Merged with master

config/config.default.yaml

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ lines:
   under_construction: 'keep' # 'zero': set capacity to zero, 'remove': remove, 'keep': with full capacity
   dynamic_line_rating:
     activate: false
-    cutout: europe-2013-era5
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     correction_factor: 0.95
     max_voltage_difference: false
     max_line_rating: false
@@ -171,35 +171,25 @@ electricity:
 
 # docs in https://pypsa-eur.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html#atlite
 atlite:
-  default_cutout: europe-2013-era5
+  default_cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
   nprocesses: 4
   show_progress: false
   cutouts:
     # use 'base' to determine geographical bounds and time span from config
     # base:
       # module: era5
-    europe-2013-era5:
-      module: era5 # in priority order
+    europe-2013-sarah3-era5:
+      module: [sarah, era5] # in priority order
       x: [-12., 42.]
-      y: [33., 72]
+      y: [33., 72.]
       dx: 0.3
       dy: 0.3
       time: ['2013', '2013']
-    europe-2013-sarah:
-      module: [sarah, era5] # in priority order
-      x: [-12., 42.]
-      y: [33., 65]
-      dx: 0.2
-      dy: 0.2
-      time: ['2013', '2013']
-      sarah_interpolate: false
-      sarah_dir:
-      features: [influx, temperature]
 
 # docs in https://pypsa-eur.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html#renewable
 renewable:
   onwind:
-    cutout: europe-2013-era5
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     resource:
       method: wind
       turbine: Vestas_V112_3MW
@@ -218,7 +208,7 @@ renewable:
     excluder_resolution: 100
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
   offwind-ac:
-    cutout: europe-2013-era5
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     resource:
       method: wind
       turbine: NREL_ReferenceTurbine_2020ATB_5.5MW
@@ -234,7 +224,7 @@ renewable:
     excluder_resolution: 200
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
   offwind-dc:
-    cutout: europe-2013-era5
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     resource:
       method: wind
       turbine: NREL_ReferenceTurbine_2020ATB_5.5MW
@@ -250,7 +240,7 @@ renewable:
     excluder_resolution: 200
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
   offwind-float:
-    cutout: europe-2013-era5
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     resource:
       method: wind
       turbine: NREL_ReferenceTurbine_5MW_offshore
@@ -268,7 +258,7 @@ renewable:
     max_depth: 1000
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
   solar:
-    cutout: europe-2013-sarah
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     resource:
       method: pv
       panel: CSi
@@ -283,7 +273,7 @@ renewable:
     excluder_resolution: 100
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
   solar-hsat:
-    cutout: europe-2013-sarah
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     resource:
       method: pv
       panel: CSi
@@ -298,7 +288,7 @@ renewable:
     excluder_resolution: 100
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
   hydro:
-    cutout: europe-2013-era5
+    cutout: europe-2013-sarah3-era5
     carriers: [ror, PHS, hydro]
     PHS_max_hours: 6
     hydro_max_hours: "energy_capacity_totals_by_country" # one of energy_capacity_totals_by_country, estimate_by_large_installations or a float
@@ -788,6 +778,7 @@ solving:
   options:
     clip_p_max_pu: 1.e-2
     load_shedding: false
+    curtailment_mode: false
     noisy_costs: true
     skip_iterations: true
     rolling_horizon: false
@@ -832,7 +823,7 @@ solving:
   solver_options:
     highs-default:
       # refer to https://ergo-code.github.io/HiGHS/dev/options/definitions/
-      threads: 4
+      threads: 1
       solver: "ipm"
       run_crossover: "off"
       small_matrix_value: 1e-6
@@ -843,7 +834,7 @@ solving:
       parallel: "on"
       random_seed: 123
     gurobi-default:
-      threads: 4
+      threads: 8
       method: 2 # barrier
       crossover: 0
       BarConvTol: 1.e-6
@@ -1065,7 +1056,7 @@ plotting:
     V2G: '#e5ffa8'
     land transport EV: '#baf238'
     land transport demand: '#38baf2'
-    Li ion: '#baf238'
+    EV battery: '#baf238'
     # hot water storage
     water tanks: '#e69487'
     residential rural water tanks: '#f7b7a3'

doc/configtables/atlite.csv

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ default_cutout,--,str,"Defines a default cutout."
 nprocesses,--,int,"Number of parallel processes in cutout preparation"
 show_progress,bool,true/false,"Whether progressbar for atlite conversion processes should be shown. False saves time."
 cutouts,,,
--- {name},--,"Convention is to name cutouts like ``<region>-<year>-<source>`` (e.g. ``europe-2013-era5``).","Name of the cutout netcdf file. The user may specify multiple cutouts under configuration ``atlite: cutouts:``. Reference is used in configuration ``renewable: {technology}: cutout:``. The cutout ``base`` may be used to automatically calculate temporal and spatial bounds of the network."
+-- {name},--,"Convention is to name cutouts like ``<region>-<year>-<source>`` (e.g. ``europe-2013-sarah3-era5``).","Name of the cutout netcdf file. The user may specify multiple cutouts under configuration ``atlite: cutouts:``. Reference is used in configuration ``renewable: {technology}: cutout:``. The cutout ``base`` may be used to automatically calculate temporal and spatial bounds of the network."
 -- -- module,--,"Subset of {'era5','sarah'}","Source of the reanalysis weather dataset (e.g. `ERA5 <https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era5>`_ or `SARAH-2 <https://wui.cmsaf.eu/safira/action/viewDoiDetails?acronym=SARAH_V002>`_)"
 -- -- x,°,"Float interval within [-180, 180]","Range of longitudes to download weather data for. If not defined, it defaults to the spatial bounds of all bus shapes."
 -- -- y,°,"Float interval within [-90, 90]","Range of latitudes to download weather data for. If not defined, it defaults to the spatial bounds of all bus shapes."

doc/configtables/hydro.csv

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
-cutout,--,Must be 'europe-2013-era5',Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored.
+cutout,--,Must be 'europe-2013-sarah3-era5',Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored.
 carriers,--,"Any subset of {'ror', 'PHS', 'hydro'}","Specifies the types of hydro power plants to build per-unit availability time series for. 'ror' stands for run-of-river plants, 'PHS' represents pumped-hydro storage, and 'hydro' stands for hydroelectric dams."
 PHS_max_hours,h,float,Maximum state of charge capacity of the pumped-hydro storage (PHS) in terms of hours at full output capacity ``p_nom``. Cf. `PyPSA documentation <https://pypsa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/components.html#storage-unit>`_.
 hydro_max_hours,h,"Any of {float, 'energy_capacity_totals_by_country', 'estimate_by_large_installations'}",Maximum state of charge capacity of the pumped-hydro storage (PHS) in terms of hours at full output capacity ``p_nom`` or heuristically determined. Cf. `PyPSA documentation <https://pypsa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/components.html#storage-unit>`_.

doc/configtables/lines.csv

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ under_construction,--,"One of {'zero': set capacity to zero, 'remove': remove co
 reconnect_crimea,--,"true or false","Whether to reconnect Crimea to the Ukrainian grid"
 dynamic_line_rating,,,
 -- activate,bool,"true or false","Whether to take dynamic line rating into account"
--- cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
+-- cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-sarah3-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
 -- correction_factor,--,"float","Factor to compensate for overestimation of wind speeds in hourly averaged wind data"
 -- max_voltage_difference,deg,"float","Maximum voltage angle difference in degrees or 'false' to disable"
 -- max_line_rating,--,"float","Maximum line rating relative to nominal capacity without DLR, e.g. 1.3 or 'false' to disable"

doc/configtables/offwind-ac.csv

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
-cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
+cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-sarah3-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
 resource,,,
 -- method,--,"Must be 'wind'","A superordinate technology type."
 -- turbine,--,"One of turbine types included in `atlite <https://github.com/PyPSA/atlite/tree/master/atlite/resources/windturbine>`_.  Can be a string or a dictionary with years as keys which denote the year another turbine model becomes available.","Specifies the turbine type and its characteristic power curve."

doc/configtables/offwind-dc.csv

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
-cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
+cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-sarah3-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
 resource,,,
 -- method,--,"Must be 'wind'","A superordinate technology type."
 -- turbine,--,"One of turbine types included in `atlite <https://github.com/PyPSA/atlite/tree/master/atlite/resources/windturbine>`_. Can be a string or a dictionary with years as keys which denote the year another turbine model becomes available.","Specifies the turbine type and its characteristic power curve."

doc/configtables/onwind.csv

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
-cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
+cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-sarah3-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module must be ERA5.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored."
 resource,,,
 -- method,--,"Must be 'wind'","A superordinate technology type."
 -- turbine,--,"One of turbine types included in `atlite <https://github.com/PyPSA/atlite/tree/master/atlite/resources/windturbine>`_. Can be a string or a dictionary with years as keys which denote the year another turbine model becomes available.","Specifies the turbine type and its characteristic power curve."

doc/configtables/solar.csv

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
-cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module can be ERA5 or SARAH-2.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored that is specified at ``atlite/cutouts`` configuration. Both ``sarah`` and ``era5`` work."
+cutout,--,"Should be a folder listed in the configuration ``atlite: cutouts:`` (e.g. 'europe-2013-sarah3-era5') or reference an existing folder in the directory ``cutouts``. Source module can be ERA5 or SARAH-2.","Specifies the directory where the relevant weather data ist stored that is specified at ``atlite/cutouts`` configuration. Both ``sarah`` and ``era5`` work."
 resource,,,
 -- method,--,"Must be 'pv'","A superordinate technology type."
 -- panel,--,"One of {'Csi', 'CdTe', 'KANENA'} as defined in `atlite <https://github.com/PyPSA/atlite/tree/master/atlite/resources/solarpanel>`_ . Can be a string or a dictionary with years as keys which denote the year another turbine model becomes available.","Specifies the solar panel technology and its characteristic attributes."

doc/configtables/solving.csv

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 options,,,
 -- clip_p_max_pu,p.u.,float,To avoid too small values in the renewables` per-unit availability time series values below this threshold are set to zero.
 -- load_shedding,bool/float,"{'true','false', float}","Add generators with very high marginal cost to simulate load shedding and avoid problem infeasibilities. If load shedding is a float, it denotes the marginal cost in EUR/kWh."
+-- curtailment_mode,bool/float,"{'true','false'}","Fixes the dispatch profiles of generators with time-varying p_max_pu by setting ``p_min_pu = p_max_pu`` and adds an auxiliary curtailment generator (with negative sign to absorb excess power) at every AC bus. This can speed up the solving process as the curtailment decision is aggregated into a single generator per region. Defaults to ``false``."
 -- noisy_costs,bool,"{'true','false'}","Add random noise to marginal cost of generators by :math:`\mathcal{U}(0.009,0,011)` and capital cost of lines and links by :math:`\mathcal{U}(0.09,0,11)`."
 -- skip_iterations,bool,"{'true','false'}","Skip iterating, do not update impedances of branches. Defaults to true."
 -- rolling_horizon,bool,"{'true','false'}","Switch for rule :mod:`solve_operations_network` whether to optimize the network in a rolling horizon manner, where the snapshot range is split into slices of size `horizon` which are solved consecutively. This setting has currently no effect on sector-coupled networks."

doc/preparation.rst

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using the ``retrieve*`` rules (:ref:`data`).
 Having downloaded the necessary data,
 
 - :mod:`build_shapes` generates GeoJSON files with shapes of the countries, exclusive economic zones and `NUTS3 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomenclature_of_Territorial_Units_for_Statistics>`__ areas.
-- :mod:`build_cutout` prepares smaller weather data portions from `ERA5 <https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era5>`__ for cutout ``europe-2013-era5`` and SARAH for cutout ``europe-2013-sarah``.
+- :mod:`build_cutout` prepares smaller weather data portions from `ERA5 <https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era5>`__ for cutout ``europe-2013-sarah3-era5`` and SARAH for cutout ``europe-2013-sarah``.
 
 With these and the externally extracted ENTSO-E online map topology
 (``data/entsoegridkit``), it can build a base PyPSA network with the following rules:

doc/release_notes.rst

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Release Notes
 Upcoming Release
 ================
 
+* Renamed the carrier of batteries in BEVs from `battery storage` to `EV battery` and the corresponding bus carrier from `Li ion` to `EV battery`. This is to avoid confusion with stationary battery storage.
+
 * Changed default assumptions about waste heat usage from PtX and fuel cells in district heating.
   The default value for the link efficiency scaling factor was changed from 100% to 25%.
   It can be set to other values in the configuration ``sector: use_TECHNOLOGY_waste_heat``.
@@ -39,12 +41,29 @@ Upcoming Release
 
 * Bugfix: Impose minimum value of zero for district heating progress between current and future market share in :mod:`build_district_heat_share`.
 
+* The ``{scope}`` wildcard was removed, since its outputs were not used.
+
 * Enable parallelism in :mod:`determine_availability_matrix_MD_UA.py` and remove plots. This requires the use of temporary files.
 
 * Added new feature that to base the electricity network on OpenStreetMap (OSM data) (PR https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur/pull/1079). Note that a heuristics based cleaning process is used for lines and links where electrical parameters are incomplete, missing, or ambiguous. Through ``electricity_network["base_network"]``, the base network can be set to "gridkit" (original default setting), "osm-prebuilt" (which downloads the latest prebuilt snapshot based on OSM data from Zenodo), or "osm-raw" which retrieves (once) and cleans the raw OSM data and subsequently builds the network. Note that this process may take a few minutes.
 
 * Voltage settings have been aggregated and are now directly read from the line type dictionary. Instead of ``electricity["voltages"]``, scripts have been updated to refer to ``lines["types"].keys()``.
 
+* Updated pre-built `weather data cutouts
+  <https://zenodo.org/records/12791128>`__. These are now merged cutouts with
+  solar irradiation from the new SARAH-3 dataset while taking all other
+  variables from ERA5. Cutouts are now available for multiple years (2010, 2013,
+  2019, and 2023).
+
+* Added option ``solving: curtailment_mode``` which fixes the dispatch profiles
+  of generators with time-varying p_max_pu by setting ``p_min_pu = p_max_pu``
+  and adds an auxiliary curtailment generator with negative sign (to absorb
+  excess power) at every AC bus. This can speed up the solving process as the
+  curtailment decision is aggregated into a single generator per region.
+
+* In :mod:`base_network`, replace own voronoi polygon calculation function with
+  Geopandas `gdf.voronoi_polygons` method.
+
 PyPSA-Eur 0.11.0 (25th May 2024)
 =====================================
 

doc/wildcards.rst

@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ The ``{sector_opts}`` wildcard is only used for sector-coupling studies.
    :widths: 10,20,10,10
    :file: configtables/sector-opts.csv
 
-.. _scope:
-
-The ``{scope}`` wildcard
-========================
-
-Takes values ``residential``, ``urban``, ``total``.
-
 .. _planning_horizons:
 
 The ``{planning_horizons}`` wildcard