 20, nº. 3, pp. 465 - 477, March 2017. [Online: August 2016] doi: 10.1002/we.2016
JCR-JIF: 2,938 Q1 (2017); 3,600 Q2 (2025) - SJR: Q2 (2017); 0,847 Q2 (2025)
J. Barquín, J.W. Bialek, R. Boyd, C.J. Dent, F.M. Echavarren, T. Grau, C von Hirschhausen, B.F. Hobbs, et al., "Renewable electric energy integration: Quantifying the value of design of markets for international transmission capacity", Energy Economics, Vol. 40, pp. 760 - 772, November 2013. [Online: September 2013] doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.09.004
JCR-JIF: 2,580 Q1 (2013); 13,500 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,928 Q1 (2013); 3,448 Q1 (2025)
S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, E. Centeno, J. Barquín, "Open versus closed loop capacity equilibria in electricity markets under perfect and oligopolistic competition", Mathematical Programming, Vol. 140, nº. 2, pp. 295 - 322, September 2013. doi: 10.1007/s10107-013-0696-2
JCR-JIF: 1,984 Q1 (2013); 2,100 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2013); 2,111 Q1 (2025)

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Journal Publications

T. Levin, J. Bistline, R. Sioshansi, W.J. Cole, J. Kwon, S. Burger, G.W. Crabtree, J. D. Jenkins, R. O’Neil, M. Korpas, S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, R. Rosner, V. Srinivasan, A. Botterud, "Energy storage solutions to decarbonize electricity through enhanced capacity expansion modelling", Nature Energy, Vol. 8, nº. 11, pp. 1199 - 1208, November 2023. [Online: September 2023] doi: 10.1038/s41560-023-01340-6
JCR-JIF: 49,700 Q1 (2023); 70,100 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 17,497 Q1 (2023); 20,769 Q1 (2025)
T. Marge, S. Lumbreras, A. Ramos, B.F. Hobbs, "Integrated offshore wind farm design: optimizing micro-siting and cable layout simultaneously", Wind Energy, Vol. 22, nº. 12, pp. 1684 - 1698, December 2019. [Online: September 2019] doi: 10.1002/we.2396
JCR-JIF: 2,646 Q2 (2019); 3,600 Q2 (2025) - SJR: 0,919 Q2 (2019); 0,847 Q2 (2025)
F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun
JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)
R.J.A.M. Stevens, B.F. Hobbs, A. Ramos, C. Meneveau, "Combining economic and fluid dynamic models to determine the optimal spacing in very large wind farms", Wind Energy, Vol. 20, nº. 3, pp. 465 - 477, March 2017. [Online: August 2016] doi: 10.1002/we.2016
JCR-JIF: 2,938 Q1 (2017); 3,600 Q2 (2025) - SJR: Q2 (2017); 0,847 Q2 (2025)
J. Barquín, J.W. Bialek, R. Boyd, C.J. Dent, F.M. Echavarren, T. Grau, C von Hirschhausen, B.F. Hobbs, et al., "Renewable electric energy integration: Quantifying the value of design of markets for international transmission capacity", Energy Economics, Vol. 40, pp. 760 - 772, November 2013. [Online: September 2013] doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.09.004
JCR-JIF: 2,580 Q1 (2013); 13,500 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,928 Q1 (2013); 3,448 Q1 (2025)
S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, E. Centeno, J. Barquín, "Open versus closed loop capacity equilibria in electricity markets under perfect and oligopolistic competition", Mathematical Programming, Vol. 140, nº. 2, pp. 295 - 322, September 2013. doi: 10.1007/s10107-013-0696-2
JCR-JIF: 1,984 Q1 (2013); 2,100 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2013); 2,111 Q1 (2025)
J. Barquín, M.G. Boots, A. Ehrenmann, B.F. Hobbs, F.A.M. Rijkers, M. Vázquez, "Network-constrained Cournot models of liberalized electricity markets: the devil is in the details", Energy Economics, Vol. 27, nº. 3, pp. 495 - 525, May 2005. [Online: January 2005] doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2004.12.001
JCR-JIF: 0,564 Q3 (2005); 13,500 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 0,604 Q1 (2005); 3,448 Q1 (2025)

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Conference Papers

show 5 conference papers

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Seminar "Crediting renewables in electricity capacity markets: the effects of alternative definitions upon market efficiency". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Mar 2017.
Seminar "How we can use optimization to design electric power markets to support socially optimal decisions". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Feb 2017.
Seminar "Large-scale stochastic programming to cooptimize networks and generation in the face of long-run uncertainties: what lines should we build now?" Aula de Investigación. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jul 2015.
Seminar "How to Have Fun in Electricity Policy Modeling" Aula de Investigación. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2009.

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Organization of Scientific Meetings

Organization of "International Colloquium on «Large Wind-Power Plants: Interaction, Control and Integration» - WINDFARMS 2017" WINDFARMS 2017 . Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May - Jun 2017.

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Working Papers

S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, J. Centeno Gonzalez, J. Barquín, "Open versus closed loop capacity equilibria in electricity markets under perfect and oligopolistic competition - The case of asymmetric electricity generation firms", February 2012. IIT-12-014A.

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External Relevant Positions

Editor at "The next generation of electric power unit commitment models" Kluwer Academic Publishers. Boston (United States of America). Sep 2001.

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Dr. Benjamin F. Hobbs

Highlighted Publications

F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun
JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)

Journal Publications

F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun
JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)

Conference Papers

B.F. Hobbs, S. Kasina, J. Ho, S. Wogrin, "Unit commitment approximations in generation and transmission planning: efficiency & accuracy", presented at INFORMS Anual Meeting - INFORMS 2015, Philadelphia, United States of America, 01-04 November 2015

R.J.A.M. Stevens, B.F. Hobbs, A. Ramos, C. Meneveau, "Combining economic and fluid dynamic models to determine the optimal spacing in very large windfarms", presented at North American Wind Energy Academy Symposium - NAWEA 2015, Blacksburg, United States of America, 09-11 June 2015

S. Kasina, S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, "Tests of approximations to unit commitment in planning models", presented at INFORMS Anual Meeting - INFORMS 2013, Minneapolis, United States of America, 06-09 October 2013

S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, E. Centeno, J. Barquín, "Market power and investment decisions in electricity markets: open vs closed loop equilibria", presented at INFORMS Anual Meeting - INFORMS 2011, Charlotte, United States of America, 13-16 November 2011

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Seminar "Crediting renewables in electricity capacity markets: the effects of alternative definitions upon market efficiency". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Mar 2017.

Seminar "How we can use optimization to design electric power markets to support socially optimal decisions". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Feb 2017.

Seminar "Large-scale stochastic programming to cooptimize networks and generation in the face of long-run uncertainties: what lines should we build now?" Aula de Investigación. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jul 2015.

Seminar "How to Have Fun in Electricity Policy Modeling" Aula de Investigación. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2009.

Organization of Scientific Meetings

Organization of "International Colloquium on «Large Wind-Power Plants: Interaction, Control and Integration» - WINDFARMS 2017" WINDFARMS 2017 . Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May - Jun 2017.

Working Papers

S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, J. Centeno Gonzalez, J. Barquín, "Open versus closed loop capacity equilibria in electricity markets under perfect and oligopolistic competition - The case of asymmetric electricity generation firms", February 2012. IIT-12-014A.

External Relevant Positions

Editor at "The next generation of electric power unit commitment models" Kluwer Academic Publishers. Boston (United States of America). Sep 2001.

Dr. Benjamin F. Hobbs

Highlighted Publications

F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)

Journal Publications

F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)

Conference Papers

B.F. Hobbs, S. Kasina, J. Ho, S. Wogrin, "Unit commitment approximations in generation and transmission planning: efficiency & accuracy", presented at INFORMS Anual Meeting - INFORMS 2015, Philadelphia, United States of America, 01-04 November 2015

R.J.A.M. Stevens, B.F. Hobbs, A. Ramos, C. Meneveau, "Combining economic and fluid dynamic models to determine the optimal spacing in very large windfarms", presented at North American Wind Energy Academy Symposium - NAWEA 2015, Blacksburg, United States of America, 09-11 June 2015

S. Kasina, S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, "Tests of approximations to unit commitment in planning models", presented at INFORMS Anual Meeting - INFORMS 2013, Minneapolis, United States of America, 06-09 October 2013

S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, E. Centeno, J. Barquín, "Market power and investment decisions in electricity markets: open vs closed loop equilibria", presented at INFORMS Anual Meeting - INFORMS 2011, Charlotte, United States of America, 13-16 November 2011

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Seminar "Crediting renewables in electricity capacity markets: the effects of alternative definitions upon market efficiency". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Mar 2017.

Seminar "How we can use optimization to design electric power markets to support socially optimal decisions". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Feb 2017.

Seminar "Large-scale stochastic programming to cooptimize networks and generation in the face of long-run uncertainties: what lines should we build now?" Aula de Investigación. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jul 2015.

Seminar "How to Have Fun in Electricity Policy Modeling" Aula de Investigación. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2009.

Organization of Scientific Meetings

Organization of "International Colloquium on «Large Wind-Power Plants: Interaction, Control and Integration» - WINDFARMS 2017" WINDFARMS 2017 . Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May - Jun 2017.

Working Papers

S. Wogrin, B.F. Hobbs, D. Ralph, J. Centeno Gonzalez, J. Barquín, "Open versus closed loop capacity equilibria in electricity markets under perfect and oligopolistic competition - The case of asymmetric electricity generation firms", February 2012. IIT-12-014A.

External Relevant Positions

Editor at "The next generation of electric power unit commitment models" Kluwer Academic Publishers. Boston (United States of America). Sep 2001.

F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun
JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)

F.D. Muñoz, S. Wogrin, S. Oren, B.F. Hobbs, "Economic inefficiencies of cost-based electricity market designs", The Energy Journal, Vol. 39, nº. 3, pp. 51 - 68, May 2018. doi: 10.5547/01956574.39.3.fmun
JCR-JIF: 2,456 Q1 (2018); 2,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,856 Q2 (2025)