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Supporting the global energy transition involves wide-ranging energy modelling and analysis.

The modelling and analysis tools include:

  • Long-term capacity expansion
    • In-house System Planning Test (SPLAT) model for long-term energy planning
  • Unit commitment and dispatch
    • Energy storage and Smart Grids
    • System flexibility assessment
  • Operational planning
    • Grid integration studies
Long-term capacity expansion
Unit commitment and dispatch
Operational planning/grid studies

Tools and analyses for energy system planning and interaction

Long-term energy planning models (time resolution: hours-season)
Generation and network capacities
Geo-spatial planning models (time resolution: hours - seasons)
Network topology
Production cost models (time resolution: minutes - hours)
Highly-resolved dispatch and operational details
Static grid models (time resolution: single point)
Steady state grid currents and voltages
Dynamic grid models (time resolution: miliseconds - minutes)

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Planning for the renewable future: Long-term modelling and tools to expand variable renewable power in emerging economies

This report highlights the findings from AVRIL (“Addressing Variable Renewable Energy in Long-term Energy Planning”), a project by IRENA that has identified the best practices in long-term planning and modelling to represent high shares of VRE. 
  • January 2017
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  • Power, Energy Transition
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  • English, Japanese

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