District Energy Model
District Energy Model (DEM) is a Python-based multi-energy system model for simulating energy demand, generation, storage, and optimisation at the district and municipal scale. The model is developed at HSLU CC TES in the framework of the SWEET EDGE project.
DEM can be used for any region, but is tailored to the Swiss context. It allows energy simulations and optimisation studies to be conducted for any Swiss municipality or district without local data collection and with minimal configuration effort.
Note
This documentation is newly launched and remains under active development. Some sections are still incomplete. If you cannot find the information you are looking for, please refer to the Publications page or reach out via the Contact page.
Check out the Introduction section for further information. To get started with DEM, it is recommended to consult the How to Use the Model section and work through the Tutorials.
The District Energy Model has been applied and mentioned in various publications (see Publications).
The source code is published on GitHub and can be used under the Apache-2.0 license.
A public platform for municipal energy planning in Switzerland based on the DEM has also been developed and can be accessed here:
Documentation
- Introduction
- How to Use the Model
- Tutorials
- Modelling Methods
- Publications
- Contact