DeCarolis et al (2024) on the next generation of energy-economy models

Am uploading this 20 page PDF for safekeeping. It is also worth reading.

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Thanks for sharing. I quickly went through and perceived two main ideas:

  • LP optimization is limiting (with quote of @stefan.pfenninger 2014 article), but I didn’t get what it is supposed to be replaced with: I didn’t see MILP mentioned, but HiGHS is cited as solver (MILP/MIQP) and Iptopt (local NLP), along with probable commercial solvers
  • Modularity is important, which is being prototyped with Pyomo’s blocks which I have heard about (and seen several discussions on the Julia/JuMP discussion forum, since JuMP doesn’t have an equivaleent), but never practiced

I guess you are referring to this article from @stefan.pfenninger @hawkez99 and James Keirstead:

  • Pfenninger, Stefan, Adam Hawkes, and James Keirstead (1 May 2014). “Energy systems modeling for twenty-first century energy challenges”. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 33: 74–86. ISSN 1364-0321. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.02.003. :closed_access: