pypsa-eur/doc/configtables/sector.csv

1		Unit	Values	Description
2	transport	--	{true, false}	Flag to include transport sector.
3	heating	--	{true, false}	Flag to include heating sector.
4	biomass	--	{true, false}	Flag to include biomass sector.
5	industry	--	{true, false}	Flag to include industry sector.
6	agriculture	--	{true, false}	Flag to include agriculture sector.
7	district_heating	--		`prepare_sector_network.py <https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur-sec/blob/master/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py>`_
8	-- potential	--	float	maximum fraction of urban demand which can be supplied by district heating
9	-- progress	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	Increase of today's district heating demand to potential maximum district heating share. Progress = 0 means today's district heating share. Progress = 1 means maximum fraction of urban demand is supplied by district heating
10	-- district_heating_loss	--	float	Share increase in district heat demand in urban central due to heat losses
11	cluster_heat_buses	--	{true, false}	Cluster residential and service heat buses in `prepare_sector_network.py <https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur-sec/blob/master/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py>`_ to one to save memory.
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13	bev_dsm_restriction _value	--	float	Adds a lower state of charge (SOC) limit for battery electric vehicles (BEV) to manage its own energy demand (DSM). Located in `build_transport_demand.py <https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur-sec/blob/master/scripts/build_transport_demand.py>`_. Set to 0 for no restriction on BEV DSM
14	bev_dsm_restriction _time	--	float	Time at which SOC of BEV has to be dsm_restriction_value
15	transport_heating _deadband_upper	°C	float	The maximum temperature in the vehicle. At higher temperatures, the energy required for cooling in the vehicle increases.
16	transport_heating _deadband_lower	°C	float	The minimum temperature in the vehicle. At lower temperatures, the energy required for heating in the vehicle increases.
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18	ICE_lower_degree_factor	--	float	Share increase in energy demand in internal combustion engine (ICE) for each degree difference between the cold environment and the minimum temperature.
19	ICE_upper_degree_factor	--	float	Share increase in energy demand in internal combustion engine (ICE) for each degree difference between the hot environment and the maximum temperature.
20	EV_lower_degree_factor	--	float	Share increase in energy demand in electric vehicles (EV) for each degree difference between the cold environment and the minimum temperature.
21	EV_upper_degree_factor	--	float	Share increase in energy demand in electric vehicles (EV) for each degree difference between the hot environment and the maximum temperature.
22	bev_dsm	--	{true, false}	Add the option for battery electric vehicles (BEV) to participate in demand-side management (DSM)
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24	bev_availability	--	float	The share for battery electric vehicles (BEV) that are able to do demand side management (DSM)
25	bev_energy	--	float	The average size of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in MWh
26	bev_charge_efficiency	--	float	Battery electric vehicles (BEV) charge and discharge efficiency
27	bev_charge_rate	MWh	float	The power consumption for one electric vehicle (EV) in MWh. Value derived from 3-phase charger with 11 kW.
28	bev_avail_max	--	float	The maximum share plugged-in availability for passenger electric vehicles.
29	bev_avail_mean	--	float	The average share plugged-in availability for passenger electric vehicles.
30	v2g	--	{true, false}	Allows feed-in to grid from EV battery
31	land_transport_fuel_cell _share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of vehicles that uses fuel cells in a given year
32	land_transport_electric _share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of vehicles that uses electric vehicles (EV) in a given year
33	land_transport_ice _share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of vehicles that uses internal combustion engines (ICE) in a given year. What is not EV or FCEV is oil-fuelled ICE.
34	transport_electric_efficiency	MWh/100km	float	The conversion efficiencies of electric vehicles in transport
35	transport_fuel_cell_efficiency	MWh/100km	float	The H2 conversion efficiencies of fuel cells in transport
36	transport_ice_efficiency	MWh/100km	float	The oil conversion efficiencies of internal combustion engine (ICE) in transport
37	agriculture_machinery _electric_share	--	float	The share for agricultural machinery that uses electricity
38	agriculture_machinery _oil_share	--	float	The share for agricultural machinery that uses oil
39	agriculture_machinery _fuel_efficiency	--	float	The efficiency of electric-powered machinery in the conversion of electricity to meet agricultural needs.
40	agriculture_machinery _electric_efficiency	--	float	The efficiency of oil-powered machinery in the conversion of oil to meet agricultural needs.
41	Mwh_MeOH_per_MWh_H2	LHV	float	The energy amount of the produced methanol per energy amount of hydrogen. From `DECHEMA (2017) <https://dechema.de/dechema_media/Downloads/Positionspapiere/Technology_study_Low_carbon_energy_and_feedstock_for_the_European_chemical_industry-p-20002750.pdf>`_, page 64.
42	MWh_MeOH_per_tCO2	LHV	float	The energy amount of the produced methanol per ton of CO2. From `DECHEMA (2017) <https://dechema.de/dechema_media/Downloads/Positionspapiere/Technology_study_Low_carbon_energy_and_feedstock_for_the_European_chemical_industry-p-20002750.pdf>`_, page 64.
43	MWh_MeOH_per_MWh_e	LHV	float	The energy amount of the produced methanol per energy amount of electricity. From `DECHEMA (2017) <https://dechema.de/dechema_media/Downloads/Positionspapiere/Technology_study_Low_carbon_energy_and_feedstock_for_the_European_chemical_industry-p-20002750.pdf>`_, page 64.
44	shipping_hydrogen _liquefaction	--	{true, false}	Whether to include liquefaction costs for hydrogen demand in shipping.
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46	shipping_hydrogen_share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of ships powered by hydrogen in a given year
47	shipping_methanol_share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of ships powered by methanol in a given year
48	shipping_oil_share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of ships powered by oil in a given year
49	shipping_methanol _efficiency	--	float	The efficiency of methanol-powered ships in the conversion of methanol to meet shipping needs (propulsion). The efficiency increase from oil can be 10-15% higher according to the `IEA <https://www.iea-amf.org/app/webroot/files/file/Annex%20Reports/AMF_Annex_56.pdf>`_
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51	shipping_oil_efficiency	--	float	The efficiency of oil-powered ships in the conversion of oil to meet shipping needs (propulsion). Base value derived from 2011
52	aviation_demand_factor	--	float	The proportion of demand for aviation compared to today's consumption
53	HVC_demand_factor	--	float	The proportion of demand for high-value chemicals compared to today's consumption
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55	time_dep_hp_cop	--	{true, false}	Consider the time dependent coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump
56	heat_pump_sink_T	°C	float	The temperature heat sink used in heat pumps based on DTU / large area radiators. The value is conservatively high to cover hot water and space heating in poorly-insulated buildings
57	reduce_space_heat _exogenously	--	{true, false}	Influence on space heating demand by a certain factor (applied before losses in district heating).
58	reduce_space_heat _exogenously_factor	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	A positive factor can mean renovation or demolition of a building. If the factor is negative, it can mean an increase in floor area, increased thermal comfort, population growth. The default factors are determined by the `Eurocalc Homes and buildings decarbonization scenario <http://tool.european-calculator.eu/app/buildings/building-types-area/?levers=1ddd4444421213bdbbbddd44444ffffff11f411111221111211l212221>`_
59	retrofitting
60	-- retro_endogen	--	{true, false}	Add retrofitting as an endogenous system which co-optimise space heat savings.
61	-- cost_factor	--	float	Weight costs for building renovation
62	-- interest_rate	--	float	The interest rate for investment in building components
63	-- annualise_cost	--	{true, false}	Annualise the investment costs of retrofitting
64	-- tax_weighting	--	{true, false}	Weight the costs of retrofitting depending on taxes in countries
65	-- construction_index	--	{true, false}	Weight the costs of retrofitting depending on labour/material costs per country
66	tes	--	{true, false}	Add option for storing thermal energy in large water pits associated with district heating systems and individual thermal energy storage (TES)
67	tes_tau			The time constant used to calculate the decay of thermal energy in thermal energy storage (TES): 1- :math:`e^{-1/24τ}`.
68	-- decentral	days	float	The time constant in decentralized thermal energy storage (TES)
69	-- central	days	float	The time constant in centralized thermal energy storage (TES)
70	boilers	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming gas into heat using gas boilers
71	resistive_heaters	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming electricity into heat using resistive heaters (independently from gas boilers)
72	oil_boilers	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming oil into heat using boilers
73	biomass_boiler	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming biomass into heat using boilers
74	overdimension_individual_heating	--	float	Add option for overdimensioning individual heating systems by a certain factor. This allows them to cover heat demand peaks e.g. 10% higher than those in the data with a setting of 1.1.
75	chp	--	{true, false}	Add option for using Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
76	micro_chp	--	{true, false}	Add option for using Combined Heat and Power (CHP) for decentral areas.
77	solar_thermal	--	{true, false}	Add option for using solar thermal to generate heat.
78	solar_cf_correction	--	float	The correction factor for the value provided by the solar thermal profile calculations
79	marginal_cost_storage	currency/MWh	float	The marginal cost of discharging batteries in distributed grids
80	methanation	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming hydrogen and CO2 into methane using methanation.
81	coal_cc	--	{true, false}	Add option for coal CHPs with carbon capture
82	dac	--	{true, false}	Add option for Direct Air Capture (DAC)
83	co2_vent	--	{true, false}	Add option for vent out CO2 from storages to the atmosphere.
84	allam_cycle	--	{true, false}	Add option to include `Allam cycle gas power plants <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allam_power_cycle>`_
85	hydrogen_fuel_cell	--	{true, false}	Add option to include hydrogen fuel cell for re-electrification. Assuming OCGT technology costs
86	hydrogen_turbine	--	{true, false}	Add option to include hydrogen turbine for re-electrification. Assuming OCGT technology costs
87	SMR	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 using Steam Methane Reforming (SMR)
88	SMR CC	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 using Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) and Carbon Capture (CC)
89	regional_methanol_demand	--	{true, false}	Spatially resolve methanol demand. Set to true if regional CO2 constraints needed.
90	regional_oil_demand	--	{true, false}	Spatially resolve oil demand. Set to true if regional CO2 constraints needed.
91	regional_co2 _sequestration_potential
92	-- enable	--	{true, false}	Add option for regionally-resolved geological carbon dioxide sequestration potentials based on `CO2StoP <https://setis.ec.europa.eu/european-co2-storage-database_en>`_.
93	-- attribute	--	string or list	Name (or list of names) of the attribute(s) for the sequestration potential
94	-- include_onshore	--	{true, false}	Add options for including onshore sequestration potentials
95	-- min_size	Gt	float	Any sites with lower potential than this value will be excluded
96	-- max_size	Gt	float	The maximum sequestration potential for any one site.
97	-- years_of_storage	years	float	The years until potential exhausted at optimised annual rate
98	co2_sequestration_potential	MtCO2/a	float	The potential of sequestering CO2 in Europe per year
99	co2_sequestration_cost	currency/tCO2	float	The cost of sequestering a ton of CO2
100	co2_sequestration_lifetime	years	int	The lifetime of a CO2 sequestration site
101	co2_spatial	--	{true, false}	Add option to spatially resolve carrier representing stored carbon dioxide. This allows for more detailed modelling of CCUTS, e.g. regarding the capturing of industrial process emissions, usage as feedstock for electrofuels, transport of carbon dioxide, and geological sequestration sites.
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103	co2network	--	{true, false}	Add option for planning a new carbon dioxide transmission network
104	co2_network_cost_factor	p.u.	float	The cost factor for the capital cost of the carbon dioxide transmission network
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106	cc_fraction	--	float	The default fraction of CO2 captured with post-combustion capture
107	hydrogen_underground _storage	--	{true, false}	Add options for storing hydrogen underground. Storage potential depends regionally.
108	hydrogen_underground _storage_locations		{onshore, nearshore, offshore}	The location where hydrogen underground storage can be located. Onshore, nearshore, offshore means it must be located more than 50 km away from the sea, within 50 km of the sea, or within the sea itself respectively.
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110	ammonia	--	{true, false, regional}	Add ammonia as a carrrier. It can be either true (copperplated NH3), false (no NH3 carrier) or "regional" (regionalised NH3 without network)
111	min_part_load_fischer _tropsch	per unit of p_nom	float	The minimum unit dispatch (``p_min_pu``) for the Fischer-Tropsch process
112	min_part_load _methanolisation	per unit of p_nom	float	The minimum unit dispatch (``p_min_pu``) for the methanolisation process
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114	use_fischer_tropsch _waste_heat	--	{true, false}	Add option for using waste heat of Fischer Tropsch in district heating networks
115	use_fuel_cell_waste_heat	--	{true, false}	Add option for using waste heat of fuel cells in district heating networks
116	use_electrolysis_waste _heat	--	{true, false}	Add option for using waste heat of electrolysis in district heating networks
117	electricity_transmission _grid	--	{true, false}	Switch for enabling/disabling the electricity transmission grid.
118	electricity_distribution _grid	--	{true, false}	Add a simplified representation of the exchange capacity between transmission and distribution grid level through a link.
119	electricity_distribution _grid_cost_factor			Multiplies the investment cost of the electricity distribution grid
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121	electricity_grid _connection	--	{true, false}	Add the cost of electricity grid connection for onshore wind and solar
122	transmission_efficiency			Section to specify transmission losses or compression energy demands of bidirectional links. Splits them into two capacity-linked unidirectional links.
123	-- {carrier}	--	str	The carrier of the link.
124	-- -- efficiency_static	p.u.	float	Length-independent transmission efficiency.
125	-- -- efficiency_per_1000km	p.u. per 1000 km	float	Length-dependent transmission efficiency ($\eta^{\text{length}}$)
126	-- -- compression_per_1000km	p.u. per 1000 km	float	Length-dependent electricity demand for compression ($\eta \cdot \text{length}$) implemented as multi-link to local electricity bus.
127	H2_network	--	{true, false}	Add option for new hydrogen pipelines
128	gas_network	--	{true, false}	Add existing natural gas infrastructure, incl. LNG terminals, production and entry-points. The existing gas network is added with a lossless transport model. A length-weighted `k-edge augmentation algorithm <https://networkx.org/documentation/stable/reference/algorithms/generated/networkx.algorithms.connectivity.edge_augmentation.k_edge_augmentation.html#networkx.algorithms.connectivity.edge_augmentation.k_edge_augmentation>`_ can be run to add new candidate gas pipelines such that all regions of the model can be connected to the gas network. When activated, all the gas demands are regionally disaggregated as well.
129	H2_retrofit	--	{true, false}	Add option for retrofiting existing pipelines to transport hydrogen.
130	H2_retrofit_capacity _per_CH4	--	float	The ratio for H2 capacity per original CH4 capacity of retrofitted pipelines. The `European Hydrogen Backbone (April, 2020) p.15 <https://gasforclimate2050.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020_European-Hydrogen-Backbone_Report.pdf>`_ 60% of original natural gas capacity could be used in cost-optimal case as H2 capacity.
131	gas_network_connectivity _upgrade	--	float	The number of desired edge connectivity (k) in the length-weighted `k-edge augmentation algorithm <https://networkx.org/documentation/stable/reference/algorithms/generated/networkx.algorithms.connectivity.edge_augmentation.k_edge_augmentation.html#networkx.algorithms.connectivity.edge_augmentation.k_edge_augmentation>`_ used for the gas network
132	gas_distribution_grid	--	{true, false}	Add a gas distribution grid
133	gas_distribution_grid _cost_factor			Multiplier for the investment cost of the gas distribution grid
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135	biomass_spatial	--	{true, false}	Add option for resolving biomass demand regionally
136	biomass_transport	--	{true, false}	Add option for transporting solid biomass between nodes
137	biogas_upgrading_cc	--	{true, false}	Add option to capture CO2 from biomass upgrading
138	conventional_generation			Add a more detailed description of conventional carriers. Any power generation requires the consumption of fuel from nodes representing that fuel.
139	biomass_to_liquid	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming solid biomass into liquid fuel with the same properties as oil
140	biosng	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming solid biomass into synthesis gas with the same properties as natural gas
141	limit_max_growth
142	-- enable	--	{true, false}	Add option to limit the maximum growth of a carrier
143	-- factor	p.u.	float	The maximum growth factor of a carrier (e.g. 1.3 allows 30% larger than max historic growth)
144	-- max_growth
145	-- -- {carrier}	GW	float	The historic maximum growth of a carrier
146	-- max_relative_growth
147	-- -- {carrier}	p.u.	float	The historic maximum relative growth of a carrier