Energy system models are crucial to plan energy transition pathways and understand their
impacts. A vast range of energy system modelling tools is available, providing modelling …

Seasonal thermal energy storage can provide flexibility to smart energy systems and are
characterised by low cost per unit energy capacity and varying applicability to different …

Disagreements persist on how to design a self-sufficient, carbon-neutral European energy
system. To explore the diversity of design options, we develop a high-resolution model of the …

The European potential for renewable electricity is sufficient to enable fully renewable
supply on different scales, from self-sufficient, subnational regions to an interconnected …

About 75% of the world's energy consumption takes place in cities. Although their large
energy consumption attracts a large number of research projects, only a small fraction of …

The rising significance of renewable energy increases the importance of representing time-
varying input data in energy system optimization studies. Time-series aggregation, which …

Determining environmentally-and economically-optimal energy systems designs and
operations is complex. In particular, the integration of weather-dependent renewable energy …

Optimization-based frameworks for energy system modeling such as TIMES, ETHOS. FINE,
or PyPSA have emerged as important tools to outline a cost-efficient energy transition …

Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) offers an optimal control technique to establish and
ensure that the total operation cost of multi-energy systems remains at a minimum while …

Free and open source tools present numerous opportunities to support current urban
planning practice. However, their overview is fragmented, and the uptake among planning …