Abstract This article presents and validates a Europe-wide electricity system model for techno-economic analysis. It is a zonal model in which 35 countries are modelled as individual bidding zones. Validation of the model is performed via comparing modelling results with historical records of 2016. The model replicates historical electricity system behaviour well in terms of electricity production and cross-border trading. Modelled hourly prices follow historical variations. The model results in an average annual load weighted electricity price of 35.41 €/MWh, which is 3 € less than the historical value. The presented validation exercise provides a simple and fast way to improve modelling accuracy through adjusting input data and modelling assumptions. This article also shows how to set up a complete Europe-wide electricity system model from open-source data.

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用于技术经济分析的欧洲电力系统模型的验证

摘要 本文提出并验证了用于技术经济分析的欧洲电力系统模型。这是一个区域模型，其中将 35 个国家/地区建模为单独的投标区域。通过将建模结果与 2016 年的历史记录进行比较来验证模型。该模型在电力生产和跨境交易方面很好地复制了历史电力系统行为。模拟的每小时价格遵循历史变化。该模型得出的平均年负荷加权电价为 35.41 欧元/兆瓦时，比历史值低 3 欧元。所提出的验证练习提供了一种通过调整输入数据和建模假设来提高建模准确性的简单而快速的方法。