Acknowledgements

Firstly, we would like to thank our supervisor Dr Nick Kelly for all of his valued help and advice throughout the duration of the project.

In addition, we would also like to thank our industrial contacts and academic staff for their contribution to the project:

· Mr Arnuad Ete at Sgurr Energy for all of the data and encouragement he provided &

· Mr Brian Dunlea, Head of Portfolio Analysis & Strategy, Trading and Sales at British Energy, for all of the information regarding the electricity market and pricing.

. Dr Michael Kummert, University of Strathclyde, for his valuable aid with the simulation software and results validation.