Power System Modelling of the Spanish island of Menorca using Switch 2.0 (https://github.com/switch-model). This study was carried out as a master thesis project by the graduate student Gustavo Gomes Pereira during the year of 2020. It aims to identify the cost-optimum power system capable of reliably meeting Menorca's electricity needs from 2021 to 2030 (10 years). More specifically, it consists of a techno-economic analysis of the power system of the Spanish island of Menorca using the open-source software package Switch 2.0. Computational models assessing a series of power technologies with their respective costs and technical specifications are analysed through a series of simulations, which include a few different scenarios: - Base case (default): no externality is considered and each power generator is modelled based on its specific merits and capabilities. - Carbon price: introduction of a carbon price (in euros per tonne of CO2) that affects the cost of dispatching generators based on their respective carbon emissions. Carbon prices of €20, €50, €80 and €100 per tonne of CO2 are considered. - Renewable portfolio standards (RPS): implementation of a renewable energy mandate as a percentage of total electricity generation to be met by 2030. RPS levels of 75%, 85% and 95% are considered. - Natural gas price hedging: sensitivity analysis to evaluate how different costs of hedging natural gas prices impact the optimization results.Annual hedging costs of 1%, 2%, 5% and 10% are compounded yearly over the 10-year period of the study. (FOR A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE STUDY, PLEASE READ THE FILE ENTITLED "Master Thesis - Gustavo Gomes Pereira.pdf")
gustavotiguga/switch-model_Menorca
Master Thesis Project: Power System Modelling (2021-2030) for the Spanish Island of Menorca using the open-source Switch model (v2.0)
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