Kit
kit is the next generation Energy + Environmental Economics energy system modeling
platform, using modern Python. The goal of kit is to provide a shared accounting framework for energy flows,
emissions & costs across the entire energy system.
Attention
kit is very much a work-in-progress, as we work across E3 to bring our tools & perspectives better inline.
For more information, contact us: platform@ethree.com
Why a Unified Framework?
E3 has a myriad of tools trying to model different parts of the energy transition. As we continue to grow, we need shared “connective tissue” that ensures that our growing toolkit leverages the same fundamental assumptions, rather than relying on individual analysts.
Building blocks showing how tools should build on top of kit and fit together.
What’s New
Building electrification simulation & adoption
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Asset investment & operational model
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new Flexible representation of hourly operations, enabling 8760-hour “production simulation” mode
new More powerful custom constraints and more complex custom functionality (via :resolve.extras: module)
new Flexible fuel blending for fuel-burning generators
new Multi-dimensional ELCC surfaces
soon Co-optimized electrolytic fuel production & consumption across electric & non-electric sector (i.e., cross-sectoral energy storage)
Electric sector reliability & resilience model
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new Refined calculation of reliability metrics (LOLP, LOLH, EUE, etc.)
new Streamlined user experience to calculate resource & portfolio ELCCs
new Hourly neural network for correlating load profiles to longer historical weather records
soon Modeling of extreme events to inform resilience studies
soon Improved operational modeling of flexible load resources
soon Streamlined interface with Resolve, enabling faster portfolio reliability checks
Economy-wide decarbonization scenario framework
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new Improved early retirement logic
new Granular reporting of multiple GHGs and pollutants (\(CO_2\), \(CH_4\), \(N_2O\), \(CO_2e\), etc.)
new Separate accounting for new construction and existing building shell improvements
soon Open-source release
soon Co-optimized electrolytic fuel production & consumption across electric & non-electric sector (i.e., cross-sectoral energy storage)
kitShared data framework for scalable energy systems analysis
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new Standard representation of both electric and non-electric sectors
new Standard input data “scenario-tagging” functionality to enable fast scenario & sensitivity analysis
new Shared representation of weather year-indexed timeseries data
soon Publicly-accessible, online documentation (via this website)
Indices and tables
See raw docstrings via the indices below: