- Due to the fluctuating energy supply of renewable energy systems, electricity prices on the markets are becoming increasingly volatile. This offers manufacturers opportunities to reduce costs by adapting production processes to the energy supply. So-called energy flexible factories are thus a decisive competitive factor and at the same time a solution component for a successful energy turnaround. The implementation of energy flexible factories requires energy-oriented production planning that makes appropriate use of flexibility measures. Energy storage systems supplement companies’ flexibility options. In order to be able to use them cost-optimally, interactions with flexible production processes must be taken into account and planned. This paper introduces an optimization-based approach for the integrated planning of flexible production processes and battery storage scheduling.
