<p>Part I Distributed energy resources as enablers of local electricity markets</p> <p>1. New electricity markets. The challenges of variable renewable energy </p> <p>Ana Estanqueiro and António Couto</p> <p>2. Integration of electric vehicles in local energy markets </p> <p>José Almeida and João Soares</p> <p>3. From wholesale energy markets to local flexibility markets: structure, models and operation </p> <p>Fernando Lopes</p> <p>4. From the smart grid to the local electricity market </p> <p>Fernando Lezama, Tiago Pinto, Zita Vale, Gabriel Santos and Steve Widergren</p> <p>Part II Local market models and opportunities</p> <p>5. Local market models </p> <p>Amin Shokri Gazafroudi, Hosna Khajeh, Miadreza Shafie-khah, Hannu Laaksonen and Juan Manuel Corchado</p> <p>6. Peer-to-peer energy platforms </p> <p>Liyang Han, Thomas Morstyn and Malcolm D. McCulloch</p> <p>7. Transmission system operator and distribution system operator interaction </p> <p>Hugo Gabriel Morais Valente, E. Lambert and J. Cantenot</p> <p>8. Local electricity markets—practical implementations </p> <p>Ricardo Faia, Fernando Lezama and Juan Manuel Corchado</p> <p>Part III Enablers for local electricity markets</p> <p>9. Local energy markets, commercially available tools </p> <p>Jan Segerstam</p> <p>10. Distributed energy resource management system </p> <p>Quoc Tuan Tran, Van Hoa Nguyen, Ngoc An Luu and Elvira Amicarelli</p> <p>11. Modeling, simulation, and decision support </p> <p>Danial Esmaeili Aliabadi, Emre Çelebi, Murat Elhüseyni and Güvenç Sahin</p> <p>12. Blockchain as messaging infrastructure for smart grids </p> <p>Iván S. Razo-Zapata and Mihail Mihaylov</p> <p>13. Load profiling revisited: prosumer profiling for local energy markets </p> <p>Gianfranco Chicco and Andrea Mazza</p> <p>14. Forecasting </p> <p>Elena Mocanu, Decebal Constantin Mocanu, Nikolaos G. Paterakis and Madeleine Gibescu</p> <p>15. Mathematical models and optimization techniques to support local electricity markets </p> <p>John Fredy Franco, Leonardo H. Macedo, Nataly Bañol Arias, Alejandra Tabares, Rubén Romero and João Soares</p> <p>Part IV Regulatory framework: Current trends and future Perspectives</p> <p>16. An economic analysis of market design: Local energy markets for energy and grid services </p> <p>L. Lynne Kiesling</p> <p>17. South American Markets—regulatory framework: current trends and future prospects in South America </p> <p>Rubipiara C. Fernandes, Edison A.C. Aranha Neto and Fabrício Y.K. Takigawa</p> <p>18. Electricity markets and local electricity markets in Europe </p> <p>Zita Vale, Débora de São José and Tiago Pinto</p> <p>19. Local electricity markets: regulation, opportunities, and challenges in the</p> <p>United Kingdom </p> <p>Karim L. Anaya</p> <p>20. Competition and restructuring of the South African electricity market </p> <p>Komla Agbenyo Folly</p> <p>21. Asia electricity markets </p> <p>Panhong Cheng and Yan Gao</p> <p>22. Current trends and perspectives in Australia </p> <p>Alan Moran</p> <p>Conclusions and paths for future research and development </p>