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	fossil_fuels	--	{true, false}	Flag to include imports of fossil fuels ( ["coal", "gas", "oil", "lignite"])
8	district_heating	--		`prepare_sector_network.py <https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur-sec/blob/master/scripts/prepare_sector_network.py>`_
9	-- potential	--	float	maximum fraction of urban demand which can be supplied by district heating
10	-- 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
11	-- district_heating_loss	--	float	Share increase in district heat demand in urban central due to heat losses
12	-- forward_temperature	°C	Dictionary with country codes as keys. One key must be 'default'.	Forward temperature in district heating
13	-- return_temperature	°C	Dictionary with country codes as keys. One key must be 'default'.	Return temperature in district heating. Must be lower than forward temperature
14	-- heat_source_cooling	K	float	Cooling of heat source for heat pumps
15	-- heat_pump_cop_approximation
16	-- -- refrigerant	--	{ammonia, isobutane}	Heat pump refrigerant assumed for COP approximation
17	-- -- heat_exchanger_pinch_point_temperature_difference	K	float	Heat pump pinch point temperature difference in heat exchangers assumed for approximation.
18	-- -- isentropic_compressor_efficiency	--	float	Isentropic efficiency of heat pump compressor assumed for approximation. Must be between 0 and 1.
19	-- -- heat_loss	--	float	Heat pump heat loss assumed for approximation. Must be between 0 and 1.
20	-- heat_pump_sources	--
21	-- -- urban central	--	List of heat sources for heat pumps in urban central heating
22	-- -- urban decentral	--	List of heat sources for heat pumps in urban decentral heating
23	-- -- rural	--	List of heat sources for heat pumps in rural heating
24	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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26	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
27	bev_dsm_restriction _time	--	float	Time at which SOC of BEV has to be dsm_restriction_value
28	transport_heating _deadband_upper	°C	float	The maximum temperature in the vehicle. At higher temperatures, the energy required for cooling in the vehicle increases.
29	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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31	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.
32	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.
33	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.
34	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.
35	bev_dsm	--	{true, false}	Add the option for battery electric vehicles (BEV) to participate in demand-side management (DSM)
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37	bev_availability	--	float	The share for battery electric vehicles (BEV) that are able to do demand side management (DSM)
38	bev_energy	--	float	The average size of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in MWh
39	bev_charge_efficiency	--	float	Battery electric vehicles (BEV) charge and discharge efficiency
40	bev_charge_rate	MWh	float	The power consumption for one electric vehicle (EV) in MWh. Value derived from 3-phase charger with 11 kW.
41	bev_avail_max	--	float	The maximum share plugged-in availability for passenger electric vehicles.
42	bev_avail_mean	--	float	The average share plugged-in availability for passenger electric vehicles.
43	v2g	--	{true, false}	Allows feed-in to grid from EV battery
44	land_transport_fuel_cell _share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of vehicles that uses fuel cells in a given year
45	land_transport_electric _share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of vehicles that uses electric vehicles (EV) in a given year
46	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.
47	transport_electric_efficiency	MWh/100km	float	The conversion efficiencies of electric vehicles in transport
48	transport_fuel_cell_efficiency	MWh/100km	float	The H2 conversion efficiencies of fuel cells in transport
49	transport_ice_efficiency	MWh/100km	float	The oil conversion efficiencies of internal combustion engine (ICE) in transport
50	agriculture_machinery _electric_share	--	float	The share for agricultural machinery that uses electricity
51	agriculture_machinery _oil_share	--	float	The share for agricultural machinery that uses oil
52	agriculture_machinery _fuel_efficiency	--	float	The efficiency of electric-powered machinery in the conversion of electricity to meet agricultural needs.
53	agriculture_machinery _electric_efficiency	--	float	The efficiency of oil-powered machinery in the conversion of oil to meet agricultural needs.
54	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.
55	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 66.
56	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.
57	shipping_hydrogen _liquefaction	--	{true, false}	Whether to include liquefaction costs for hydrogen demand in shipping.
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59	shipping_hydrogen_share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of ships powered by hydrogen in a given year
60	shipping_methanol_share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of ships powered by methanol in a given year
61	shipping_oil_share	--	Dictionary with planning horizons as keys.	The share of ships powered by oil in a given year
62	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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64	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
65	aviation_demand_factor	--	float	The proportion of demand for aviation compared to today's consumption
66	HVC_demand_factor	--	float	The proportion of demand for high-value chemicals compared to today's consumption
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68	time_dep_hp_cop	--	{true, false}	Consider the time dependent coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump
69	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
70	reduce_space_heat _exogenously	--	{true, false}	Influence on space heating demand by a certain factor (applied before losses in district heating).
71	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>`_
72	retrofitting
73	-- retro_endogen	--	{true, false}	Add retrofitting as an endogenous system which co-optimise space heat savings.
74	-- cost_factor	--	float	Weight costs for building renovation
75	-- interest_rate	--	float	The interest rate for investment in building components
76	-- annualise_cost	--	{true, false}	Annualise the investment costs of retrofitting
77	-- tax_weighting	--	{true, false}	Weight the costs of retrofitting depending on taxes in countries
78	-- construction_index	--	{true, false}	Weight the costs of retrofitting depending on labour/material costs per country
79	tes	--	{true, false}	Add option for storing thermal energy in large water pits associated with district heating systems and individual thermal energy storage (TES)
80	tes_tau			The time constant used to calculate the decay of thermal energy in thermal energy storage (TES): 1- :math:`e^{-1/24τ}`.
81	-- decentral	days	float	The time constant in decentralized thermal energy storage (TES)
82	-- central	days	float	The time constant in centralized thermal energy storage (TES)
83	boilers	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming gas into heat using gas boilers
84	resistive_heaters	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming electricity into heat using resistive heaters (independently from gas boilers)
85	oil_boilers	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming oil into heat using boilers
86	biomass_boiler	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming biomass into heat using boilers
87	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.
88	chp	--	{true, false}	Add option for using Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
89	micro_chp	--	{true, false}	Add option for using Combined Heat and Power (CHP) for decentral areas.
90	solar_thermal	--	{true, false}	Add option for using solar thermal to generate heat.
91	solar_cf_correction	--	float	The correction factor for the value provided by the solar thermal profile calculations
92	marginal_cost_storage	currency/MWh	float	The marginal cost of discharging batteries in distributed grids
93	methanation	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming hydrogen and CO2 into methane using methanation.
94	coal_cc	--	{true, false}	Add option for coal CHPs with carbon capture
95	dac	--	{true, false}	Add option for Direct Air Capture (DAC)
96	co2_vent	--	{true, false}	Add option for vent out CO2 from storages to the atmosphere.
97	allam_cycle	--	{true, false}	Add option to include `Allam cycle gas power plants <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allam_power_cycle>`_
98	hydrogen_fuel_cell	--	{true, false}	Add option to include hydrogen fuel cell for re-electrification. Assuming OCGT technology costs
99	hydrogen_turbine	--	{true, false}	Add option to include hydrogen turbine for re-electrification. Assuming OCGT technology costs
100	SMR	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 using Steam Methane Reforming (SMR)
101	SMR CC	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 using Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) and Carbon Capture (CC)
102	regional_methanol_demand	--	{true, false}	Spatially resolve methanol demand. Set to true if regional CO2 constraints needed.
103	regional_oil_demand	--	{true, false}	Spatially resolve oil demand. Set to true if regional CO2 constraints needed.
104	regional_co2 _sequestration_potential
105	-- 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>`_.
106	-- attribute	--	string or list	Name (or list of names) of the attribute(s) for the sequestration potential
107	-- include_onshore	--	{true, false}	Add options for including onshore sequestration potentials
108	-- min_size	Gt	float	Any sites with lower potential than this value will be excluded
109	-- max_size	Gt	float	The maximum sequestration potential for any one site.
110	-- years_of_storage	years	float	The years until potential exhausted at optimised annual rate
111	co2_sequestration_potential	MtCO2/a	float	The potential of sequestering CO2 in Europe per year
112	co2_sequestration_cost	currency/tCO2	float	The cost of sequestering a ton of CO2
113	co2_sequestration_lifetime	years	int	The lifetime of a CO2 sequestration site
114	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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116	co2network	--	{true, false}	Add option for planning a new carbon dioxide transmission network
117	co2_network_cost_factor	p.u.	float	The cost factor for the capital cost of the carbon dioxide transmission network
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119	cc_fraction	--	float	The default fraction of CO2 captured with post-combustion capture
120	hydrogen_underground _storage	--	{true, false}	Add options for storing hydrogen underground. Storage potential depends regionally.
121	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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123	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)
124	min_part_load_fischer _tropsch	per unit of p_nom	float	The minimum unit dispatch (``p_min_pu``) for the Fischer-Tropsch process
125	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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127	use_fischer_tropsch _waste_heat	--	{true, false}	Add option for using waste heat of Fischer Tropsch in district heating networks
128	use_fuel_cell_waste_heat	--	{true, false}	Add option for using waste heat of fuel cells in district heating networks
129	use_electrolysis_waste _heat	--	{true, false}	Add option for using waste heat of electrolysis in district heating networks
130	electricity_transmission _grid	--	{true, false}	Switch for enabling/disabling the electricity transmission grid.
131	electricity_distribution _grid	--	{true, false}	Add a simplified representation of the exchange capacity between transmission and distribution grid level through a link.
132	electricity_distribution _grid_cost_factor			Multiplies the investment cost of the electricity distribution grid
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134	electricity_grid _connection	--	{true, false}	Add the cost of electricity grid connection for onshore wind and solar
135	transmission_efficiency			Section to specify transmission losses or compression energy demands of bidirectional links. Splits them into two capacity-linked unidirectional links.
136	-- {carrier}	--	str	The carrier of the link.
137	-- -- efficiency_static	p.u.	float	Length-independent transmission efficiency.
138	-- -- efficiency_per_1000km	p.u. per 1000 km	float	Length-dependent transmission efficiency ($\eta^{\text{length}}$)
139	-- -- 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.
140	H2_network	--	{true, false}	Add option for new hydrogen pipelines
141	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.
142	H2_retrofit	--	{true, false}	Add option for retrofiting existing pipelines to transport hydrogen.
143	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.
144	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
145	gas_distribution_grid	--	{true, false}	Add a gas distribution grid
146	gas_distribution_grid _cost_factor			Multiplier for the investment cost of the gas distribution grid
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148	biomass_spatial	--	{true, false}	Add option for resolving biomass demand regionally
149	biomass_transport	--	{true, false}	Add option for transporting solid biomass between nodes
150	biogas_upgrading_cc	--	{true, false}	Add option to capture CO2 from biomass upgrading
151	conventional_generation			Add a more detailed description of conventional carriers. Any power generation requires the consumption of fuel from nodes representing that fuel.
152	biomass_to_liquid	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming solid biomass into liquid fuel with the same properties as oil
153	biosng	--	{true, false}	Add option for transforming solid biomass into synthesis gas with the same properties as natural gas
154	municipal_solid_waste	--	{true, false}	Add option for municipal solid waste
155	limit_max_growth
156	-- enable	--	{true, false}	Add option to limit the maximum growth of a carrier
157	-- factor	p.u.	float	The maximum growth factor of a carrier (e.g. 1.3 allows 30% larger than max historic growth)
158	-- max_growth
159	-- -- {carrier}	GW	float	The historic maximum growth of a carrier
160	-- max_relative_growth
161	-- -- {carrier}	p.u.	float	The historic maximum relative growth of a carrier
162
163	enhanced_geothermal
164	-- enable	--	{true, false}	Add option to include Enhanced Geothermal Systems
165	-- flexible	--	{true, false}	Add option for flexible operation (see Ricks et al. 2024)
166	-- max_hours	--	int	The maximum hours the reservoir can be charged under flexible operation
167	-- max_boost	--	float	The maximum boost in power output under flexible operation
168	-- var_cf	--	{true, false}	Add option for variable capacity factor (see Ricks et al. 2024)
169	-- sustainability_factor	--	float	Share of sourced heat that is replenished by the earth's core (see details in `build_egs_potentials.py <https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur-sec/blob/master/scripts/build_egs_potentials.py>`_)
170	solid_biomass_import
171	-- enable	--	{true, false}	Add option to include solid biomass imports
172	-- price	currency/MWh	float	Price for importing solid biomass
173	-- max_amount	Twh	float	Maximum solid biomass import potential
174	-- upstream_emissions_factor	p.u.	float	Upstream emissions of solid biomass imports