From input to output, including communication with the server the calculation takes less than a second (except with very slow internet connections).
The user can assess the impact of almost every input variable and assumption
What would happen (to reliability, CO2, cost) if we close all non-profitable power plants? Which combinations of options can we use to reach a certain goal (in sustainability, cost, import dependence etc.)?
The ETM is based on an energy graph where nodes can convert one type of energy into another.
Given demand and other choices, calculate primary energy use, costs, CO2-emission etc.
Developed in-house written in Ruby (on Rails)
http://www.energieakkoordser.nl/~/media/files/energieakkoord/nieuwsberichten/2015/20141212-quintel.ashx, http://www.energieakkoordser.nl/~/media/files/energieakkoord/nieuwsberichten/2015/20150210-vergadering/20150210-uitvoeringsagenda.ashx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMkehKZC3Kc&list=UUwUlayF7P2RnRHFz0_a1v9A&feature=share
Web-based model based on a holistic description of a country's energy system.