Álvaro Lorca

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile — Chile

Engineering · Physical Sciences

25h-index2.2kcitations67works2.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Electric Power System Optimization(30), Smart Grid Energy Management(20), Optimal Power Flow Distribution(17), Energy Load and Power Forecasting(14), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization(14)

Publications67 total

Assessing the feasibility of battery energy storage coupled to photovoltaic plants, participating on energy and ancillary services markets, through power system optimization and sub-hourly simulations
Journal of Energy Storage·2025
Evaluation of Multipurpose Reservoir Operating Policies at Basin and Electric Power System Scale
Global issues in water policy·2025
Coal Phase-Out and Carbon Tax Analysis with Long-Term Planning Models: A Case Study for the Chilean Electric Power System
Energies·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Water resources management: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions
Annals of Operations Research·2024· 1 cited
A Binary Expansion Approach for the Water Pump Scheduling Problem in Large and High-Altitude Water Supply Systems
Energies·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Optimal cleaning scheduling for large photovoltaic portfolios
Applied Energy·2024· 7 cited
A long-term generation and transmission expansion planning model considering desalination flexibility and coordination: A Chilean case study
Applied Energy·2024· 5 cited
Evaluation of Multipurpose Reservoir Operating Policies at Basin and Electric Power System Scales
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management·2024· 1 cited
Data-driven optimization for seismic-resilient power network planning
Computers & Operations Research·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Medium-term stochastic hydrothermal scheduling with short-term operational effects for large-scale power and water networks
Applied Energy·2024· 8 cited
Optimization-Based Design for an Off-Grid E-Methanol Plant with Wind Energy Supply
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
A Stochastic Optimisation Model for the Water Pump Scheduling Problem with Demand Response in Large and High Altitude Water Supply Systems
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Impacts of different hydrogen demand levels and climate policy scenarios on the Chilean integrated hydrogen–electricity network
Energy Policy·2023· 8 cited
Adaptation to Climate Change in Basins within the Context of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management·2023· 11 cited
Cleaning scheduling in photovoltaic solar farms with deterministic and stochastic optimization
Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks·2023· 11 cited
The role of fast-acting energy storage for contingency grid support in the transmission planning
Energy·2023· 8 cited
Optimal operation scheduling of a PV-BESS-Electrolyzer system for hydrogen production and frequency regulation
Applied Energy·2023· 38 cited
Optimization-based expansion planning for power and hydrogen systems with feedback from a unit commitment model
Applied Energy·2023· 25 cited
Aggregate Modeling of Thermostatically Controlled Loads for Microgrid Energy Management Systems
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid·2023· 41 cited
Medium-Term Stochastic Hydrothermal Scheduling with Short-Term Operational Effects for Large-Scale Power and Water Networks
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Matías Negrete-Pincetic(23), Daniel Olivares(19), Samuel Córdova(6), Xu Andy Sun(5), Felipe Verástegui(4), Claudio A. Cañizares(4), Marcel Favereau(4), Rodrigo Escobar(3), Melih Çelik(3), Özlem Ergün(3), Pınar Keskinocak(3), Elisa Ferrario(3), Alan Poulos(3), Juan Carlos de la Llera(3), Leonardo Gacitúa(2), Yeliz Simsek(2), Tania Urmee(2), Hugh Rudnick(2), Victor Martinez(2), Andy Sun(2)