Module 2: Introduction to modelling, OSeMOSYS, and energy systems analysis

Learning objectives:

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Define technologies and commodities
• Define model structure and
• Define basic technical characteristics of energy technologies
• Define capital, fixed and variable costs in relation to energy technologies;
• Investigate the impact capital, fixed and variable costs have on results such as the annual energy production by technology;
• Define discount rate and the impact it has on future costs in the model;
• Explain accumulated annual demand; and
• Investigate the impact changes in accumulated annual demand have on the model outputs including annual energy produced by each technology.