Supporting the global energy transition involves wide-ranging energy modelling and analysis.

The modelling and analysis tools include:

• Long-term capacity expansion
  • In-house System Planning Test (SPLAT) model for long-term energy planning
• Unit commitment and dispatch
  • Energy storage and Smart Grids
  • System flexibility assessment
• Operational planning
  • Grid integration studies

Feedback from all the levels

Long-term energy planning models (time resolution: hours-season)

Generation and network capacities

Geo-spatial planning models (time resolution: hours - seasons)

Network topology

Production cost models (time resolution: minutes - hours)

Highly-resolved dispatch and operational details

Static grid models (time resolution: single point)

Steady state grid currents and voltages

Dynamic grid models (time resolution: miliseconds - minutes)

Planning for the renewable future: Long-term modelling and tools to expand variable renewable power in emerging economies

This report highlights the findings from AVRIL (“Addressing Variable Renewable Energy in Long-term Energy Planning”), a project by IRENA that has identified the best practices in long-term planning and modelling to represent high shares of VRE. 

• January 2017
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• Power, Energy Transition
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• English

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