diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst index 15419438..5e92c897 100644 --- a/doc/release_notes.rst +++ b/doc/release_notes.rst @@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Future release * The share of shipping transformed into hydrogen fuel cell can be now defined for different years in the ``config.yaml`` file. The carbon emission from the remaining share is treated as a negative load on the atmospheric carbon dioxide bus, just like aviation and land transport emissions. * The transformation of the Steel and Aluminium production can be now defined for different years in the ``config.yaml`` file. * Include the option to alter the maximum energy capacity of a store via the ``carrier+factor`` in the ``{sector_opts}`` wildcard. This can be useful for sensitivity analyses. Example: ``co2 stored+e2`` multiplies the ``e_nom_max`` by factor 2. In this example, ``e_nom_max`` represents the CO2 sequestration potential in Europe. +* Add option to regionally disaggregate biomass potential to individual nodes + (currently given per country, then distributed by population density within) + and allow the transport of solid biomass. + The transport costs are determined based on the `JRC-EU-Times Bioenergy report `_ + in the new optional rule ``build_biomass_transport_costs``. + Biomass transport can be activated with the setting ``sector: biomass_transport: true``. PyPSA-Eur-Sec 0.5.0 (21st May 2021) =================================== diff --git a/doc/spatial_resolution.rst b/doc/spatial_resolution.rst index 1be9f3ad..b4e65417 100644 --- a/doc/spatial_resolution.rst +++ b/doc/spatial_resolution.rst @@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ Hydrogen network: nodal. Methane network: single node for Europe, since future demand is so low and no bottlenecks are expected. -Solid biomass: single node for Europe, until transport costs can be -incorporated. +Solid biomass: choice between single node for Europe and nodal where biomass +potential is regionally disaggregated (currently given per country, +then distributed by population density within) +and transport of solid biomass is possible. CO2: single node for Europe, but a transport and storage cost is added for sequestered CO2.