Energy Demand (constrained)

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These details are for the “constrained” model configuration, which models heating technology use in the demand model.

Inputs

description	name	unit	dims	dtype
Floor area, residential and commercial	floor_area	meter**2	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘residential_or_non’]	float
Minimum daily temperature	t_min	Degree Celcius	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘yearday’]	float
Maximum daily temperature	t_max	Degree Celcius	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘yearday’]	float
Population	population	people	[‘lad_uk_2016’]	float
Regional Gross Value Added per capita	gva_per_head	GBP	[‘lad_uk_2016’]	float
Regional Gross Value Added, by sector	gva_per_sector	GBP	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘sectors’]	float

Parameters

description	name	unit	dims	dtype
Dwelling stock type or read in floor area directly	virtual_dw_stock		nan	bool
Mode of model	mode		nan	int
Service switches	switches_service		[‘enduses_service_switch’, ‘tech’, ‘end_yr’, ‘sector’]	float
Generic fuel switch	generic_fuel_switch		[‘generic_switch_number’, ‘enduses’, ‘end_yr’, ‘param_generic_fuel_switch’]	float
Share in cold rolling in steel manufacturing	p_cold_rolling_steel	decimal	[‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’]	float
Recovered heat	heat_recovered	decimal	[‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’, ‘enduses’]	float
Share of cooled service floor area	cooled_floorarea	decimal	[‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’, ‘enduses’]	float
Change in floor area per person	assump_diff_floorarea_pp	decimal	[‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’]	float
Air leakage caused reducing in demand	air_leakage	decimal	[‘enduses’, ‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’]	float
Efficiency achievement level	f_eff_achieved	decimal	[‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’]	float
Smart meter penetration	smart_meter_p	decimal	[‘end_yr’, ‘interpolation_params’]	float
Residential base temperature	rs_t_base_heating		[‘interpolation_params’, ‘end_yr’]	float
Service base temperature	ss_t_base_heating		[‘interpolation_params’, ‘end_yr’]	float
Industrial base temperature	is_t_base_heating		[‘interpolation_params’, ‘end_yr’]	float
Demand side management improvemnt	dm_improvement		[‘enduses’, ‘interpolation_params’, ‘end_yr’]	float
Spatial explicit diffusion or not	spatial_explicit_diffusion	integer	nan	float
Spatial diffusion speed	speed_con_max		nan	float
Heat pump fractions	gshp_fraction	decimal	[‘interpolation_params’, ‘end_yr’]	float
Heat pump fractions	gshp_fraction	decimal	nan	float
Overall change in energy demand per enduse	generic_enduse_change	%	[‘enduses’, ‘interpolation_params’, ‘end_yr’]	float

Outputs

description	name	unit	dims	dtype
Commercial solid fuel demand for boilers	service_solid_fuel_boiler_solid_fuel	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential solid fuel demand for non-heating end uses	residential_solid_fuel_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential solid fuel demand for boilers	residential_solid_fuel_boiler_solid_fuel	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial solid fuel demand for boilers	industry_solid_fuel_boiler_solid_fuel	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial solid fuel demand for non-heating end uses	service_solid_fuel_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial solid fuel demand for non-heating end uses	industry_solid_fuel_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial oil demand for non-heating end uses	industry_oil_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential oil demand for boilers	residential_oil_boiler_oil	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial oil demand for boilers	industry_oil_boiler_oil	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential oil demand for non-heating end uses	residential_oil_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial oil demand for boilers	service_oil_boiler_oil	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial oil demand for non-heating end uses	service_oil_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential gas demand for boilers	residential_gas_boiler_gas	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential electricity demand for boilers	residential_electricity_boiler_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential oil demand for boilers	residential_oil_boiler_oil	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential biomass demand for boilers	residential_biomass_boiler_biomass	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential hydrogen demand for boilers	residential_hydrogen_boiler_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential hydrogen demand for heat pumps	residential_hydrogen_heat_pumps_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential electricity demand for heat pumps	residential_electricity_heat_pumps_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential gas demand for district heating/CHP	residential_gas_district_heating_CHP_gas	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential electricity demand for district heating	residential_electricity_district_heating_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential biomass demand for district heating	residential_biomass_district_heating_biomass	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential hydrogen demand for district heating	residential_hydrogen_district_heating_fuel_cell	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential hydrogen for fuel cells	residential_hydrogen_fuel_cell_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial solid_fuel demand for boilers	service_solid_fuel_boiler_solid_fuel	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial gas demand for boilers	service_gas_boiler_gas	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial electricity demand for boilers	service_electricity_boiler_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial oil demand for boilers	service_oil_boiler_oil	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial biomass demand for boilers	service_biomass_boiler_biomass	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial hydrogen demand for boilers	service_hydrogen_boiler_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial hydrogen demand for heat pumps	service_hydrogen_heat_pumps_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial electricity demand for heat pumps	service_electricity_heat_pumps_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial gas demand for district heating	service_gas_district_heating_CHP_gas	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial electricity demand for district heating	service_electricity_district_heating_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial biomass demand for district heating	service_biomass_district_heating_biomass	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial hydrogen demand for district heating	service_hydrogen_district_heating_fuel_cell	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial hydrogen for fuel cells	service_hydrogen_fuel_cell_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial solid_fuel demand for boilers	industry_solid_fuel_boiler_solid_fuel	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial gas demand for boilers	industry_gas_boiler_gas	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial electricity demand for boilers	industry_electricity_boiler_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial oil demand for boilers	industry_oil_boiler_oil	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial biomass demand for boilers	industry_biomass_boiler_biomass	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial hydrogen demand for boilers	industry_hydrogen_boiler_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial hydrogen demand for heat pumps	industry_hydrogen_heat_pumps_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial electricity demand for heat pumps	industry_electricity_heat_pumps_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial gas demand for district heating/CHP	industry_gas_district_heating_CHP_gas	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial electricity demand for district heating	industry_electricity_district_heating_electricity	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial biomass demand for district heating	industry_biomass_district_heating_biomass	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial hydrogen demand for district heating	industry_hydrogen_district_heating_fuel_cell	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial hydrogen for fuel cells	industry_hydrogen_fuel_cell_hydrogen	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential solid fuel for non-heating end uses	residential_solid_fuel_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential gas for non-heating end uses	residential_gas_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential electricity for non-heating end uses	residential_electricity_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential oil for non-heating end uses	residential_oil_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential biomass for non-heating end uses	residential_biomass_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Residential hydrogen for non-heating end uses	residential_hydrogen_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial solid fuel for non-heating end uses	service_solid_fuel_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial gas for non-heating end uses	service_gas_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial electricity for non-heating end uses	service_electricity_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial oil for non-heating end uses	service_oil_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial biomass for non-heating end uses	service_biomass_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Commercial hydrogen for non-heating end uses	service_hydrogen_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial solid fuel for non-heating end uses	industry_solid_fuel_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial gas for non-heating end uses	industry_gas_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial electricity for non-heating end uses	industry_electricity_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial oil for non-heating end uses	industry_oil_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial biomass for non-heating end uses	industry_biomass_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float
Industrial hydrogen for non-heating end uses	industry_hydrogen_non_heating	GW	[‘lad_uk_2016’, ‘hourly’]	float