Essays about: "Competitive Bidding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Competitive Bidding.

1. 1. Assessing the Benefits of Fossil-Free Gas Turbines in Distribution Networks : A Case Study in Västerås

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Fredrik Hansell; Axel Vällfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Gas turbine; power system stability; balancing markets; hydrogen; eMethanol; Gasturbin; kraftsystemstabilitet; balansmarknader; vätgas; e-metanol;

   Abstract : As the share of weather-dependent renewable electricity production increases, the demand for power system flexibility grows. In the Swedish power system, gas turbines have historically been utilised for back-up power generation. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effect of the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives on Tender Outcomes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Nicholas Mimms; [2021]
   Keywords : Public Procurement; Open Data; Market regulation; Auction theory;

   Abstract : The EU procurement directives of 2014 aimed to improve transparency through increased electronic bidding, to liberalize the international procurement market by removing 'buy local' policies, and to increase competition and international participation in procurement, leading to an overall more efficient public procurement process. One of the implicit channels through which they hoped to achieve higher efficiency is through the number of bidders (the 'competition effect' in auction theory). READ MORE

4. 3. Optimisation of Run of River Production Forecasting Using Aiolos Forecast Studio

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Amer Al-Qes; [2020]
   Keywords : Run of river hydropower plants; power production forecasting; Aiolos forecast studio; model accuracy assessment analysis and power market.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Hydropower is simply the largest source of renewable energy in the Nordic countries, where It compose around 90% of power production in Iceland, 70% in Norway, 40% in Sweden and 20% in Finland. Mountainous terrain and abundance in the surface water is a significant contributing factor in hydropower production. READ MORE

5. 4. An Empirical Study of Competition and Bidding Behaviors of Small and Large Firms in Public Procurement

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Samuel Repfennig; Viktoria Petrovic; [2020]
   Keywords : public procurement; procurement; competition; bid price; auction;

   Abstract : The number of firms participating in public procurement in Sweden has declined since 2012, worrying policymakers since competition is seen as a driver of value-for-money. However, previous research suggests that efforts to increase participation in procurement do not necessarily result in a desirable, competitive effect, due to the auction format of the practice. READ MORE

6. 5. Bid Forecasting in Public Procurement

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Karim Stiti; Shih Jung Yape; [2019]
   Keywords : Bidding in public procurement; Count data regression; Economically most advantageous tenders; Lowest price tenders; Machine learning; Multiple linear regression; Nonparametric bootstrap; Position performance coefficient; Sealed-bid auctions; Stochastic dominance; Support vector regression.; Budgivningsmodeller I offentliga upphandlingar; Ekonomiskt mest fördelaktiga anbud; Förseglade auktioner; Lägsta-pris anbud; Maskininlärning; Multipel linjär regression.;

   Abstract : Public procurement amounts to a significant part of Sweden's GDP. Nevertheless, it is an overlooked sector characterized by low digitization and inefficient competition where bids are not submitted based on proper mathematical tools. READ MORE