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TIMES-Ireland Model v1.0 Description Paper

https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/15/4991/2022/

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Clarify Power Sector #8

Closed olejandro closed 2 years ago

olejandro commented 2 years ago

[x] The authors suggest that the model is designed to take account of high levels of penetration of VRE, however the Power Sector description does not clarify what - if any - storage options are included in the model and how these are linked to VRE options to ensure system reliability. Could a paragraph to this effect be added?
[x] Line 316: 100% VRE share over the year? And is this the case even with an hourly resolution?

jamesglynn commented 2 years ago

Clarification added: The model technology database includes short term storage battery technologies, medium-term pumped hydro storage, and long term hydrogen storage. All these technology options are typically deployed in hourly unit-commitment capacity-expansion scenarios and provide ancillary services and balancing in 100\% VRES scenarios.