Dr. Pedro de Otaola Arca

FORMER IIT MEMBER

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Research Area:

Intelligent Systems; Energy Systems Models

Membership dates:

05/sep/2017 - 16/sep/2022

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Journal Publications

P. Otaola-Arca, J. García-González, P. Linares, "Optimal self-unit commitment with shared asset ownership under realistic taxation in the current decarbonization framework", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 156, pp. 109713, February 2024. [Online: December 2023] doi: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109713
JCR-JIF: 5,000 Q1 (2024); 5,300 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 1,714 Q1 (2024); 1,482 Q1 (2025)
P. Otaola-Arca, J. García-González, F. Mariño, I. Rivera, "Modeling of third party access tariffs and portfolio gas purchases of CCGTs in the self-unit commitment problem", IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 36, nº. 4, pp. 2771 - 2785, July 2021. [Online: November 2020] doi: 10.1109/TPWRS.2020.3040677
JCR-JIF: 7,326 Q1 (2021); 8,700 Q1 (2025) - SJR: 4,638 Q1 (2021); 4,217 Q1 (2025)

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Projects

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Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

P. Otaola-Arca, "Optimal self-unit commitment of combined cycle power plants. Bridging the gap between the state of the art and current regulation of electricity and natural gas markets", PhD. dissertation, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain, 2022.

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Conference Papers

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International Exchanges

Feb - Apr 2022, Department of Electrical Engineering. Center for Electric Power and Energy., Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Roskilde (Denmark).

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Invited Conferences and Seminars

Conference "Impact of gas third party access in the unit commitment optimal solution" 14th Workshop on Industrial Systems and Energy Technologies - JOSITE'2019. Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May 2019.

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Working Papers

P. Otaola-Arca, J. García-González, "Introduction of regulatory criteria in the self-UC model", July 2022. IIT-22-122WP.

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Dr. Pedro de Otaola Arca

Journal Publications

Projects

Model for the construction of supply curves for Endesa's hydroelectric resources. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Jan/2022-Apr/2022

Improvements in the modeling of the Salime reservoir, in the technical constraints market module and in the module for the feasibility of cleared schedules. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Aug/2021-Sep/2021

Calculation of water value curves and feasible disaggregation of the cleared program among the physical units. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Jan/2021-May/2021

New integrated model for strategic bidding and operation planning in the secondary reserve market. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Jan/2021-Dec/2021

EXCOM-EXLA: Initial phase for the computation of the water value curves. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Nov/2020-Dec/2020

EXCOM-EXLA: Development of the stochastic model, consideration technical constraints market, and improvements in the hydro model. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Sep/2020-Nov/2020

Modeling of hydraulic constraints and particularities of the Sil transfer and shared property of Salime. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Apr/2020-Jul/2020

Modeling of the net head effect and time-delays in the tool EXCOM-EXLA, and refinement of the cost-revenue algorithm. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Jan/2020-Apr/2020

Development of the Excom-Exla Minimum Viable Product and improvements in the modeling of hydraulics. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Aug/2019-Dec/2019

Modeling of the thermal plants,increase of the time horizon, treatment of scenarios, and consideration of hydro generation. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Apr/2019-Jul/2019

Inception phase of the EXCOM-EXLA CLOUD project and Epic execution 1. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Dec/2018-Mar/2019

Technical support for the EXCOM tool. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Sep/2018-Dec/2018

Modeling at EXCOM of renewable generation assets, adjustment markets and integrated management of gas consumption. Carried out for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. Jul/2017-Jun/2018

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

P. Otaola-Arca, "Optimal self-unit commitment of combined cycle power plants. Bridging the gap between the state of the art and current regulation of electricity and natural gas markets", PhD. dissertation, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain, 2022.

Conference Papers

P. Otaola-Arca, J. García-González, F. Mariño, I. Rivera, "Modeling of third party access tariffs and portfolio gas purchases of CCGTs in the self-unit commitment problem", presented at 14th IEEE PowerTech Conference - PowerTech 2021, Madrid, Spain, 27 June - 02 July 2021

International Exchanges

Feb - Apr 2022, Department of Electrical Engineering. Center for Electric Power and Energy., Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Roskilde (Denmark).

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Conference "Impact of gas third party access in the unit commitment optimal solution" 14th Workshop on Industrial Systems and Energy Technologies - JOSITE'2019. Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). May 2019.

Working Papers

P. Otaola-Arca, J. García-González, "Introduction of regulatory criteria in the self-UC model", July 2022. IIT-22-122WP.