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Open source licensed |
Open future |
License |
Network |
Model class |
Decisions |
Regions |
Math modeltype |
Uncertainty |
Software |
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| AMIRIS |
true |
false |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
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Agent-based electricity market model |
dispatch |
Germany, Austria |
Simulation
Agent-based |
stochastic, perfect foresight, deterministic |
Java |
| ASAM |
true |
false |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
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Agent-based Simulation
Market Model
Electricity System Model
German and European Electricity Market |
dispatch |
Europe |
Simulation
Agent-based |
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Python (Pyomo) |
| ASSUME |
true |
false |
Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0) |
transmission
distribution |
German and European Electricity Market
Network-constrained Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch
Agent-based electricity market model |
dispatch |
Depending on input data |
Simulation
Agent-based |
Deterministic |
Python, Pyomo |
| Antares-Simulator |
true |
false |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
transmission
DC load flow
net transfer capacities |
Capacity Expansion Problem
Production Cost Model |
dispatch
investment |
Europe |
Optimization
Simulation |
Monte-Carlo methods, myopic week-ahead foresight |
C++, C |
| AnyMOD |
true |
true |
MIT license (MIT) |
transmission
net transfer capacities |
Framework |
dispatch
investment |
User-dependent |
Optimization |
single-stage scenarios |
Julia/JuMP |
| Backbone |
true |
false |
GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 3.0 (LGPL-3.0) |
transmission
DC load flow
net transfer capacities |
Framework |
dispatch
investment |
Depends on user |
Optimization |
Short-term and long-term stochastics are available |
GAMS |
| Balmorel |
true |
true |
ISC License (ISC) |
net transfer capacities
transmission
DC load flow |
Energy System Model |
dispatch
investment |
User-dependent (Pan-European, applied in 20+ countries) |
Optimization |
Deterministic, perfect foresight, global sensitivity analysis |
GAMS |
| Breakthrough Energy Model |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
transmission
DC load flow |
Framework |
dispatch |
Currently U.S., but extendable to any region |
Optimization
Simulation |
Scenario Analysis (Deterministic) |
Julia/JuMP |
| CAPOW |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
transmission |
CAISO and Mid-Columbia markets/U.S. West Coast |
dispatch |
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Simulation |
Short-term and long-term stochastics are available |
Python (Pyomo) |
| CESAR-P |
true |
false |
Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0) |
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Swiss building stock |
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Switzerland |
Simulation |
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Python, EnergyPlus |
| Calliope |
true |
true |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
net transfer capacities
transmission
distribution |
Framework |
dispatch
investment |
User-dependent |
Optimization |
Deterministic; stochastic programming add-on |
Python (Pyomo) |
| CapacityExpansion |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
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Capacity Expansion Problem |
dispatch
investment |
Input data dependent |
Optimization |
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Julia/JuMP |
| DESSTinEE |
true |
true |
Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 (CC-BY-SA-3.0) |
net transfer capacities |
Simulation |
dispatch |
Europe, North Africa |
Simulation |
Stochastic |
Excel / VBA |
| DIETER |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
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Optimization |
dispatch
investment |
Initial version: greenfield, loosely calibrated to Germany; central European version also available |
Optimization |
- (work in progress) |
GAMS; CPLEX |
| Demod |
true |
false |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
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Simulation |
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Germany, UK |
Simulation |
Not yet implemented |
Python |
| Dispa-SET |
true |
false |
European Union Public Licence Version 1.1 (EUPL-1.1) |
net transfer capacities |
EU power system |
dispatch |
Currently, 7 EU countries |
Optimization |
Through proper sizing of reserve needs |
Python (Pyomo), GAMS |
| DynPP |
false |
false |
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net transfer capacities |
Specific Power Plants |
investment |
Specific plants |
Optimization
Simulation |
Deterministic |
Modelica, Dymola, (OpenModelica), C++, MySQL, SQLite |
| EA-PSM Electric Arc Flash |
false |
false |
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transmission
distribution
AC load flow
DC load flow |
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Global, European Union, Lithuania, Turkey, Poland, India |
Optimization
Simulation |
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Java |
| EA-PSM Electric Short Circuit |
false |
false |
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transmission
distribution
AC load flow
DC load flow |
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Global, European Union, Lithuania, Turkey, Poland, India |
Optimization
Simulation |
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Java |
| ELMOD |
true |
true |
MIT license (MIT) |
transmission
DC load flow |
German and European Electricity Market |
dispatch |
Germany, Europe |
Optimization |
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GAMS |
| ELTRAMOD |
false |
true |
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transmission
net transfer capacities |
German and European Electricity Market |
dispatch
investment |
EU-27 + Norway + Switzerland + United Kingdom + Balkan countries |
Optimization |
Deterministic; Perfect foresight; Sensitivity analysis ; |
GAMS; CPLEX |
| EMLab-Generation |
true |
true |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
net transfer capacities |
Agent-based Simulation |
dispatch
investment |
Central Western Europe |
Simulation
Agent-based |
Limited foresight, optional risk aversion |
Java |
| EMMA |
true |
true |
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC-BY-3.0) |
net transfer capacities |
Power market model |
dispatch
investment |
France, Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway |
Optimization |
Sensitivities (many) |
GAMS |
| EOLES elec |
true |
false |
Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 (CC-BY-SA-4.0) |
transmission |
Electricity System Model |
dispatch
investment |
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Optimization
Simulation |
Deterministic; Perfect foresight; Sensitivity analysis ; |
GAMS |
| EOLES elecRES |
true |
false |
Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 (CC-BY-SA-4.0) |
transmission |
Electricity System Model |
dispatch
investment |
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Optimization
Simulation |
Deterministic; Perfect foresight; Sensitivity analysis ; Robust decision making |
GAMS |
| ESO-X |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
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power system model |
dispatch
investment |
UK |
Optimization |
scenario analysis |
GAMS; CPLEX |
| Energy Policy Simulator |
true |
false |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
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System Dynamics |
dispatch
investment |
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Simulation |
Monte carlo |
Vensim |
| Energy Transition Model |
true |
true |
MIT license (MIT) |
transmission
distribution
net transfer capacities |
Demand driven energy model |
dispatch |
EU27, The Netherlands, UK, Poland, France, Germany, Spain, Brazil |
Simulation |
The user can assess the impact of almost every input variable and assumption |
Developed in-house written in Ruby (on Rails) |
| EnergyNumbers-Balancing |
false |
false |
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Simulating storage and exogenously-variable renewables |
dispatch |
Britain, Germany, Spain |
Simulation |
Deterministic |
Fortran, PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS |
| EnergyRt |
true |
true |
Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0) |
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Reference Energy System |
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Optimization |
perfect foresight |
GAMS; GLPK |
| EnergyScope |
true |
false |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
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Regional energy system design |
dispatch
investment |
Region (Switzerland, Belgium) |
Optimization |
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GLPK/GLPSOL or AMPL/Cplex |
| Ficus |
true |
true |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
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energy system optimization model |
dispatch
investment |
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Optimization |
None |
Python (Pyomo) |
| FlexiGIS |
true |
false |
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License (BSD-3-Clause) |
distribution |
urban energy systems |
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Optimization
Simulation |
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Python |
| GAMAMOD |
false |
true |
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transmission
distribution |
European Natural Gas Market |
dispatch
investment |
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Optimization |
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GAMS |
| GAMAMOD-DE |
false |
true |
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transmission |
German Transmission Grid |
dispatch |
Germany |
Optimization
Simulation |
|
GAMS; CPLEX |
| GRIMSEL-FLEX |
true |
false |
BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" or "FreeBSD" License (BSD-2-Clause) |
transmission
net transfer capacities |
Energy System Model
Optimization
Social Planner |
dispatch |
Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, Germany |
Optimization |
Perfect foresight, Sensitivity analisys, Scenarios |
Python (Pyomo) |
| Genesys |
true |
false |
GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 2.1 (LGPL-2.1) |
transmission
net transfer capacities |
Electricity System Model |
dispatch
investment |
Europe, North Africa, Middle East |
Optimization
Simulation |
24 h foresight for storage operation |
C++, boost library, MySQL and QT4, (optional CPLEX solver implementation) |
| GridCal |
true |
true |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
transmission
distribution
AC load flow
DC load flow |
Transmission Network Model and Data (input and output) |
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Optimization
Simulation |
Deterministic, stochastic |
Python |
| HighRES |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
transmission
net transfer capacities |
European electricity system model
GB electricity system model |
dispatch
investment |
EEA+Norway and UK |
Optimization |
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GAMS; CPLEX |
| IRENA FlexTool |
true |
false |
GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 3.0 (LGPL-3.0) |
transmission
net transfer capacities |
Multi-purpose |
dispatch
investment |
User dependent |
Optimization |
perfect foresight, but can use limited horizon |
GNU MathProg |
| JMM |
false |
false |
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| Lemlab |
true |
false |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
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agent-based simulation |
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Simulation
Agent-based |
perfect forecast, deterministic, stochastic |
Python, Pyomo |
| LoadProfileGenerator |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
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C# |
| MEDEAS |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
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Global; European Union; Bulgaria; Austria |
Other |
Deterministic |
Phyton |
| MOCES |
false |
true |
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Energy Modeling Framework |
dispatch |
Depends on user |
Simulation
Agent-based |
deterministic, stochastic |
Modelica, Dymola, (OpenModelica), C++, MySQL, SQLite |
| Maon |
false |
false |
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transmission
distribution
AC load flow
DC load flow
net transfer capacities |
Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming (MIQP) |
dispatch
investment |
Europe, North Africa, Middle East |
Optimization
Simulation
Other
Agent-based |
Monte Carlo, preprocessing or sensitivity |
C++ |
| Medea |
true |
false |
MIT license (MIT) |
net transfer capacities |
Austrian and German electricity market |
dispatch
investment |
Austria, Germany |
Optimization |
Deterministic |
GAMS |
| MicroGridsPy |
true |
false |
European Union Public Licence Version 1.1 (EUPL-1.1) |
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Energy Modeling Framework |
dispatch
investment |
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Optimization |
Two-stage stochastic optimization |
Python (Pyomo) |
| Mosaik |
true |
false |
GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 2.1 (LGPL-2.1) |
transmission
distribution |
distributed energy systems
smart grid simulation |
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Optimization
Simulation
Agent-based |
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Python |
| MultiMod |
false |
true |
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transmission
net transfer capacities |
Equilibrium model |
dispatch
investment |
Global |
Other |
Not covered (yet) |
GAMS |
