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Currently, the models listed classify exclusively as bottom-up, but that is not a restriction we impose. Some models are confined to the electricity sector while others also traverse the heat, gas, end-use, and mobility sectors. Some embed market clearing while others assume single-actor cost minimization. The model attributes shown below should help to clarify the type of model.
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Overview of models by purpose, scope and modelling type
| Model |
Sectors |
Model class |
Math modeltype |
Timeresolution |
Georesolution |
Is suited for many scenarios |
|---|
| Backbone |
All |
Framework |
Optimization |
Hour |
Depends on user |
true |
| Balmorel |
electricity
district heating |
GAMS |
Optimization |
Hour |
something between NUTS 3 and country |
false |
| Calliope |
User-dependent |
Framework |
Optimization |
Hour |
User-dependent |
true |
| DESSTinEE |
All / Electricity |
Simulation |
Simulation |
Hour |
National |
true |
| DIETER |
electricity plus sector coupling (EVs
P2Heat) |
Optimization |
Optimization |
Hour |
In most applications so far, Germany as one node; version with additional central European country nodes available |
true |
| Dispa-SET |
Power system |
EU power system |
Optimization |
Hour |
NUTS1 |
true |
| ELMOD |
Electricity
Heat |
German and European Electricity Market |
Optimization |
Hour |
power plant block, transmission network node |
false |
| EMLab-Generation |
Electricity Market
Carbon Market |
Agent-based Simulation |
Simulation |
Year |
Zones |
true |
| EMMA |
Electricity |
Power market model |
Optimization |
Hour |
Countries |
false |
| ESO-X |
Electricity |
power system model |
Optimization |
Hour |
single-node (ESONE: 29 nodes) |
true |
| Energy Transition Model |
Households
Buildings
Agriculture
Transport
Industry
Energy |
Demand driven energy model |
Simulation |
Year |
Country |
true |
| EnergyNumbers-Balancing |
Electricity |
Simulating storage and exogenously-variable renewables |
Simulation |
Hour |
National |
true |
| EnergyRt |
|
Reference Energy System |
Optimization |
|
|
true |
| EnergyScope |
All (Electricity
Heating and mobility) |
Regional energy system design |
Optimization |
Hour |
Country |
true |
| Ficus |
electricity
heating
... |
energy system optimization model |
Optimization |
15 Minute |
|
true |
| FlexiGIS |
Electricity Sector |
urban energy systems |
Optimization
Simulation |
15 Minute |
building, street, district, city |
false |
| Genesys |
Electricity |
Electricity System Model |
Optimization
Simulation |
Hour |
EUMENA, 21 regions |
false |
| GridCal |
Electricity |
Transmission Network Model and Data (input and output) |
Optimization
Simulation |
|
|
true |
| MEDEAS |
electricity
heat
liquid fuels
gas
solid fuels |
|
Other |
Year |
global, continents, nations |
true |
| NEMO |
|
|
Optimization
Simulation |
Hour |
NEM regions |
true |
| OMEGAlpes |
Electricity
Heat
all |
Production
consumption
conversion
storage |
Optimization |
|
|
false |
| OSeMOSYS |
all |
|
Optimization |
Day |
Country |
false |
| Oemof |
Electricity
Heat
Mobility |
Energy Modelling Framework |
Optimization
Simulation |
Hour |
Depends on user |
false |
| OnSSET |
|
|
Optimization |
Multi year |
1 km to 10 km |
false |
| PowerMatcher |
|
|
|
|
|
false |
| PyPSA |
Electricity
Heat
Transport
User-defined |
Energy System Model |
Optimization
Simulation |
Hour |
User dependent |
true |
| Region4FLEX |
electricity plus sector coupling (EVs
P2Heat
P2Gas) |
load shifting optimisation |
Optimization |
15 Minute |
Administrative districts |
false |
| Renpass |
Electricity |
Electricity System Model / Regional Dispatch Model / Transshipment Model |
Optimization
Simulation |
Hour |
Germany: 21 regions / other countries: country |
true |
| SIREN |
Electricity |
Electricity System Model |
Simulation
Other |
Hour |
|
false |
| SciGRID |
Electricity Sector
Mathematical models of networks
network |
Transmission Network Model and Data (input and output) |
Simulation |
|
nodal resolution (all nodes are included) |
false |
| SimSES |
Electricity |
Electrical energy storage system |
Simulation |
Minute |
|
true |
| StELMOD |
Electricity |
Optimization |
Optimization |
Hour |
Nodal resolution |
false |
| Switch |
electricity
gas
hydrologic
transport
end-use demand
carbon sequestration; user-extendable |
Power system capacity expansion
energy system |
Optimization |
Hour |
buildings, microgrids, city, state, national or continental |
true |
| Temoa |
all |
energy system optimization model |
Optimization |
Multi year |
single region |
true |
| TransiEnt |
electricity
district heating
Gas |
Dynamic system simulation model library |
Simulation |
Second |
Metropolregion Hamburg |
false |
| URBS |
User-dependent
Electricity |
Energy Modelling Framework |
Optimization |
Hour |
User-dependent |
true |
Overview of models by type, software, implementation and processing
| Model |
Model class |
Modelling software |
Processing software |
|---|
| Backbone |
Framework |
GAMS |
Spine Toolbox forthcoming. Currently Excel / SQL. |
| Balmorel |
GAMS |
GAMS |
|
| Calliope |
Framework |
Python (Pyomo) |
Python (pandas et al) |
| DESSTinEE |
Simulation |
Excel / VBA |
Excel / VBA |
| DIETER |
Optimization |
GAMS; CPLEX |
MS Excel |
| Dispa-SET |
EU power system |
Python (Pyomo), GAMS |
Python |
| ELMOD |
German and European Electricity Market |
GAMS |
|
| EMLab-Generation |
Agent-based Simulation |
Java |
R |
| EMMA |
Power market model |
GAMS |
|
| ESO-X |
power system model |
GAMS; CPLEX |
R |
| Energy Transition Model |
Demand driven energy model |
Developed in-house written in Ruby (on Rails) |
Excel / VBA |
| EnergyNumbers-Balancing |
Simulating storage and exogenously-variable renewables |
Fortran, PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS |
Matlab, Python |
| EnergyRt |
Reference Energy System |
GAMS; GLPK |
R |
| EnergyScope |
Regional energy system design |
GLPK/GLPSOL or AMPL/Cplex |
Excel |
| Ficus |
energy system optimization model |
Python (Pyomo) |
Python (pandas et al) |
| FlexiGIS |
urban energy systems |
|
|
| Genesys |
Electricity System Model |
C++, boost library, MySQL and QT4, (optional CPLEX solver implementation) |
Excel/Matlab and a Visualisation tool programmed in QT4 (c++) |
| GridCal |
Transmission Network Model and Data (input and output) |
Python |
Python |
| MEDEAS |
|
Phyton |
Phyton |
| NEMO |
|
Python |
|
| OMEGAlpes |
Production
consumption
conversion
storage |
OMEGAlpes, PuLP |
|
| OSeMOSYS |
|
GNU MathProg |
Python |
| Oemof |
Energy Modelling Framework |
Python, Pyomo, Coin-OR |
Python, PostgreSQL, PostGIS |
| OnSSET |
|
Python |
Python |
| PowerMatcher |
|
Java |
|
| PyPSA |
Energy System Model |
Python, Pyomo |
Pandas |
| Region4FLEX |
load shifting optimisation |
Python |
PostgreSQL |
| Renpass |
Electricity System Model / Regional Dispatch Model / Transshipment Model |
R |
MySQL / R / RMySQL |
| SIREN |
Electricity System Model |
Python, NREL SAM |
Python |
| SciGRID |
Transmission Network Model and Data (input and output) |
Python, PostgreSQL |
Python, PostgreSQL, Osmosis, osm2pgsql |
| SimSES |
Electrical energy storage system |
Matlab |
Matlab |
| StELMOD |
Optimization |
GAMS |
MS Excel |
| Switch |
Power system capacity expansion
energy system |
Python, Pyomo |
Python, any user-selected software |
| Temoa |
energy system optimization model |
Python (Pyomo) |
SQLite |
| TransiEnt |
Dynamic system simulation model library |
Modelica |
Dymola |
| URBS |
Energy Modelling Framework |
Python (Pyomo) |
Python (pandas et al) |
Overview of models by open-source license, data availability etc.
| Model |
License |
Modelling software |
Model source public |
Data availability |
Open future |
|---|
| Backbone |
GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 3.0 (LGPL-3.0) |
GAMS |
true |
|
false |
| Balmorel |
ISC License (ISC) |
GAMS |
true |
all |
true |
| Calliope |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
Python (Pyomo) |
true |
some |
true |
| DESSTinEE |
Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 (CC-BY-SA-3.0) |
Excel / VBA |
true |
all |
true |
| DIETER |
MIT license (MIT) |
GAMS; CPLEX |
true |
all |
false |
| Dispa-SET |
European Union Public Licence Version 1.1 (EUPL-1.1) |
Python (Pyomo), GAMS |
true |
all |
false |
| ELMOD |
MIT license (MIT) |
GAMS |
true |
some |
true |
| EMLab-Generation |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
Java |
true |
some |
true |
| EMMA |
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC-BY-3.0) |
GAMS |
true |
all |
true |
| ESO-X |
MIT license (MIT) |
GAMS; CPLEX |
true |
all |
false |
| Energy Transition Model |
MIT license (MIT) |
Developed in-house written in Ruby (on Rails) |
true |
all |
true |
| EnergyNumbers-Balancing |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Fortran, PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS |
false |
some |
true |
| EnergyRt |
Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0) |
GAMS; GLPK |
true |
|
true |
| EnergyScope |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
GLPK/GLPSOL or AMPL/Cplex |
true |
all |
false |
| Ficus |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Python (Pyomo) |
true |
some |
true |
| FlexiGIS |
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License (BSD-3-Clause) |
|
true |
some |
false |
| Genesys |
GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License version 2.1 (LGPL-2.1) |
C++, boost library, MySQL and QT4, (optional CPLEX solver implementation) |
false |
all |
false |
| GridCal |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Python |
true |
all |
true |
| MEDEAS |
MIT license (MIT) |
Phyton |
false |
all |
false |
| NEMO |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Python |
true |
all |
true |
| OMEGAlpes |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
OMEGAlpes, PuLP |
true |
some |
false |
| OSeMOSYS |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
GNU MathProg |
true |
all |
true |
| Oemof |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Python, Pyomo, Coin-OR |
true |
some |
true |
| OnSSET |
MIT license (MIT) |
Python |
true |
|
false |
| PowerMatcher |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
Java |
true |
|
false |
| PyPSA |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Python, Pyomo |
true |
all |
false |
| Region4FLEX |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
Python |
false |
all |
false |
| Renpass |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
R |
true |
all |
true |
| SIREN |
Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0) |
Python, NREL SAM |
true |
some |
false |
| SciGRID |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
Python, PostgreSQL |
true |
all |
true |
| SimSES |
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License (BSD-3-Clause) |
Matlab |
true |
all |
false |
| StELMOD |
MIT license (MIT) |
GAMS |
true |
|
false |
| Switch |
Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0) |
Python, Pyomo |
true |
all |
false |
| Temoa |
GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPL-2.0) |
Python (Pyomo) |
true |
all |
false |
| TransiEnt |
|
Modelica |
true |
some |
false |
| URBS |
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0) |
Python (Pyomo) |
true |
some |
true |
