diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index 76278b88..8217e272 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ PyPSA-Eur is designed to be imported into the open toolbox `PyPSA `_ at the `Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics `_ at the `Karlsruhe Institute of Technology `_. The group is funded by the `Helmholtz Association `_ until 2024. Previous versions were developed by the `Renewable Energy Group `_ at `FIAS `_ to carry out simulations for the `CoNDyNet project `_, financed by the `German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) `_ as part of the `Stromnetze Research Initiative `_. +A version of the model that adds building heating, transport and industry sectors to the model, +as well as gas networks, is currently being developed in the `PyPSA-Eur-Sec repository `_. + Documentation ============= @@ -104,6 +107,19 @@ Documentation limitations contributing +Warnings +======== + +Please read the `limitations `_ section of the +documentation and paper carefully before using the model. We do not +recommend to use the full resolution network model for simulations. At +high granularity the assignment of loads and generators to the nearest +network node may not be a correct assumption, depending on the topology of the underlying distribution grid, +and local grid +bottlenecks may cause unrealistic load-shedding or generator +curtailment. We recommend to cluster the network to a couple of +hundred nodes to remove these local inconsistencies. + Learning Energy System Modelling ================================