diff --git a/data/Country_codes.csv b/data/Country_codes.csv
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3f4cf925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/Country_codes.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Country,2 letter code (ISO-3166-2),3 letter code (ISO-3166-3)
+Albania,AL,ALB
+Austria,AT,AUT
+Bosnia Herzegovina,BA,BIH
+Belgium,BE,BEL
+Bulgaria,BG,BGR
+Switzerland,CH,CHE
+Cyprus,CY,CYP
+Czech Republic,CZ,CZE
+Germany,DE,DEU
+Denmark,DK,DNK
+Spain,ES,ESP
+Estonia,EE,EST
+Finland,FI,FIN
+France,FR,FRA
+United Kingdom,GB,GBR
+Greece,GR,GRC
+Croatia,HR,HRV
+Hungary,HU,HUN
+Ireland,IE,IRL
+Iceland,IS,ISL
+Italy,IT,ITA
+Lithuania,LT,LTU
+Luxembourg,LU,LUX
+Latvia,LV,LVA
+Malta,MT,MLT
+Macedonia,MK,MKD
+Montenegro,ME,MNE
+Netherlands,NL,NLD
+Norway,NO,NOR
+Poland,PL,POL
+Portugal,PT,PRT
+Romania,RO,ROU
+Serbia,RS,SRB
+Slovakia,SK,SVK
+Slovenia,SI,SVN
+Sweden,SE,SWE
diff --git a/data/co2_budget.csv b/data/co2_budget.csv
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8e66a993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/co2_budget.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+,go,wait
+2020,0.7011648746,0.7011648746
+2025,0.5241935484,0.6285842294
+2030,0.2970430108,0.3503584229
+2035,0.1500896057,0.0725806452
+2040,0.0712365591,0
+2045,0.0322580645,0
+2050,0,0
diff --git a/data/existing_infrastructure/existing_heating_raw.csv b/data/existing_infrastructure/existing_heating_raw.csv
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..18774460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/existing_infrastructure/existing_heating_raw.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+,gas boiler,coal boiler,oil boiler,resistive heater,air heat pump,ground heat pump
+Austria,9.32,0.4,15.42,0,0.72,1.077
+Belgium,28.39,1.19,19.53,3.14,0.17,0.061
+Bulgaria,0.16,3.68,0.04,3.46,1.01,0.045
+Croatia,8.39,0.03,2.88,1.53,0,0
+Czech Republic,9.26,1.02,0.1,2.73,0.35,0.263
+Denmark,4.82,0,3.67,2.19,1.9,0.381
+Estonia,0.22,0.02,0.12,0.27,0.33,0.1
+Finland,0,0.04,3.79,10.3,1.98,0.58
+France,76.85,1.03,46.03,87.24,26.14,1.97
+Germany,131.09,0.44,132.04,0,2.38,3.29
+Greece,2.17,0.03,18.13,5.91,0,0
+Hungary,21.21,1.3,0.04,0.06,0.03,0.035
+Ireland,4.32,0.8,4.85,1.03,0.03,0.03
+Italy,112.68,1.89,3.33,6.61,54.98,0.6
+Latvia,1.53,0.4,0,0.03,0,0
+Lithuania,0,0,0,0,0.01,0.02
+Luxembourg,0.79,0,0.77,0.09,0.01,0.001
+Netherlands,81.41,0,0.1,0.1,1.82,0.849
+Poland,8.25,24.75,9.04,5.96,0.01,0.04
+Portugal,4.79,0,0.2,21.26,1.58,0.064
+Romania,16.56,0.32,0.03,0.72,0,0
+Slovakia,8.05,0.19,0.01,0.55,0.06,0.015
+Slovenia,0.4,0,1.08,0.4,0.03,0.056
+Spain,48.99,0.51,17.95,56.58,1.15,0.016
+Sweden,1.01,0,0.77,3.76,3.42,4.813
+United Kingdom,160.49,1.26,7.39,13.81,0.81,0.21
+Norway,,,,,2.91,0.334
+Switzerland,,,,,1,0.849
+Serbia,,,,,,
+Bosnia Herzegovina,,,,,,
diff --git a/data/existing_infrastructure/offwind_capacity_IRENA.csv b/data/existing_infrastructure/offwind_capacity_IRENA.csv
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5400e4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/existing_infrastructure/offwind_capacity_IRENA.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Country/area,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
+Albania,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Austria,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Belgium,,,,,,,,,,31.5,196.5,196.5,381,707.7,707.7,712,712.2,877.2,1185.9
+Bosnia Herzg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Bulgaria,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Croatia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Czechia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Denmark,50,50,214,423.4,423.4,423.4,423.4,423.4,423.4,660.9,867.9,871.5,921.9,1271.1,1271.1,1271.1,1271.1,1263.8,1700.8
+Estonia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Finland,,,,,,,,,24,24,26.3,26.3,26.3,26.3,26.3,32,32,72.7,72.7
+France,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2
+Germany,,,,,,,,,,35,80,188,268,508,994,3283,4132,5406,6396
+Greece,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Hungary,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Ireland,,,,,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2,25.2
+Italy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Latvia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Lithuania,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Luxembourg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Montenegro,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Netherlands,,,,,,,108,108,228,228,228,228,228,228,228,357,957,957,957
+North Macedonia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Norway,,,,,,,,,,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3,2.3
+Poland,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Portugal,,,,,,,,,,,,1.9,2,2,2,2,,,
+Romania,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Serbia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Slovakia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Slovenia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Spain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5
+Sweden,13,22,22,22,22,22,22,131,133,163,163,163,163,212,213,213,203,203,203
+Switzerland,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+UK,3.8,3.8,3.8,63.8,123.8,213.8,303.8,393.8,596.2,951.2,1341.5,1838.3,2995.5,3696,4501.3,5093.4,5293.4,6987.9,8216.5
diff --git a/data/existing_infrastructure/onwind_capacity_IRENA.csv b/data/existing_infrastructure/onwind_capacity_IRENA.csv
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ca7bb5ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/existing_infrastructure/onwind_capacity_IRENA.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Country/area,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
+Albania,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+Austria,50,67,109,322,581,825.2,968.3,991.2,992,1001,1015.8,1106,1337.2,1674.5,2110.3,2488.7,2730,2886.7,3132.7
+Belgium,14,26,31,67,96,167,212,276,324,576.5,715.5,872.5,989,1072.3,1236.3,1464,1657.8,1919.3,2074.8
+Bosnia Herzg,,,,,,,,,,,,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,50.9
+Bulgaria,,,,,1,8,27,30,114,333,488,541,677,683,699,699,699,698.4,698.9
+Croatia,,,,,6,6,17,17,17,70,79,130,180,254,339,418,483,576.1,586.3
+Czechia,2,,6.4,10.6,16.5,22,43.5,113.8,150,193,213,213,258,262,278,281,282,308.2,316.2
+Denmark,2340.1,2447.2,2680.6,2696.6,2700.4,2704.5,2712.3,2700.9,2739.5,2821.2,2934,3080.5,3240.1,3547.9,3615.4,3805.9,3974.5,4225.8,4419.8
+Estonia,,,1,3,7,31,31,50,77,104,108,180,266,248,275,300,310,311.8,310
+Finland,38,39,43,52,82,82,86,110,119,123,170.7,172.7,230.7,420.7,600.7,973,1533,1971.3,1968.3
+France,38,66,138,218,358,690,1412,2223,3403,4582,5912,6758,7607.5,8156,9201.4,10298.2,11566.6,13497.4,14898.1
+Germany,6095,8754,12001,14381,16419,18248,20474,22116,22794,25697,26823,28524,30711,32969,37620,41297,45303,50174,52447
+Greece,226,270,287,371,470,491,749,846,1022,1171,1298,1640,1753,1809,1978,2091,2370,2624,2877.5
+Hungary,,1,1,3,3,17,33,61,134,203,293,331,325,329,329,329,329,329,329
+Ireland,116.5,122.9,134.8,210.3,311.2,468.1,651.3,715.3,917.1,1226.1,1365.2,1559.4,1679.2,1983,2258.1,2426,2760.8,3292.8,3650.9
+Italy,363,664,780,874,1127,1635,1902,2702,3525,4879,5794,6918,8102,8542,8683,9137,9384,9736.6,10230.2
+Latvia,2,2,22,26,26,26,26,26,28,29,30,36,59,65.9,68.9,68.2,69.9,77.1,78.2
+Lithuania,,,,,1,1,31,47,54,98,133,202,275,279,288,436,509,518,533
+Luxembourg,14,13.9,13.9,20.5,34.9,34.9,34.9,34.9,42.9,42.9,43.7,44.5,58.3,58.3,58.3,63.8,119.7,119.7,122.9
+Montenegro,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,72,118
+Netherlands,447,486,672,905,1075,1224,1453,1641,1921,1994,2009,2088,2205,2485,2637,3034,3300,3245,3436
+North Macedonia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,37,37,37,37,37
+Norway,13,13,97,97,152,265,284,348,395,420.7,422.7,509.7,702.7,815.7,856.7,864.7,880.7,1204.7,1708
+Poland,4,19,32,35,40,121,172,306,526,709,1108,1800,2564,3429,3836,4886,5747,5759.4,5766.1
+Portugal,83,125,190,268,553,1064,1681,2201,2857,3326,3796,4254.4,4409.6,4607.9,4854.6,4934.8,5124.1,5124.1,5172.4
+Romania,,,,,,1,1,3,5,15,389,988,1822,2773,3244,3130,3025,3029.8,3032.3
+Serbia,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.5,0.5,0.5,10.4,17,25,25
+Slovakia,,,,3,3,5,5,5,5,3,3,3,3,5,3,3,3,4,3
+Slovenia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,5,5,5,5.2
+Spain,2206,3397,4891,5945,8317,9918,11722,14820,16555,19176,20693,21529,22789,22953,22920,22938,22985,23119.5,23400.1
+Sweden,196,273,335,395,453,500,563,692,956,1312,1854,2601,3443,3982,4875,5606,6232,6408,7097
+Switzerland,3,5,5,5,9,12,12,12,14,18,42,46,49,60,60,60,75,75,75
+UK,408.2,489.2,530.2,678.2,809.2,1351.2,1651.2,2083.2,2849.8,3470.8,4079.8,4758,6035,7586.3,8572.7,9212.2,10832.3,12596.9,13553.9
diff --git a/data/existing_infrastructure/solar_capacity_IRENA.csv b/data/existing_infrastructure/solar_capacity_IRENA.csv
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ac84c2d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/existing_infrastructure/solar_capacity_IRENA.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Country/area,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
+Albania,,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1.1,1,1,1
+Austria,5,7,9,23,27,21,22.4,24.2,30.1,48.9,88.8,174.1,337.5,626,785.2,937.1,1096,1269,1437.6
+Belgium,,,1,1,1,2,2,20,62,386,1007,1979,2647,2902,3015.2,3131.7,3327,3616.2,3986.5
+Bosnia Herzg,,,,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,1.3,7.2,8.2,14.1,16,18.2
+Bulgaria,,,,,,,,0,0.1,2,25,154,1013,1020,1026,1029,1028,1035.6,1032.7
+Croatia,,,,,,,,,,0.3,0.3,0.3,4,19,33,47.8,55.8,60,67.7
+Czechia,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.6,0.8,4,39.5,464.6,1727,1913,2022,2063.5,2067.4,2074.9,2067.9,2069.5,2075.1
+Denmark,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,5,7,17,402,571,607,782.1,851,906.4,998
+Estonia,,,,,,,,,,0.1,0.1,0.2,0.4,1.5,3.3,6.5,10,15,31.9
+Finland,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,9,11,17,39,82,140
+France,7,7,8,9,11,13,15,26,80,277,1044,3003.6,4358.8,5277.3,6034.4,7137.5,7702.1,8610.4,9617
+Germany,114,195,260,435,1105,2056,2899,4170,6120,10564,18004,25914,34075,36708,37898,39222,40677,42291,45179
+Greece,,1,1,1,1,1,5,9,12,46,202,612,1536,2579,2596,2604,2604,2605.5,2651.6
+Hungary,,,,,,,,0.4,1,1,2,4,12,35,89,172,235,344,726
+Ireland,,,,,,,,,,0.6,0.7,0.8,0.9,1,1.6,2.4,5.9,15.7,24.2
+Italy,19,20,22,26,31,34,45,110,483,1264,3592,13131,16785,18185,18594,18901,19283,19682.3,20107.6
+Latvia,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.7,0.7,2
+Lithuania,,,,,,,,,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.3,7,68,69,69,70,73.8,82
+Luxembourg,,0.2,1.6,14.2,23.6,23.6,23.7,23.9,24.6,26.4,29.5,40.7,74.7,95,109.9,116.3,121.9,128.1,130.6
+Montenegro,,,,,,,0,0.2,0.4,0.4,0.6,0.8,0.9,1.1,2.1,2.7,3.1,3.4,3.4
+Netherlands,13,21,26,46,50,51,53,54,59,69,90,149,369,746,1048,1515,2049,2903,4522
+North Macedonia,,,,,,,,,,,0,2,4,7,15,17,16.7,16.7,20.6
+Norway,6,6,6,7,7,7,8,8,8.3,8.7,9.1,9.5,10,11,13,15,26.7,44.9,68.4
+Poland,,,,,,,,,,,,1.1,1.3,2.4,27.2,107.8,187.2,287.1,562
+Portugal,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,24,59,115,134,172,238,296,415,447,512.8,579.2,667.4
+Romania,,,,,,,,,0.1,0.1,0.1,1,41,761,1293,1326,1372,1374.1,1385.8
+Serbia,,,,,,0.1,0.2,0.4,0.9,1.2,1.3,1.5,3.1,4.7,6,9,11,10,10
+Slovakia,,,,,,,,,,,19,496,513,533,533,533,533,528,472
+Slovenia,,,0,0,0,0,0.2,0.6,1,4,12,57,142,187,223,238,233,246.8,221.3
+Spain,10,13,17,22,33,52,130,494,3384,3423,3873,4283,4569,4690,4697,4704,4713,4723,4763.5
+Sweden,3,3,3,4,4,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,24,43,60,104,153,402,492
+Switzerland,16,18,20,22,24,28,30,37,49,79,125,223,437,756,1061,1394,1664,1906,2171
+UK,2,3,4,6,8,11,14,18,23,27,95,1000,1753,2937,5528,9601.2,11930.5,12781.8,13118.3