IRENA FlexTool
type: Ontology
creation date: 2026-08-17T03:11:55+02:00
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IRENA FlexTool
type: Subject
type: Category:Model
page: https://wiki.openmod-initiative.org/wiki/IRENA_FlexTool
wiki namespace: 0
author institution: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
authors: Juha Kiviluoma, Arttu Tupala, Antti Soininen
computation time comments: Should be quite fast for linear problems.
contact persons: Juha Kiviluoma
data availability: some
decisions: dispatch
decisions: investment
deterministic: perfect foresight, but can use limited horizon
full model name: IRENA FlexTool
georegions: User dependent
georesolution: User dependent
is suited for many scenarios: true
license: GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 3.0 (LGPL-3.0)
math modeltype: Optimization
math modeltype shortdesc: Typically linear cost minimization, but unit online decisions can be mixed-integer linear (and effectively investment decisions too).
math objective: cost minimization
model class: Multi-purpose
model source public: true
modelling software: GNU MathProg
network coverage: transmission
network coverage: net transfer capacities
open future: false
open source licensed: true
processing software: Python, SQL
sectors: All sectors (user can add more)
source download: flextool
technologies: Renewables
technologies: Conventional Generation
technologies: CHP
text description: IRENA FlexTool is an energy and power systems model for understanding the role of variable power generation in future energy systems. It performs capacity expansion planning as well as operational planning. VTT develops the model for IRENA (and receives a lot of feedback from IRENA to improve the model)
timeresolution: Hour
website: flextool
wiki page creation date: 2023-09-18T07:30:40Z
creation date#aux: 2460205.812963
special property ERRP: Property:Number of variables
special property ERRP: Property:Computation time minutes
wiki page last editor: User:Juha Kiviluoma
wiki page modification date: 2023-09-18T07:52:58Z
modification date#aux: 2460205.8284491
wiki page is new: false
wiki page sort key: IRENA FlexTool