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SecMOD

Developers
ETHZ- EPSE (Bardow) , RWTH Lehrstuhl fuer Technische Thermodynamik

Contact

Andre Bardow, ETHZ EPSE

License

SWEET Project

PATHFNDR - WP 1

SecMOD is a model for exploring and analysing decarbonisation strategies of sector-coupled energy systems.

Features

  • Optimisation of transition pathways
  • Integrated time series aggregation
  • Consideration of life-cycle assessment in optimization and evaluation
  • Sector-coupling and power-to-X strategies
  • CCU and CCS
  • Flexible spatial & temporal resolution
  • Flexible extension with new sectors & technologies
  • SecMOD models for the energy transitions in Germany, Switzerland, and Europe (in progress)

Facts

ClassEnergy System
TypeDeterministic
Spatial regionsFlexible from sites to countries (currently Switzerland and Germany)
Spatial resolutionCantonal
Time coverageToday-2050
Time resolutionHourly

Sectors

Electricity, building and industrial heat, private transportation, CCU, CCS

Category

Inputs

Outputs
Socioeconomy
Environmental targets
Infrastructure
Electricity - transmission networkElectricity - transmission network
Environment
Total CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions from energy system
CO2 emissions from electricity production
CO2 emissions in industry
Captured CO2 emissions
LCA indicators
Energy demand
Space heating
Industrial heating
Total electricity
Passenger mobility		Total electricity
Energy supply/production
Space heating
Industrial heating
Electricity - production
Electricity - storage
Electricity - installed capacity
Passenger mobility
Resource potential
Solar
Wind
Biomass
Hydropower potential
Carbon storage potential
Direct demand of resources
Gas as feedstock in industry (i.e. non-heating demand)
Other fossil fuels
Trade
Electricity imports/exports
Electricity import/export price
Fossil fuels import/export price
Biomass and biofuels import/export price
Hydrogen import/export price		Fossil fuels (i.e. gas, gasoline, diesel) imports/exports
Biomass and biofuels imports/exports
Hydrogen imports/exports
Technologies

Inv: Investment costs
Eff: Efficiency
OM: Operation and Maintenance costs
LCA: Life cycle assessment indicators		Batteries (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
CHPs (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Electricity generation (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Electricity storage (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Heat production (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Hydrogen production (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Vehicles (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Power-to-Gas (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Power-to-Fuel (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Transmission lines (Inv,Eff,OM,LCA)
Prices
Others

References

  • N. Baumgaertner (2021). Life-Cycle Assessment of Sector-Coupled National Energy Systems: Environmental Impacts of Electricity, Heat, and Transportation in Germany Till 2050. Frontiers of Energy Research. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.621502
  • C. Reinert et al (2021). Environmental impacts of the future German energy system from integrated energy systems optimization and dynamic life cycle assessment. Computers and Chemical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2021.107406

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