This model provides a consistent modelling of energy grids (electricity, gas, heat) as service or input for the other models of other SURE work packages (STEM, EXPANSE, BSM, FlexiTi).
Model inputs are production and demand from different energy carriers, distributed temporarily and spatially over the entire scope of investigation. The degree to which the different energy grids are represented depends on the application (e.g. for SURE scenario assessments, regional studies, case studies), non-crucial parts of the grid will be aggregated.
The model either simulates the system state if all productions and demands are determined, or optimizes the system state, if some of the production/load is flexible. Furthermore, the model performs a grid security assessment, to compute available technical margins during the grid operation.
Main model outputs are a representation of the overall grid state for all temporal and spatial elements of the analysis, and te available technical margins during operation, converted to indicator for grid security and resilience.