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This paper looks at tourism and hospitality pandemic literature and asks two research questions. The first identifies the main topics analyzed, while the second investigates future research avenues. Manual coding of 230 studies using a grounded theory approach identified 11 topics. An empirical research framework was proposed and organized around four blocks: companies, tourists, destinations, and the whole tourism system. Current literature focuses mainly on the business aspect and analyzes the strategies implemented by companies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Intention to travel is the main focus for the tourist block, while impact studies attracted the majority of studies at the destination level. The main tourism topic that is analyzed is post-coronavirus tourism. The conclusions of this paper identify possible research avenues for each topic (analytic research agenda) and also consider the framework as a whole (holistic value). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Expansion of wind generation capacity requires a close examination of the location and quality of wind resources and a detailed understanding of its operational impact on the transmission grid. In this paper, a transmission network model is developed for Ontario, with their planned enhancements for three specific years under study-2010, 2015 and 2025. The zonal supply mix of generation resources included are, nuclear, wind, hydro, gas- and coal-fired generation. An optimal power flow (OPF) model is developed considering future demand and generation scenarios, and used in a deterministic case study. Subsequently, Monte Carlo simulations are carried out considering the variability and uncertainty of wind generation. Both case studies examine the effect of different wind generation penetration levels on the Ontario electrical grid and analyze long-term wind generation impacts. The impact on operating reserves for different levels of wind penetration is also examined. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]