CapacityExpansion: A capacity expansion modeling framework in Julia

Abstract

CapacityExpansion is a Julia (Bezanson, Edelman, Karpinski, & Shah, 2017) implementation of a scale-independent capacity expansion modelling framework. It provides an extensible, multi-carrier, simple-to-use generation and transmission capacity expansion model that allows users to address a diverse set of research questions in the area of energy systems planning and can be used to plan and validate energy systems at scales ranging from districts to entire global regions. CapacityExpansion provides simple integration of (clustered) time-series, geographical, cost, and technology input data. The software features a modular model setup and an investment and dispatch optimization that uses the JUMP modelling language (Dunning, Huchette, & Lubin, 2017). The software further provides an interface between the optimization result and further analysis.