Course detail

Welcome to Energy Markets and Analytics

Description: Energy markets are at the heart of one of the biggest societal challenges of our time - creating a sustainable, reliable and affordable energy provision. Renewable Energies are also new guests and participants in such markets. The PhD/industrial course on “Energy Markets and Analytics” aims at providing an in depth introduction to energy markets and how the renewable energies can be integrated in them safely. The participants will learn how to implement the concepts using appropriate software packages on planning, decision making and optimization.

The course will mainly cover the following subjects:

Day 1 (8:30-16:30)

1.1. Introduction to electricity markets

1.2. Market participants, and challenges of participation of renewable energy resources (RER) in markets 

1.3. Structures of wholesale and retail electricity markets

1.4. Net energy metering, DER aggregation, energy communities, and equitable energy access

Day 2 (8:30-16:30)

2.1. Ancillary service market: energy-reserve co-optimization 

2.2. Transactive energy and peer-to-peer energy trading

2.3. Energy storage for RERs integration in energy markets

2.4. Resource adequacy and capacity market

Including learning objectives:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of energy markets, including pricing, market clearing mechanisms, and types of markets.
• Explore the challenges and opportunities of integrating renewable energy resources (RER) into energy markets.
• Examine global policies for integrating RERs and understand their impact on market operations.
• Learn strategies for demand-side management and the role of energy storage in supporting RER integration.
• Develop skills in using analytical tools and software for planning, decision-making, and optimization in energy markets.

Prerequisites: No

Organizer:
Professor Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam

Lecturers:

Professor Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam, AAU Energy- Denmark
Professor Lang Tong, Cornell University-USA
Professor Behnam Mohammadi-ivatloo, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology- Finland 

ECTS: 1,5

Time: 23, 24 February 2026 

Place: Aalborg University, AAU Energi 

Zip code: 9220

City: Aalborg

Number of seats: 30

Deadline: 16 February 2026

Important information concerning PhD courses:  There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.