Open source toolbox for modelling integrated energy systems

Objective

Spine project will create a toolbox for modelling integrated energy systems. The Toolbox will be modular and adaptable, making the toolbox suitable for both detailed modelling of complex features in energy systems as well as for large-scale problems. This is a novel approach to energy system modelling, which allows a much broader set of problems being addressed within a single modelling tool.

The adaptability comes from a design where the input data defines the temporal, spatial, technological, regulatory and sectoral dimensions of the model instance. Model instances can also be chained in order to allow iterative approaches for solving especially large problems (e.g. planning a large system while considering high operational detail).

The Spine Toolbox will support the full modelling chain from data acquisition to processing of results. Through automated features of the toolbox it will be easy to generate a large number of scenarios from user-defined data collections. It can connect to different tools and models, both external and internal. The internal tools developed in the project include an input data verification tool, a tool to post-process outputs, parallelization service and the actual Spine Model.

The Spine Toolbox and the Spine Model will be deployed by open sourcing all the developments. The project will initiate, grow and support a user community where the project partners will participate as they will replace many of their existing tools with the Spine Toolbox.

The Spine project will use the toolbox to contribute to the expected impacts of the call. A series of case studies will help the project to expand specific modelling capabilities in the Spine Model, deploy the Toolbox to potential users, and produce analysis relevant to the expected impacts of the call. Policy and business relevant results will be communicated to the relevant stakeholders, demonstrating the future uses of the toolbox in policy-support and business decision-support.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › power engineering › electric power transmission
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science › data processing

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3.4. - A single, smart European electricity grid

Topic(s)

• LCE-05-2017 - Tools and technologies for coordination and integration of the European energy system

Call for proposal

H2020-LCE-2017-SGS
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

Address

Tekniikantie 21
02150 Espoo
Finland

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 1 301 562,50

Participants (4)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 525 098,29

Address

Belfield
4 Dublin

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 572 125

Address

Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 729 062,50

Address

Brinellvagen 8
100 44 Stockholm

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ENERGY REFORM LIMITED

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 452 570,46

Address

22 Avoca Drive
A98K3K6 Bray Wicklow

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)