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| License | ISC license |
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| GitHub | |
| Access to source code | https://github.com/balmorelcommunity/Balmorel/ |
| Data provided | none |
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| Modelling software | GAMS |
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| User behaviour and demand side management | Elastic Demand | ||||||
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| Comment on geographic (spatial) resolution | Many resolutions possible with electricity modelled in regions and district heat modelled in areas which are submodules of the regions. One example: For EU-Nordic Model Application: Electricity modelled in grid regions (mostly Nordpool Spot and along major grid bottlenecks in Germany) Heat modelled in district heat areas with a higher resolution | ||||||
| Observation period | <1 year, 1 year, >1 year, Typically one or more years, but also applied to parts of a year, e.g. a week | ||||||
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| Model class (optimisation) | LP, MILP |
| Model class (simulation) | Bottom up |
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| Short description of mathematical model class | The Balmorel core model is linear, but mixed-integer modelling may be applied, e.g. in order to represent economies of scale and unit commitment. |
| Mathematical objective | CO2, costs, RE-share |
| Approach to uncertainty | Deterministic, Stochastic |
| Suited for many scenarios / monte-carlo | |
| typical computation time | less than a day |
| Typical computation hardware | Since Hardware and Model dimension differ significantly, the computation time ranges from seconds to days |
| Technical data anchored in the model | Model Code and Data are kept separate |
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| Model file format | .gms |
| Input data file format | text |
| Output data file format | comes out as gdx, but .db (sqlite) or xlsx can also be chosen |
| Integration with other models | Integration with the network flow model OptiFlow http://balmorel.com/index.php/downloadmodel/optiflow |
| Integration of other models | Balmorel has several addons; which are supplied with the main model and can be turned on by the user if necessary, Examples are unit commitment; endogenous investments with discrete size units and flowbased transmission |
| Citation reference | current published version: Ravn, Hans, & all other contributors. (2011, September 20). balmorelcommunity/balmorel v3.02 (Version v3.02). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.823693 |
| Citation DOI | 10.5281/zenodo.823692 |
| Reference Studies/Models | http://balmorel.com/index.php/activities; http://balmorel.com/index.php/publications |
| Example research questions | Least-cost climate emission reduction pathway for electricity and heat in the Nordic Countries: Technology Options, Robust Strategies, Grade of Electrification, Usage of Flexibility Options |
| Model usage | DTU, NMBU, TTU, EA Energy Analysis, COWI, HOFOR, Danish Energy Association, Estonian Transmission System Operator Elering, Mexican Energy Minsitery, Eastern African Power Pool (EAPP), Sino-Danish Renewable Energy Development (RED) programme |
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| Example research questions | Least-cost climate emission reduction pathway for electricity and heat in the Nordic Countries: Technology Options, Robust Strategies, Grade of Electrification, Usage of Flexibility Options |
| further properties | Simultaneous endogenous optimization and economic dispatch; price dependent consumption |
| Model specific properties | strong in representation of district heat; flexible handling of time segmentation |