resite_ip

This repository hosts the main development work around resite_ip, a tool relying on integer programming to site renewable generation assets based on various deplyoment criteria.

Setup

The code runs in Python 3.6 or older. In addition, running the code requires installation of Julia 1.5 or older. Furthermore, the some of the siting algorithm available in this repository will require a branch-and-bound solver. Currently, only gurobi (with a valid license) is supported.

Repository structure

This structure of this package is as follows:

• resite_ip as a container for:
  • the src folder, which includes
    • the .py files taking care of pre- and post-processing
    • the jl folder containing the .jl routines defining the siting heuristics
  • the config files
  • auxiliary files required to set up the package

The data folder (whose path must be specified in the first line of config_model.yml) is needed to instantiate the model. Currently, the data available covers solely the European continent and is available here. In order to run the model and assuming that this repository has been obtained via git clone the following steps must be taken:

• Install all package dependencies via conda env create -f requirements.yml
• Configure run via the config files
• Run python main.py from the src folder

Results of these runs are stored in an output directory in the data folder.

License

This software is released as free software under the GPLv3.