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10/1/2008

New York Times Cites EMCAS as Pioneering Software Able to Mimic Market Dynamics
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9/1/2008

ADICA partners with Argonne to develop long-term projection of electricity prices in Western United States
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8/1/2008

Ontario Power Authority Considers ADICA’s Smart Market SM Solution – EMCAS
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5/1/2008

Fichtner to use ADICA’s Smart Market SM Solution - GTMax

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4/1/2008

Fraunhofer Institute notes “remarkable” aspects of EMCAS agent-based software for simulating electricity markets
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3/1/2008

Croatian National Electricity Company, HEP, Selects EMCAS Electricity Market Analysis Software
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2/1/2008

EMCAS Educational Version is used by Universities in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States

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1/4/2008

Power System Professionals from 10 Countries Attend Training on ADICA’s Smart Market SM Solution - EMCAS 

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12/1/2007

Lahmeyer International Selects GTMax for use in Regional Transmission Planning
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11/1/2007

ADICA Conducts Training on Energy System Planning for Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)
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9/1/2007

ADICA Launches New Support Website

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8/1/2007

ADICA Provides Training on Power System Planning in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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6/1/2007

EMCAS Software is Applied in Electricity Market Study for the Illinois Commerce Commission

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4/1/2007

Portuguese Transmission Company REN Selects EMCAS for Analyzing Iberian Electricity Market

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3/26/2007

Argonne, IIT Join with Korea Power Exchange for Graduate Studies Program in Electricity Markets

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2/1/2007

ADICA Provides Training on Use of WASP Power System Planning Software in Algeria, Cyprus and Indonesia

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12/1/2006

ADICA IS SELECTED AMONG LEADING COMPANIES TO PRESENT AT ENERGY VENTURE FAIR VII

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11/1/2006

ADICA Receives 2006 U.S. Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Midwest Region Partnership Award

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10/1/2006

Following an Independent Review, Czech Consortium Selects ADICA’s EMCAS as Top Strategic Regional Electricity Model

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9/1/2006

Korea Power Exchange (KPX) Selects ADICA to Organize 4-month Training Program on Power System Expansion Planning in a Competitive Electricity Market

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7/1/2006

Power System Professionals from 10 Countries Attend Training on ADICA’s EMCAS Software

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5/1/2006

ADICA Organizes Study Tour of U.S. Electricity Markets for Chubu Electric Power Company

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4/1/2006

Korea Electric Power Research Institute Obtains GTMax License

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3/1/2006

Chubu Electric Power Company Selects ADICA to Organize Training on Software for Electricity Market Analysis and Generation Expansion Planning

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2/1/2006

 Korea Power Exchange (KPX) Selects ADICA to Organize Study Tour of USA Electricity Markets with Visits to PJM, MISO and California Energy Commission

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1/1/2006

The World Bank Selects ADICA to Present Simulation Software at Pre-Launch Meeting of Nile Basin Regional Power Trade Project

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12/1/2005

The World Bank Selects ADICA to Train Mexican Energy Analysts in the Use of the WASP-IV Model for Wind Power Analysis

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10/1/2005

ADICA Provides Training for World Bank Energy Sector Recovery Project in Kenya

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8/1/2005

ADICA Teams with Argonne National Laboratory to Conduct an Electricity Tariff Study for the North Sulawesi Region of Indonesia

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6/1/2005

ADICA’s GTMax Software is Used in Electricity Generation Investment Study for South East Europe

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EMCAS Sample Training Schedule Print E-mail

Sample Training Schedule for Electricity Market Complex Adaptive Systems (EMCAS)

  Week 1
day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
time          
9:00 - 10:30 Welcome and Course Openings
Introductions, Course Agenda, Scope and Objectives
Lecture
ntroduction to Regional Power Market Issues and Lessons Learned (PJM, California, Texas, NE, MISO)
Lecture
Methodologies for Long-Term Supply Assessment
Lecture
Monitoring Market Power - Challenges and Approaches
Lecture
Renewables and Distributed Generation in Deregulated Markets
10:30 - 10:45   Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:15 Lecture
Overview of Latest Power Industry Trends - US
Lecture
Introduction to Regional Power Market Issues and Lessons Learned (PJM, California, Texas, NE, MISO)
Lecture
Overview of IRP Methodologies (Generation & Transmission)
Lecture
Market Power Mitigation
Lecture
Demand Side Management in Competitive Markets
12:15 - 13:30   Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 Lecture
Overview of Latest Power Industry Trends - International
Lecture
Trends and Issues in Transmission Planning
Lecture
Overview of Different Electricity Price Forecasting Tools and Methodologies
Lecture
Incorporating Externalities (Social, Environmental, Security) into the Decision Process
Lecture
Power Market Simulation Exercise Using "Real Agents" to Explore Bidding Behavior - Intro and Rules
15:00 - 15:15   Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:45 Work Session
Familiarization with Computer and Office Facilities
Work Session
Self-Study of Handout Materials, Q&A Session

Work Session
Self-Study of Handout Materials, Q&A Session

 

Work Session
Self-Study of Handout Materials, Q&A Session
Work Session
Self-Study of Handout Materials, Q&A Session

                  Week 2
day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
time          
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture
Introduction and Overview of Agent-Based Modeling Theory and its Applicability to Power Systems
Lecture
EMCAS Agents: Power Generators and Generation Company Agents - Inputs and Decision Rules
Lecture
EMCAS Agents: Transmission, Distribution, Demand Company, and Consumer Agents - Inputs and Decision
Lecture
Background on LPM Calculation
Lecture
EMCAS Agents: Regulator and Special Event Generator Agent - Input Requirements and Decision Rules
10:30 - 10:45   Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:15 Lecture
Introduction and Overview of Complex Adaptive Systems Theory and its Applicability to Power Systems
Lecture
EMCAS Agents: Generation Company Agent - Unit Commitment Algorithm
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study
Lecture
EMCAS Agents: ISO/RTO/ITP Agent - System Scheduling and Dispatching
Lecture
EMCAS Analysis Levels
12:15 - 13:30   Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 Lecture
Introduction and Overview of the EMCAS Model
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study
Lecture
EMCAS Agents: ISO/RTO/ITP Agent - Input Requirements and Decision Rules
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study
15:00 - 15:15   Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:45 Lecture
Introduction to the EMCAS Interface
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study
Lecture
Simple EMCAS Case Study
Work Session
Simple EMCAS Case Study

 
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