Development opportunities and impact assessment of virtual power plants

U ovom radu analizirao se pojam virtualnih elektrana iz više aspekata. Prvo su se ukratko naveli neki mogući uzroci koji su doprinijeli razvoju virtualnih elektrana te naveli primjeri već postojećih. U pregledu pravnog okvira, razmotrile su se mogućnosti izvedbe i odredili koraci za legalno osnivanje virtualne elektrane u Hrvatskoj, te procijenile buduće promjene sukladno novim europskim pravilima. Na kraju se izradio jednostavan algoritam optimizacije i upravljanja virtualnom elektranom kako bi se ispitala profitabilnost takvog entiteta prilagođena hrvatskim uvjetima.This thesis analysed the concept of virtual power plants from various aspects. First, several possible causes were presented that might have led to the development of virtual power plants, and some of the existing ones were described. In the overview of the legal framework, implementation possibilities were analysed and defined steps for developing a virtual power plant in Croatia. Also, it was estimated how would new European rules change the current legal structure. Last, a simple optimization and control algorithm for a virtual power plant was created in order to examine the profitability of such an entity in Croatian conditions