1. Preface

   • Carlos Henggeler Antunes
   • António Gomes Martins

   Preface Pages: 15 - 17

2. Bundle Relaxation and Primal Recovery in Unit Commitment Problems. The Brazilian Case

   • A. Belloni
   • A.L. Diniz Souto Lima
   • C.A. Sagastizábal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 44

3. A Goal Programming Model for Rescheduling of Generation Power in Deregulated Markets

   • E. Centeno
   • B. Vitoriano
   • E.F. Sánchez-Úbeda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 57

4. Uncertainty and Investment in Electricity Generation with an Application to the Case of Hydro-Québec

   • Corinne Chaton
   • Joseph A. Doucet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 80

5. Bid-Based Dispatch of Hydrothermal Systems in Competitive Markets

   • Priscila Lino
   • Luiz Augusto N. Barroso
   • Márcia H.C. Fampa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 97

6. A Decomposition Methodology Applied to the Multi-Area Optimal Power Flow Problem

   • Francisco J. Nogales
   • Francisco J. Prieto
   • Antonio J. Conejo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 116

7. Using GRASP to Solve the Unit Commitment Problem

   • Ana Viana
   • Jorge Pinho de Sousa
   • Manuel Matos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 132

8. Project Ranking in the Armenian Energy Sector Using a Multicriteria Method for Groups

   • Yorgos Goletsis
   • John Psarras
   • Jesus-Emmanuel Samouilidis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 157

9. Combined MCDA–IP Approach for Project Selection in the Electricity Market

   • G. Mavrotas
   • D. Diakoulaki
   • P. Capros

   OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 170

10. Optimal Operations Management and Network Planning of a District Heating System with a Combined Heat and Power Plant

    • Roberto Aringhieri
    • Federico Malucelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 199

11. Optimal Design of Heat-Integrated Multipurpose Batch Facilities with Economic Savings in Utilities: A Mixed Integer Mathematical Formulation

    • Tânia Pinto
    • Augusto Q. Novais
    • Ana Paula F. D. Barbosa-Póvoa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 230