From 54f1abfd0feb7eb489370c65909a40e3273986ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Parzen Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 22:55:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] solar power density 1.7 to 4.6 --- config.default.yaml | 2 +- config.tutorial.yaml | 2 +- test/config.test1.yaml | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/config.default.yaml b/config.default.yaml index 5d71e3650..caaa574cb 100644 --- a/config.default.yaml +++ b/config.default.yaml @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ renewable: orientation: latitude_optimal # will lead into optimal design # slope: 0. # slope: 0 represent a flat panel # azimuth: 180. # azimuth: 180 south orientation - capacity_per_sqkm: 1.7 # ScholzPhd Tab 4.3.1: 170 MW/km^2 + capacity_per_sqkm: 4.6 # From 1.7 to 4.6 addresses issue #361 # Determined by comparing uncorrected area-weighted full-load hours to those # published in Supplementary Data to # Pietzcker, Robert Carl, et al. "Using the sun to decarbonize the power diff --git a/config.tutorial.yaml b/config.tutorial.yaml index 9560d576e..1ae9a6264 100644 --- a/config.tutorial.yaml +++ b/config.tutorial.yaml @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ renewable: orientation: latitude_optimal # will lead into optimal design # slope: 0. # slope: 0 represent a flat panel # azimuth: 180. # azimuth: 180 south orientation - capacity_per_sqkm: 1.7 # ScholzPhd Tab 4.3.1: 170 MW/km^2 + capacity_per_sqkm: 4.6 # From 1.7 to 4.6 addresses issue #361 # Determined by comparing uncorrected area-weighted full-load hours to those # published in Supplementary Data to # Pietzcker, Robert Carl, et al. "Using the sun to decarbonize the power diff --git a/test/config.test1.yaml b/test/config.test1.yaml index 85939f8cd..a326f32ab 100644 --- a/test/config.test1.yaml +++ b/test/config.test1.yaml @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ renewable: orientation: latitude_optimal # will lead into optimal design # slope: 0. # slope: 0 represent a flat panel # azimuth: 180. # azimuth: 180 south orientation - capacity_per_sqkm: 1.7 # ScholzPhd Tab 4.3.1: 170 MW/km^2 + capacity_per_sqkm: 4.6 # From 1.7 to 4.6 addresses issue #361 # Determined by comparing uncorrected area-weighted full-load hours to those # published in Supplementary Data to # Pietzcker, Robert Carl, et al. "Using the sun to decarbonize the power From 9c4f2c85d7886079b2ad22974074c83a82b52f95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Parzen Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 23:03:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] add cos --- doc/configtables/solar.csv | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/configtables/solar.csv b/doc/configtables/solar.csv index 6b2cb3825..b7d99e1aa 100644 --- a/doc/configtables/solar.csv +++ b/doc/configtables/solar.csv @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resource,,, -- -- latitude_optimal,--,Atlite function which returns for every raster the optimal slope and azimuth, -- -- slope,°,"Realistically any angle in [0., 90.]",Specifies the tilt angle (or slope) of the solar panel. A slope of zero corresponds to the face of the panel aiming directly overhead. A positive tilt angle steers the panel towards the equator. -- -- azimuth,°,"Any angle in [0., 360.]",Specifies the `azimuth `_ orientation of the solar panel. South corresponds to 180.°. -capacity_per_sqkm,:math:`MW/km^2`,float,Allowable density of solar panel placement. +capacity_per_sqkm,:math:`MW/km^2`,float,Allowable density of solar panel placement. Value relates to socio-technical acceptable density. correction_factor,--,float,A correction factor for the capacity factor (availability) time series. copernicus,,, -- grid_codes,--,Any subset of the `Copernicus Land Cover code list `_,Specifies areas based on CLC which generally eligible for AC-connected offshore wind turbine placement. @@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ copernicus,,, natura,bool,"{true, false}",Switch to exclude `Natura 2000 `_ natural protection areas. Area is excluded if ``true``. potential,--,"One of {'simple', 'conservative'}",Method to compute the maximal installable potential for a node; confer :ref:`renewableprofiles` clip_p_max_pu,p.u.,float,To avoid too small values in the renewables` per-unit availability time series values below this threshold are set to zero. -keep_all_available_areas,bool,"{'true', 'false'}",Use all availabe weather cells for renewable profile and potential generation. The default ignores weather cells where only less than 1 MW can be installed. +keep_all_available_areas,bool,"{'true', 'false'}",Use all availabe weather cells for renewable profile and potential generation. The default ignores weather cells where only less than 1 MW can be installed. \ No newline at end of file From f0ee31123eed7b20313d584322aafb80de179e6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "pre-commit-ci[bot]" <66853113+pre-commit-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 15:30:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks for more information, see https://pre-commit.ci --- doc/configtables/solar.csv | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/configtables/solar.csv b/doc/configtables/solar.csv index b7d99e1aa..a2f39ad3f 100644 --- a/doc/configtables/solar.csv +++ b/doc/configtables/solar.csv @@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ copernicus,,, natura,bool,"{true, false}",Switch to exclude `Natura 2000 `_ natural protection areas. Area is excluded if ``true``. potential,--,"One of {'simple', 'conservative'}",Method to compute the maximal installable potential for a node; confer :ref:`renewableprofiles` clip_p_max_pu,p.u.,float,To avoid too small values in the renewables` per-unit availability time series values below this threshold are set to zero. -keep_all_available_areas,bool,"{'true', 'false'}",Use all availabe weather cells for renewable profile and potential generation. The default ignores weather cells where only less than 1 MW can be installed. \ No newline at end of file +keep_all_available_areas,bool,"{'true', 'false'}",Use all availabe weather cells for renewable profile and potential generation. The default ignores weather cells where only less than 1 MW can be installed. From 90e14bd0b4bfede57cc46263b83d410d65bf6a63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Parzen Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 17:34:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] add release note --- doc/release_notes.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst index b3b564d52..876ae846c 100644 --- a/doc/release_notes.rst +++ b/doc/release_notes.rst @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Upcoming Release * Constrain rasterio version and add plotting dependencies `PR #365 `_ +* Change solar power density form 1.7 to 4.6 MW/km2 `PR #364 `_ + PyPSA-Africa 0.0.2 (6th April 2022) =====================================