Framework urbs (urbs)
| Framework Name | urbs |
| Acronym | urbs |
| Contact (e-mail) | urbs@ens.ei.tum.de |
| Current contact person | - |
| Website | https://urbs.readthedocs.io/ |
| Institution(s) | Chair of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems (TUM-ENS) |
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| Inital purpose | Academic research |
| Inital purpose change | - |
| Research questions | technology assessment, renewables integration, reaching emission goals |
| Inital Release Date | 2015-10-01 |
| Parent Framework | URBS (GAMS) |
| Version | Version 1.0.1 |
| Source of funding | - |
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| External Solver |
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| Auto model generator | |
| data preprocessing | Annuity factor calculation |
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| data postprocessing | Grouping of costs (investment, fixed, variable, fuel etc.) |
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| interfaces | - |
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| Open Source | |
| License | Academic Free License v3.0 |
| Code availability | - |
| Data availability | - |
| Data provided | none |
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| Link to User Documentation | {"{\"{https://urbs.readthedocs.io/}\"}"} |
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| Link to installation guide | - |
| Link to code documentation | https://github.com/tum-ens/urbs/tree/master/doc |
| Skills basic | Working with spreadsheets |
| Skills advanced | Basic understanding of energy system modelling and optimization |
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| Variable rolling | |
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| Reference Studies/Models | Kay Bareiß et al. “Life cycle assessment of hydrogen from proton exchange membrane water electrolysis in future energy systems”. In: Applied Energy 237 (Mar. 2019), pp. 862–872. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.001; Konrad Schönleber et al. “Economical energy supply of business parks”. en. In: NEIS 2017 : Conference on Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Storage Systems. Hamburg: VDE VERLAG GMBH, 2018, 324 Seiten. ISBN: 978-3-8007-4445-9; Anahi Molar Cruz, Beatriz Guillén, and Thomas Hamacher. “Cost-optimal regional deployment of renewable energy in the Mexican electric power system”. en. In: International Energy Workshop 2018. Chalmers University of Technology, 2018.; J. Winklmaier and S. Bazan Santos. “Promoting Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: Least-Cost Modelling of Decentralized Energy-Water-Food Systems: Case Study of St. Rupert Mayer, Zimbabwe”. In: Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer International Publishing, 2018, pp. 71–89. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93438-9_6 |
| Citation reference | - |
| Citation | Johannes Dorfner, Konrad Schönleber, Magdalena Dorfner, sonercandas, froehlie, smuellr, … Okan Akca. (2019, July 2). tum-ens/urbs: urbs v1.0.1 (Version 1.0.1). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3265960 |
| Projects using the framework | Kopernikus-P2X, DecEnSys, Clean-Tech-Campus, 4NEMO, Geo.KW, Rolle der Kernfusion (IPP) |
| Model usage | TUM ENS, TUM EWK |