Selecting suitable time slices is crucial in an energy model. Time intervals with high demand must be included, since leaving them out can give misleading results and lead to poor investment decisions.
Energy Modelling Lab created a smart tool for flexible time slice selection. The tool has been designed for the Danish energy system model TIMES-DK and was developed for the Danish Energy Agency.
The tool selects time slices for TIMES-DK, the Danish energy system model.
Time slices can be chosen flexibly, so that periods with high demand are kept while the model stays manageable to run.
Better time slices give more reliable results for the technologies and investments that the model is used to assess.
Client: Danish Energy Agency
EML team: Kenneth Karlsson
Duration: November 2019 to March 2020
Model: TIMES-DK