PyPSA meets Africa: Developing an open source electricity network model of the African continent
| Autor: | Aristides Kiprakis, Koen van Greevenbroek, Johannes Hampp, Rebecca Grant, Matin Mahmood, Maximilian Parzen, Desen Kirli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Strategic planning
business.industry Computer science Systems and Control (eess.SY) Environmental economics Grid Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Systems and Control VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsvitenskap: 420 Data modeling Renewable energy Electric power system Smart grid VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Information and communication science: 420 Transparency (graphic) FOS: Electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Electricity business |
| Zdroj: | AFRICON |
| Popis: | Electricity network modelling and grid simulations form a key enabling element for the integration of newer and cleaner technologies such as renewable energy generation and electric vehicles into the existing grid and energy system infrastructure. This paper reviews the models of the African electricity systems and highlights the gaps in the open model landscape. Using PyPSA (an open Power System Analysis package), the paper outlines the pathway to a fully open model and data to increase the transparency in the African electricity system planning. Optimisation and modelling can reveal viable pathways to a sustainable energy system, aiding strategic planning for upgrades and policy-making for accelerated integration of renewable energy generation and smart grid technologies such as battery storage in Africa. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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