Spine - Open source toolbox for modelling integrated energy systems

A journal article describing Spine Toolbox has been published in SoftwareX. It gives a concise description of Spine Toolbox and it's components. We would appreciate if Spine Toolbox is acknowledged when it has an important role in academic research.

At the journal:

In ResearchGate:

Article Spine Toolbox: A flexible open-source workflow management sy...

Why is open-source only just coming to energy models? Why are there some many competing models? Read Juha Kiviluoma's thoughts on the problems and benefits of open-source energy model trends on ESIG blog: https://www.esig.energy/trends-of-open-sourcing-models-in-the-energy-space/

The optimisation model SpineOpt, developed within the Spine Project, allows optimisation of many sectors simultaneously, but also flexible adjustment of the accuracy of the calculation when the most accurate modelling is needed:

Welcome to get to know new energy modelling tools by four-year EU project Spine. Sign up for the free open-for-all webinars now at spine-model.org/spine_webinar.htm !

Four-year EU project Spine is coming to an end and presenting novel energy modelling tools in four free open-for-all webinars. Join one or more webinars:

7 Sep 2021 — SpineOpt (with EERA JP ESI)

8 Sep 2021 — Spine Toolbox (with G-PST, notice new date)

9 Sep 2021 — Case Studies

10 Sep 2021 — SpineInterface

Read more and sign up: spine-model.org/spine_webinar.htm

Four years ago EU project Spine set out to build open-source tools to help modellers manage data and workflow for multiple models working at different scales across power and energy systems. The end result of that process is a set of three tools: Spine Toolbox to manage data, workflow and scenarios for multiple models; SpineOpt to go where no energy system modelling framework has gone before; and SpineInterface for quickly building up bespoke optimization models.

Join one more of our four free open-for-all demonstration webinars 6-7 and 9-10 September for introduction and case examples of Spine energy system modelling tools: www.spine-model.org/spine_webinar.htm

Spine project is having its eighth project meeting virtually. Jody Dillon from Energy Reform Consulting is presenting the status of the Spine Toolbox. #energy #modelling

Documentation of the SpineOpt as Deliverable D3.1 has just been published. See http://spine-model.org/publications.htm and https://github.com/Spine-project/SpineOpt.jl #energytransition #modelling #energy

Two brilliant Masters' thesis made at KTH Royal Institute of Technology as part of Spine project http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-285503 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-286815

Check-out an excellent webinar by Robbie Morrison on open energy system models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gxOLWW3OBc #Spinemodel #energymodel #energy #webinar #Spinetoolbox

A paper on the open-source modelling and simulation of the Nordic hydro power system by Iasonas Kouveliotis-Lysikatos and colleagues from @KTHuniversity published recently in Energies: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073 /14/5/1425

Spine coordinator Juha Kiviluoma is one of the co-authors of a recent article on open-source tools for energy system modelling just published in Joule:

Article Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy ...

@Spine project is having its 6th project meeting virtually this week, planning for the next and final project year! Lot of interesting workshops and deliverables coming up, stay tuned for them #energytransition #energymodelling

Video poster on Analyzing cross-border balancing capacity coordination in a high-renewables power system presented by Maren Ihlemann at the EMP-E 2020 conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQwjd8QuK8

Introduction to Spine Toolbox and SpineOpt by Juha Kiviluoma at the EMP-E 2020 conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9wU4MfhvNM

Modelling an energy system in 3 minutes with Spine: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oemuYkKpLa8

#spineproject #energytransition #energymodelling

Dr. Juha Kiviluoma is giving a presentation on "Serving different models from the same database (GAMS & Julia)" at the EMP-E 2020 conference held online between 6-8 October, 2020.

@Spine_Project is presently co-organising a session on "Infrastructure for integrating models across spatial and sectoral scales to facilitate openness and transparency" at the Energy Modelling Platform for Europe Conference (EMP-E 2020). For more information, see http://energymodellingplatform.eu #EMP_E2020 #energymodelling

Iasonas Kouveliotis Lysikatos is giving a presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST) held online 7-9 September with the title "Network Aggregation Tool for the Energy System Modelling Framework Spine" https://sest2020.org/program.html

Iasonas Kouveliotis-Lysikatos presented Spine yesterday with the title "Exploring Multitemporal Hydro Power Models of the Nordic Power System using Spine Toolbox" in the virtual 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2020, see http://upec2020.polito.it

Second Newsletter of Spine is now out! See: http://www.spine-model.org/newsletter/newsletter2.htm

Spine Project team consisting of researchers gathered for a group photo in the project meeting at Espoo, Finland. Check out http://spine-model.org for further updates.

Spine project is starting its four-day project meeting in VTT at the sunny Espoo, Finland. The advisory board of the project will be joining the meeting on Tuesday to discuss the project's progress.

Dr. Erik Delarue from KU Leuven presented the Spine Toolbox at the EU Conference on Modelling for Policy support: Experiences, challenges and the way ahead with the title "Energy system modelling: Toolbox development for policy decision support" https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/know4pol/document.cfm?doc_id=63995

Spine Toolbox’s User Guide has been published online. The guide includes a Getting Started tutorial, which familiarizes the user with the basic concepts of the application, as well as a tutorial for running the Spine case study A5 Hydro power study with river systems.

You can read the User Guide using a web browser or download it as a PDF document:

#Userguide #Toolbox #energysystems

Second day of the Spine Project meeting at KTH in Stockholm. #energy #modelling

Spine is having a project meeting @KTH in the sunny Stockholm! #energy #modelling #energytransition

The first Newsletter of Spine was just released. See: http://www.spine-model.org/pdf/Spine_Newsletter_1.pdf

Jody Dillon presented @Spine_Project at the workshop on the Development of an Open Modelling Platform for Electrification and Deep Decarbonisation Studies organised by the Natural Resources Canada in Montreal between 22 to 23 February 2019

Spine Toolbox version 0.2 has been launched! See http://www.spine-model.org/spine_toolbox.htm

for installation package and tutorials.

Steffen Kaminski is today presenting the Spine model and toolbox in the 74th Semi-Annual ETSAP workshop, in Stuttgart, Germany (https://iea-etsap.org/index.php/etsap-meeting …). #EnergyModel #IEA

The Spine project is having its second annual meeting in UCD between 5 to 8 November 2018.

Researchers of the Spine project, @J_Kiviluoma, Erik Delarue and Kris Poncelet, presented a poster in the EMP-E conference 2018 'Modelling Clean Energy Pathways' on September 25 – 26th, 2018 in Brussels http://www.energymodellingplatform.eu/

Spine project is releasing its first public versions of Spine Toolbox and Spine Model. While both are functional, they are still under heavy development and not ready for practical use. See: https://github.com/Spine-project

Spine Toolbox has also an installer available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t-AIIwRMl3HiYgka4ex5bCccI2gpbspK

Have a look at our Twitter and Linkedin profiles:

Over 40 researchers and experts will gather tomorrow in the technical workshop organised by @Spine_Project in collaboration with EERA ESI to discuss the next generation of energy system models @DTU Lungby #EnergyTransition #modelling #H2020