OSeMOSYS: The Open Source Energy Modeling System An introduction to its ethos, structure and development

This paper discusses the design and development of the Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS). It describes the model’s formulation in terms of a ‘plain English’ description, algebraic formulation, implementation—in terms of its full source code, as well as a detailed description of the model...

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Published in:Energy policy Vol. 39; no. 10; pp. 5850 - 5870
Main Authors: Howells, Mark, Rogner, Holger, Strachan, Neil, Heaps, Charles, Huntington, Hillard, Kypreos, Socrates, Hughes, Alison, Silveira, Semida, DeCarolis, Joe, Bazillian, Morgan, Roehrl, Alexander
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2011
Elsevier
Elsevier Science Ltd
Series:Energy Policy
Subjects:
Algebra
Applied sciences
Capacity building approach
Capacity development
Communities
Copyright
Design engineering
Economic data
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy development
Energy economics
Energy modeling
Energy policy
Energy sector
Energy systems analysis
Energy systems analysis Energy modeling Open source
Energy use
energy use and consumption
Exact sciences and technology
Freeware
General, economic and professional studies
Implementation
Mathematical models
Methodology. Modelling
Open source
Openness
Plain language
Programming languages
Source code
Studies
Systems design
Systems development
Energy modeling
Energetic system
Energy economy
Economic optimization
Energy policy
Energy systems analysis
Planning
Open source
Modeling
Open source software
ISSN:0301-4215, 1873-6777, 1873-6777
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Summary:This paper discusses the design and development of the Open Source Energy Modeling System (OSeMOSYS). It describes the model’s formulation in terms of a ‘plain English’ description, algebraic formulation, implementation—in terms of its full source code, as well as a detailed description of the model inputs, parameters, and outputs. A key feature of the OSeMOSYS implementation is that it is contained in less than five pages of documented, easily accessible code. Other existing energy system models that do not have this emphasis on compactness and openness makes the barrier to entry by new users much higher, as well as making the addition of innovative new functionality very difficult. The paper begins by describing the rationale for the development of OSeMOSYS and its structure. The current preliminary implementation of the model is then demonstrated for a discrete example. Next, we explain how new development efforts will build on the existing OSeMOSYS codebase. The paper closes with thoughts regarding the organization of the OSeMOSYS community, associated capacity development efforts, and linkages to other open source efforts including adding functionality to the LEAP model.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.033
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ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.033