The present report summarises the creation of “current contexts” to simulate with METIS the European power system as closely as possible to today’s (“current”) configuration. The simulated operation is compared to the actual operation based on …
This report is a description of the JRC's open power plant database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), its structure and the information it contains. JRC-PPDB-OPEN is mainly based on information from ENTSO-E's lists of installed capacity in Europe, extended through …
The operation and economics of the power systems are constrained by the availability and temperature of water resources since thermal power plants need water for cooling and hydropower plants are fuelled by water to generate electricity. In Europe …
The interdependencies between water and energy are well known and they have become a topic of increasing attention for the scientific and policy communities. Water is used throughout the energy industry, and the water system needs energy for …