An agent-based simulation platform as support tool for the analysis of the interactions of renewable electricity generation with the electricity and CO2 market

This paper presents the agent-based simulation platform POWERACE as support tool for the analysis of the impact of renewable electricity generation on the electricity market and the CO2 market. The price effects of renewable electricity generation on these markets are discussed in an analytical way. As an important background for a more comprehensive analysis of theses effects the impact of renewable electricity generation on the CO2 emissions of the German electricity sector is analyzed with the help of the developed simulation platform.