| Framework Name | GENESYS-2 |
| Acronym | GENESYS-2 |
| Contact (e-mail) | christian.bussar@isea.rwth-aachen.de, genesys@isea.rwth-aachen.de |
| Current contact person | Christian Bussar |
| Website | http://www.genesys.rwth-aachen.de/wordpress/ |
| Institution(s) | RWTH Aachen University Institut ISEA, RWTH Aachen University Institut IAEW |
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| Inital purpose | Optimisation of the development corridor from today till 2050 under political boundaries like co2 emission targets, emission certificate prices (that are set in the framework);Standard parametrisation of several European countries Operation and unit dispatch on hourly basis of the whole optimisation time span;Time series for Renewable Energy Generation with support for lookup table to simulate location details of optimal generator locations (wind) or less optimal sites; Flexibility of model settings to investigate targeted time span based on existing components, new investments, green field; Operation on hourly basis, but flexible adaptions can be implemented Investigation of need for long term, seasonal storage, synergies of renewable generation with different storage types; Investigation of policy effects on system structure like co2 emission allowance cost development trajectories, phase out of technologies, retarded investment incentives on certain technologies |
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| Research questions | What does the optimal system development pathway look like to reach Co2 mitigation targets from today towards year x ?, What does the power system configuration in year x look like?, What are the generation prices for technology X in an optimal system look like and is it competitive with other carriers?, How is the demand for storage in a specific year; in what year is investment into long term storage inevitable? |
| Inital Release Date | 2017-01-01 |
| Parent Framework | - |
| Version | Version 1.6.0 |
| Source of funding | Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energy (BMWi), Federal Ministry for Economics Affairs and Energy (BMWi) |
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| data postprocessing | python scripts for generating input files and preprocessing the output-file to a readable excel-format |
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| Additional software | Linux-based system, additional libraries: libcmaes; eigen3 |
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| License | GNU LGPL |
| Code availability | - |
| Data availability | - |
| Data provided | none |
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| Link to User Documentation | {"{https://github.com/open-modex/model_GENESYS-2}"} |
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| Link to installation guide | - |
| Link to code documentation | mail to: genesys@isea.rwth-aachen.de |
| Skills basic | energy system modelling background, working with Linux |
| Skills advanced | C++ for internal development |
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| Reference Studies/Models | - |
| Citation reference | Bussar, C. ; Stöcker, Philipp ; Moraes Jr., Luiz ; Jacqué, Kevin ; Axelsen, Hendrik ; Sauer, D.U.: The Long-Term Power System Evolution – First Optimisation Results. In: Energy Procedia 135 (2017), p. 347–357 |
| Citation | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.526 |
| Projects using the framework | FlexMex |
| Model usage | - |
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