Abstract
We report on the development and application of an integer programming model for simultaneously proposing electricity transmission system augmentations and the selection of electricity generation projects over multi-year time horizons. Undertaking network design while simultaneously addressing renewable energy supply variability over time and space is a difficult proposition. It was however a key design requirement for this model, due to the model's intended use as part of studies of plausible scenarios for Australia's energy future to 2050. The model has been successfully utilised within a multi-stage modelling workflow, being preceded by an economic model of the energy sector and followed by a high resolution simulation of the national electricity market. Together the three models flesh out the details of electricity systems of the future, in terms of the location and technologies for individual power plants, the magnitude of transmission line capacity expansions, and the energy and financial flows in the resulting networks. We present the results from various analyses that have been undertaken using the model, with emphasis on the integration of renewable and fossil-fuel supply options to meet end-user demand, and also describe some of the mathematical and systems-development work that was required in order to yield a model which was sufficiently detailed, solvable in reasonable time, and able to be embedded in a powerful yet easy-to-use GIS and database system.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 |
Editors | Julia Piantadosi, Robert Anderssen, John Boland |
Place of Publication | Canberra ACT Australia |
Publisher | Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ) |
Pages | 1509-1515 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780987214331 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Congress on Modelling and Simulation 2013: Adapting to Change: the multiple roles of modelling - Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 1 Dec 2013 → 6 Dec 2013 Conference number: 20th https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2013/ |
Conference
Conference | International Congress on Modelling and Simulation 2013 |
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Abbreviated title | MODSIM 2013 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Adelaide |
Period | 1/12/13 → 6/12/13 |
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Keywords
- Electricity transmission and generation
- Integer programming
- Network design