Model Output

Hourly Results

Column	Type	Unit	Description
d_e	float	kWh	Total electricity demand (incl. Heating and household demand)
d_e_ev	float	kWh	Electricity demand for electric vehicles (subset of d_e)
d_e_h	float	kWh	Electricity demand due to heating (e.g. heat pump, electric heater) (subset of d_e)
d_e_hh	float	kWh	Electricity demand other than heating (i.e. “household”) (subset of d_e)
d_h	float	kWh	Total heating demand
d_h_hw	float	kWh	Heat demand for hot water (subset of d_h)
d_h_s	float	kWh	Heat demand for space heating (subset of d_h)
l_q_e_bes	float	kWh	Battery energy storage: storage losses
l_q_h_tes	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage: storage losses
l_q_h_tesdc	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage (decentralised): storage losses
l_u_e_bes	float	kWh	Battery energy storage: charging losses
l_u_h_tes	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage: charging losses
l_u_h_tesdc	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage (decentralised): charging losses
l_v_e_bes	float	kWh	Battery energy storage: discharging losses
l_v_h_tes	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage: discharging losses
l_v_h_tesdc	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage (decentralised): discharging losses
m_e	float	kWh	Total electricity import to community
m_e_cbimport	float	kWh	Electricity import from cross-border, i.e. from other countries (subset of m_e)
m_e_ch	float	kWh	Electricity import from within Switzerland (subset of m_e)
m_e_ch_conventional_chp	float	kWh	Electricity import form within Switzerland coming from conventional chp plants (subset of m_e_ch)
m_e_ch_hydro	float	kWh	Electricity import form within Switzerland coming from hydro power (subset of m_e_ch)
m_e_ch_nuclear	float	kWh	Electricity import form within Switzerland coming from nuclear power (subset of m_e_ch)
m_e_ch_renewable_chp	float	kWh	Electricity import form within Switzerland coming from renewable chp plants (subset of m_e_ch)
m_e_ch_renewable_other	float	kWh	Electricity import form within Switzerland coming from other renewable sources (subset of m_e_ch)
m_h	float	kWh	Heat import (via district heating)
m_gas	float	kWh	Gas import
m_oil	float	kWh	Oil import
m_wd	float	kWh	Wood import
q_e_bes	float	kWh	Battery energy storage stored electricity
q_h_tes	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage stored heat
q_h_tesdc	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage (decentralised) stored heat
s_wd	float	kWh	total wood supply
s_wd_rem	float	kWh	wood supply remaining
s_wet_bm	float	kWh	total wet biomass supply
s_wet_bm_rem	float	kWh	wet biomass supply remaining
sos_bes	float	–	Battery energy storage: state of storage
sos_tes	float	–	Thermal Energy storage: state of storage
sos_tesdc	float	–	Thermal Energy storage (decentralised): state of storage
u_e_aguh	float	kWh	electricity demand anaerobic digestion upgrade hydrogen
u_e_bes	float	kWh	Battery energy storage added electricity
u_e_eh	float	kWh	Electric heater electricity input
u_e_hp	float	kWh	Heat pump electricity input
u_e_hpcp	float	kWh	Heat pump (centralised plant) electricity input
u_e_hydp	float	kWh	electricity demand hydrogen production
u_e_wgu	float	kWh	electricity demand wood gasification upgrade
u_e_wguh	float	kWh	electricity demand wood gasification upgrade hydrogen
u_gas_chpgt	float	kWh	Gas turbine combined heat and power: gas input
u_gas_chpgt_kg	float	kg	Gas turbine combined heat and power: gas input
u_gas_gb	float	kWh	Gas boiler gas input
u_gas_gb_kg	float	kg	Gas boiler gas input
u_h_hp	float	kWh	heat pump heat input
u_h_hpcp	float	kWh	heat pump (centralised plant) heat input
u_h_tes	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage added heat
u_h_tesdc	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage (decentralised) added heat
u_hyd_aguh	float	kWh	hydrogen demand anaerobic digestion upgrade hydrogen
u_hyd_wguh	float	kWh	hydrogen demand wood gasification upgrade hydrogen
u_oil_ob	float	kWh	Oil boiler oil input
u_oil_ob_kg	float	kg	Oil boiler oil input
u_wd_wgu	float	kWh	wood demand wood gasification upgrade
u_wd_wguc	float	kWh	wood demand wood gasification CHP
u_wd_wguh	float	kWh	wood demand wood gasification upgrade hydrogen
u_wet_bm_agu	float	kWh	wet biomass demand anaerobic digestion upgrade
u_wet_bm_aguc	float	kWh	wet biomass demand anaerobic digestion CHP
u_wet_bm_aguh	float	kWh	wet biomass demand anaerobic digestion upgrade hydrogen
u_wet_bm_hg	float	kWh	wet biomass demand hydrothermal gasification
u_wood_wb	float	kWh	Wood boiler wood input
u_wood_wb_kg	float	kg	Wood boiler wood input
v_co2_bm	float	kg	Biomass: CO2 emissions
v_co2_chpgt	float	kg	Gas turbine combined heat and power: CO2 emissions
v_e_aguc	float	kWh	electricity output anaerobic digestion CHP
v_e_aguc_exp	float	kWh	electricity output anaerobic digestion CHP export
v_e_bes	float	kWh	Battery energy storage extracted electricity
v_e_bm	float	kWh	Biomass electricity output
v_e_bm_cons	float	kWh	Biomass electricity output consumed locally
v_e_bm_exp	float	kWh	Biomass electricity output exported to the grid (i.e. excess)
v_e_chpgt	float	kWh	Gas turbine combined heat and power: electricity output
v_e_hydro	float	kWh	Local hydro power electricity output
v_e_hydro_cons	float	kWh	Local hydro power electricity output consumed locally
v_e_hydro_exp	float	kWh	Local hydro power electricity output exported to the grid (i.e. excess)
v_e_hydro_pot	float	kWh	Total local hydro power potential (installed + additional potential)
v_e_hydro_pot_remain	float	kWh	Remaining additional local hydro power potential (excl. installed capacity)
v_e_pv	float	kWh	Solar PV electricity output
v_e_pv_cons	float	kWh	Solar PV electricity output consumed locally
v_e_pv_exp	float	kWh	Solar PV electricity output exported to the grid (i.e. excess)
v_e_pv_pot	float	kWh	Total solar PV potential (installed + additional potential)
v_e_pv_pot_remain	float	kWh	Remaining additional solar PV potential (excl. installed capacity)
v_e_wguc	float	kWh	electricity output wood gasification CHP
v_e_wguc_exp	float	kWh	electricity output wood gasification CHP export
v_e_wp	float	kWh	Wind power electricity output for generation counting towards local production
v_e_wp_ch	float	kwh	Wind power electricity output for generation counting towards national production
v_e_wp_cons	float	kWh	Wind power electricity output consumed locally
v_e_wp_exp	float	kWh	Wind power electricity output exported to the grid (i.e. excess)
v_e_wp_pot	float	kWh	Total wind power potential (installed + additional potential); will be either profile type ‘annual’ or ‘winter’.
v_e_wp_pot_annual	float	kWh	Total wind power potential (installed + additional potential) using ‘annual’ profile (balanced across the year)
v_e_wp_pot_annual_kWhpkW	float	kWh/kW	Wind power potential (installed + additional potential) per capacity using ‘annual’ profile (balanced across the year)
v_e_wp_pot_remain	float	kWh	Remaining additional wind power potential (excl. installed capacity)
v_e_wp_pot_winter	float	kWh	Total wind power potential (installed + additional potential) using ‘winter’ profile (geared towards winter production)
v_e_wp_pot_winter_kWhpkW	float	kWh/kW	Wind power potential (installed + additional potential) per capacity using ‘winter’ profile (geared towards winter production)
v_gas_agu	float	kWh	gas output anaerobic digestion upgrade
v_gas_aguh	float	kWh	gas output anaerobic digestion upgrade hydrogen
v_gas_hg	float	kWh	gas output anaerobic hydrothermal gasification
v_gas_wgu	float	kWh	gas output wood gasification upgrade
v_gas_wguh	float	kWh	gas output wood gasification upgrade hydrogen
v_h_aguc	float	kWh	heat output anaerobic digestion CHP
v_h_aguh	float	kWh	heat output anaerobic digestion upgrade hydrogen
v_h_bm	float	kWh	Biomass heat ouput
v_h_chpgt	float	kWh	Gas turbine combined heat and power: heat output
v_h_dh	float	kWh	District heating heat output
v_h_eh	float	kWh	Electric heater heat output
v_h_gb	float	kWh	Gas boiler heat output
v_h_hp	float	kWh	Heat pump heat output
v_h_hpcp	float	kWh	Heat pump (centralised plant) heat output
v_h_ob	float	kWh	Oil boiler heat output
v_h_other	float	kWh	Heat output from other sources (unknown)
v_h_solar	float	kWh	Solar thermal heat output
v_h_tes	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage extracted heat
v_h_tesdc	float	kWh	Thermal energy storage (decentralised) extracted heat
v_h_wb	float	kWh	Wood boiler heat output
v_h_wgu	float	kWh	heat output wood gasification upgrade
v_h_wguc	float	kWh	heat output wood gasification CHP
v_h_wguh	float	kWh	heat output wood gasification upgrade hydrogen
v_hyd_hydp	float	kWh	hydrogen output hydrogen production
u_gas_gtcp	float	kWh	Gas turbine central plant input
u_gas_gtcp_kg	float	kg	Gas turbine central plant input
v_e_gtcp	float	kWh	Gas turbine central plant output: electricity
v_steam_gtcp	float	kWh	Gas turbine central plant output: steam
v_co2_gtcp	float	kg	Gas turbine central plant: CO2 emissions
u_steam_st	float	kWh	Steam turbine input
v_e_st	float	kWh	Steam turbine output: electricity
v_e_st_gtcp	float	kWh	Steam turbine output: electricity stemming from centralised gas turbine (subset of v_e_st)
v_e_st_wbcp	float	kWh	Steam turbine output: electricity stemming from centralised wood boiler (subset of v_e_st)
v_h_st	float	kWh	Steam turbine output: heat
v_h_st_gtcp	float	kWh	Steam turbine output: heat stemming from centralised gas turbine (subset of v_h_st)
v_h_st_wbcp	float	kWh	Steam turbine output: heat stemming from centralised wood boiler (subset of v_h_st)
v_co2_st	float	kg	Steam turbine: CO2 emissions
u_wd_wbcp	float	kWh	Wood boiler central plant input
u_wd_wbcp_kg	float	kg	Wood boiler central plant input
v_steam_wbcp	float	kWh	Wood boiler central plant output: steam
v_co2_wbcp	float	kg	Wood boiler central plant: CO2 emissions
u_msw_wte	float	kWh	Waste-to-energy plant input: municipal solid waste
u_msw_wte_kg	float	kg	Waste-to-energy plant input: municipal solid waste
v_e_wte	float	kWh	Waste-to-energy plant output: electricity
v_h_wte	float	kWh	Waste-to-energy plant output: heat
v_co2_wte	float	kg	Waste-to-energy plant: CO2 emissions
v_co2_tot	float	kg	Total CO2 emissions (generation + import)

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