PhD Studentship on
Intelligent Market Mechanisms for Electricity in Great Britain
The combination of locally produced energy, internet technology and machine intelligence to
control loads provides a hitherto unrealised potential to exploit sources of “flexibility” in the
electricity system. This could provide an important resource to more efficiently balance
electricity in the UK market.
The PhD project would aim to understand the interplay between local flexibility (generation and
demand) and supplier wholesale top-up as well as network and system operator pricing. The
project will examine the controls necessary to manage these interactions and work on
algorithms necessary to realise the potential of local flexibility.
The project is funded by, and run in collaboration with, Elexon, the balancing settlement
operator for the UK electricity market, see http://www.elexon.co.uk. The prospective student
would be part of Warwick’s Centre for Complexity Science and its new Centre for Doctoral
Training in Mathematics for Real-World Systems (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/mathsys/).
We are looking for a candidate with a high Masters (MSc / MEng) in a quantitative area (OR,
Engineering, Maths, Computer Science, etc.). A background in the processes relating to
electricity generation and supply would be advantageous.
Funding
The studentship will be funded for 3 years, paying an annual maintenance allowance at the
standard rate of £13,863 (based on the UK Research Council’s current rate) and will also cover
Tuition Fees.
Application
Please apply online for a PhD in Mathematics of Systems at
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/mathsys/apply , specifying your interest in this particular project
For an informal inquiry, please contact
Prof Juergen Branke, University of Warwick, juergen.branke@wbs.ac.uk
Prof Robert MacKay, University of Warwick, R.S.MacKay@warwick.ac.uk