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Technology investment costs assumptions for different energy system models

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DescriptionTechnology investment costs assumptions for BSM, Calliope, EXPANSE, FlexiTI, Nexus-e, OREES, SES-ETH, STEM and TESSA
Last changesNot documented
Geographical scopeSwitzerland
Geographical resolutionCountry
Temporal scope and resolution2020-2050 (10 years resolution)
DownloadData package (zip)
cross-technology-assumptions-models-2023-02-28.zip(23 kB)

Individual data files
BSM_TEP_technologies.csv (68 kB)
calliope_TUDelft_technologies.csv (14 kB)
EXPANSE_UNIGE_technologies.csv (2 kB)
flexiti_SUPSI_technologies.csv (20 kB)
Nexuse_ETHZ_technologies.csv (10 kB)
OREES_EPFL_technologies.csv (427 B)
SES-ETH_ETHZ_technologies.csv (7 kB)
STEM_PSI_technologies.csv (242 kB)
TESSA_UNIGE_technologies.csv (3 kB)
Meta dataREADME.md
datapackage.json
Data licensesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
ContactGiacomo Catenazzi, BSM model, TEP Energy
Francesco Sanvito, Calliope model, TU Delft
Evelina Trutnevyte, EXPANSE model, University of Geneva
Jalomi Maayan Tardif, FlexiTI model, SUPSI
Marius Schwarz, Nexus-e model, Energy Science Center, ETH Zurich
Jerome Dujardin, OREES model, SLF
Gianfranco Guidati, SES-ETH model, Energy Science Center, ETH Zurich
Evangelos Panos, STEM model, Energy Economic Groups, Paul Scherrer Institut
Jonathan Chambers, TESSA model, University of Geneva
Institution/ProjectCROSS
Cite asCatenazzi, G., Sanvito, F., Trutnevyte, E., Maayan Tardif, J., Schwarz, M., Dujardin, J., Guidati, G., Panos, E., Chambers, J.(2023). Technology investment costs assumptions for different energy system models. CROSS. https://sweet-cross.ch/data/technology-assumptions-models/2023-02-28/


Field documentation
Technology assumptions of the TEP GPM/BSM model. TEP Energy (BSM TEP technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of Calliope model. TUDelft (calliope TUDelft technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the EXPANSE model. UNIGE (EXPANSE UNIGE technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the FlexiTI model. SUPSI (flexiti SUPSI technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the Nexus-e model. ESC, ETHZ (Nexuse ETHZ technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the OREES. EPFL (OREES EPFL technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the SES-ETH model. ESC, ETHZ (SES-ETH ETHZ technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the STEM model. Energy Economics Group, PSI (STEM PSI technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments
Technology assumptions of the TESSA model. UNIGE (TESSA UNIGE technologies.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
UsetextTechnology use: Electricity production, heat production, Combined heat and power (CHP), Storage, Carbon capture, Biofuels and hydrogen production
TechnologytextTechnology name
Instalation_typetextInstalation type
Scele/sizetextScale or size
YearnumberYear
Investment_costs_referencenumberInvestment cost reference value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost minimum value
Investment_costs_minnumberInvestment cost maximum value
Efficiency_elecnumberElectrical efficiency
Efficiency_thermalnumberThermal efficiency
Spatial_resolutiontextSpatial resolution
ReferencestextReferences
CommentstextAdditional comments