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Energy Optima 3 Production optimization module offers:

• Short and long term economically optimized production plans
• Automatic scenario calculations using a Work-Flow-Engine
• Simultaneous optimization of production plans and contracts
• Confirmation of production plans and trading volumes
• Visualization and follow-up solutions for the production planner, trader, management and control room

Save millions per year

With the current conditions in the electricity markets, and with the possibilities to also optimize the district heating network, the savings – and thus revenue – could be even higher.

[…] lower variable production costs by 5-15% per year using Energy Opticon 3

Moreover, it is today a mere necessity of this type of computer tools in order to act successfully on the electricity market, since the changes happen too quickly in order to be able to figure out the production plans manually or base the plans on simple rules of thumb. Independent studies have shown that with computer-optimized production plans, it is possible to lower variable production costs by 2-10% per year. Meanwhile, economical studies among our customers have shown a lower production cost by 5-15% per year using Energy Opticon 3.

All types of facilities

Energy Opticon’s many years of branch experience enables modeling of all types of production facilities and all kinds of combinations of these. This is made possible through a topology editor program that allows customers to model and change in its power plant fleet. The customer can also change load forecasts, various contracts for fuel and more. All types of special conditions and constraints can be handled either in the software itself or with special programming.

Optimization calculations

The optimization horizon (how far ahead the optimization extends) is flexible and can be freely adjusted by the user. Optimizations can be started, for example, once per hour, but this can also be chosen by the user. A work flow engine can automate different optimization scenario calculations with, for example, different electricity prices and heat consumption. All optimization results are saved in a database and can be transferred for further analysis.

Short-term and long-term optimization

The standard module for optimal production plans calculates with time horizons from 1 hour up to a month ahead of time (short-term optimization). With long-term optimization, optimization for up to a year is made possible. With year time horizon, calculations for fuel and audit planning, CO2 quotas, investment in new or modified units in the energy system, taxes that are based on long-term quotas etc. are made possible.

Hydro-power optimization

Hydro-power optimizations in Energy Optima 3 calculate the economically optimal operation of any type of hydro-power stations. It includes run-river stations, pump storages and dams. Different time delays between different power stations in a river system are calculated and optimized as well as the water levels in the dams. It can also optimize the power balance from hydro power together with for example the power from thermal power plants. Provided that the electricity trading module is connected to the system, different types of electricity market products are taken into account in the calculations.