Experiences with auctions for renewable energy support

David Fernando Mora Alvarez; Marco Islam; Emilie Rosenlund Soysal; Lena Kitzing; Ana Lucia Amazo Blanco; Sonja Förster; Silvana Tiedemann; Fabian Wigand

doi:10.1109/EEM.2017.7981922

Experiences with auctions for renewable energy support

David Fernando Mora Alvarez
, Marco Islam
, Emilie Rosenlund Soysal
, Lena Kitzing
, Ana Lucia Amazo Blanco
, Sonja Förster
, Silvana Tiedemann
, Fabian Wigand

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Ecofys B.V.

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Abstract

Auctions is an increasingly popular instrument for introducing competitiveness in the support schemes for renewable energy, however, designing successful auctions appears to be a challenge. Policy makers seeking to introduce auctions are faced with a range of design choices, which may affect the auction outcome significantly. This paper investigates the past experiences with auction implementations in 13 countries. We highlight popular design choices and evaluate auction performances based on a set of assessment criteria. We find that as a market-based support mechanism auctions can help driving down support costs, however, they are also prone to design errors. Adjusting the auction design to the specific conditions (national and marked) is a key parameter for success.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	14th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM)
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2017
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-5499-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2017.7981922
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	14th International Conference on the European Energy Market - Dresden, Germany Duration: 6 Jun 2017 → 9 Jun 2017 Conference number: 14 http://eem2017.com/

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Conference	14th International Conference on the European Energy Market
Number	14
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Dresden
Period	06/06/2017 → 09/06/2017
Internet address	http://eem2017.com/

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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AURES: Auctions for Renewable Energy Support: Effective use and efficient implementation options
Kitzing, L. (Project Coordinator), Morthorst, P. E. (Project Coordinator), Skytte, K. (Project Participant), Klinge Jacobsen, H. (Project Participant), Wendring, P. (Project Participant), Soysal, E. R. (Project Participant), Islam, M. (Project Participant) & Mora Alvarez, D. F. (Project Coordinator)
01/01/2015 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research

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Mora Alvarez, DF, Islam, M, Soysal, ER, Kitzing, L, Blanco, ALA, Förster, S, Tiedemann, S & Wigand, F 2017, Experiences with auctions for renewable energy support. in 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM). IEEE, 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 06/06/2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM.2017.7981922

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