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Balmorel
by RAM-lose
Authors:
Hans Ravn
Contact:
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Balmorel is a model for analysing the electricity and combined heat and power sectors in an international perspective. It is highly versatile and may be applied for long range planning as well as shorter time operational analysis.
Based on GAMS. Using for data processing.
Website / Documentation
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 Open Source
Directly downloadable
Input data shipped
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| Model Scope |
Model type and solution approach |
| Model class
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GAMS
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| Sectors
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electricity, district heating
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| Technologies
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Renewables, Conventional Generation, CHP
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| Decisions
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dispatch, investment
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| Regions
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Baltic Sea
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| Geographic Resolution
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something between NUTS 3 and country
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| Time resolution
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Hour
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| Network coverage
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net transfer capacities
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| Model type
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Optimization
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| Variables
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| Computation time
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minutes
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| Objective
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economic costs
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| Uncertainty modeling
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| Suited for many scenarios / monte-carlo
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No
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References
Scientific references
Göransson, L. and Johnsson, F. (2013), Cost-optimized allocation of wind power investments: a Nordic-German perspective, Wind Energy, Vol. 16, Issue 4
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.1517
Reports produced using the model
H. Ravn et al.: Balmorel: A Model for Analyses of the Electricity and CHP Markets in the Baltic Sea Region (2001), http://www.eabalmorel.dk/files/download/Balmorel%20A%20Model%20for%20Analyses%20of%20the%20Electricity%20and%20CHP%20Markets%20in%20the%20Baltic%20Sea%20Region.pdf
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