Erica Falkenstein coordinates the development, editing and production of publications for RAP’s European programme. She has worked as a consultant since moving to Germany in 2012, writing and editing English language documents for international agencies. During her career, Falkenstein has managed relationships, grants and programmes. Her experience in international development ranges from the grassroots to the global level, from serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in northeast Thailand to working in multilateral affairs at UNICEF headquarters. She joined RAP in 2022.
Erica Falkenstein holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Delaware and a master’s in Asian studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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虚拟电厂多维价值激励模型剖析：统一顶层设计与地方需求
自2020年起，虚拟电厂受到了上到中央政府机构、省级政府，下到市级、区级政府的广泛关注。虚拟电厂作为电力系统的“智能管家”迅速崛起，离不开星罗棋布的分布式资源与电网灵活调度需求的紧密契合。然而，尽管理论上虚拟电厂能够聚集这些分布式资源，但受多重掣肘牵制，难以形成合力，仍有很大一部分基于地方需求的电网服务尚未获得充分重视，这类服务可以成为其重要增收来源。这些地方电网服务的特点是由地市级调度解决地市内部分台区、线路的潮流阻塞、电压跌落等问题，或是对各种电力市场中精确的位置信号作出响应。 为虚拟电厂建立可持续的商业模式的关键在于进一步完善虚拟电厂的多维价值激励机制，为虚拟电厂提供的服务进行相应的回报。目前，关于虚拟电厂的主要讨论仍聚焦于自上而下的顶层设计上，因此本文将在这些讨论的基础上，从国际比较和案例分析的角度入手，更详尽地介绍虚拟电厂地方服务的激励机制，以及如何将其纳入虚拟电厂的三个主要收入来源，即零售市场、批发市场和需求侧响应项目。本文将以现行项目架构及电力市场机制为基础，结合美国纽约虚拟电厂补偿机制的实践经验与启示，系统梳理不同收益渠道的现行激励政策，并针对性地提出各环节的优化路径。 作者采访版刊登于《中国能源观察》5月刊。 This report is also available in English. Read More +
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What are you working on that is most crucial to RAP’s mission and why is it crucial?
My job is to help package RAP expertise in an accessible way, so that it can into the hands of those who need it.
What is something you’ve read/watched/listened to that made you think?
Diet for a Small Planet, which I read in my teens, has had a lasting impact on my life. It introduced me to the idea that the personal is political, and the choices we make can have real and widespread impacts.
My favorite dish/snack is samosa chaat.