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PyPSA-Earth: A flexible Python-based open optimisation model to study energy system futures around the world.
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Account for ramp-up constraints for concentrated solar power #1040

Open ekatef opened 3 weeks ago

ekatef commented 3 weeks ago

Describe the feature you'd like to see

The main part of a concentrated solar power unit is a thermal engine cycle. That implies some ramp-up and ramp-down limitations which also depend on a type of thermal engine used. It would be great to add functionality for respecting these features.