Comprehensive, fast, user-friendly and thoroughly validated open-source energy system planning framework

Acronym

Mopo

Description of the granted funding

The overall objective of Mopo is to develop a validated, user-friendly, feature-rich, innovative and well-performing energy system modelling toolset to serve public authorities, network operators, industry and academia to plan sustainable and resilient energy systems in a cost-effective manner. Mopo will include 1) component tools to produce all necessary energy system data; 2) system tool to manage data, scenarios and modelling workflows, to visualise data and to maintain datasets in multi-user environment without losing the track of changes; 3) planning tool to optimise all energy sectors in detail, including sector specific physics and highly flexible representation of temporal, spatial and technological aspects – user can choose how to model depending on the specific needs. The project is based on existing state-of-the-art tools including Spine Toolbox and SpineOpt. The advanced capabilities will be demonstrated through an industrial case (with detailed sector-specific physics) and Pan-European case (resilient pathways). The project will also produce an open access Pan-European dataset at hourly temporal resolution and high spatial resolution (NUTS2 capable). It can be fed into SpineOpt or used by other modelling groups. Mopo tools can recreate data at resolution required by the end-user – also for future climates. End-user requirements, feedback and tool validations will be important part of Mopo – the consortium includes representatives from all end-user categories. Partners will also have skills in user-interfaces, computational efficiency, data processing, code testing, community building and all aspects related to energy systems (technologies, sectors, resources). Mopo project aims to benefit 60% of network operators and public authorities within 2 years of the project end. The tools will be modular, which allows different organisations to adopt the parts that benefit their existing modelling systems.
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Starting year

2023

End year

2026

Granted funding

Fortum Power and Heat Oy
352 500 €
Participant
EPRI EUROPE DAC (IE)
581 875 €
Participant
ENERGY REFORM LIMITED (IE)
525 260 €
Participant
FONDAZIONE ICONS (IT)
270 250 €
Participant
STICHTING NETHERLANDS ESCIENCE CENTER (NL)
313 380 €
Participant
FLUXYS BELGIUM SA (BE)
194 375 €
Participant
MINISTERIE VAN INFRASTRUCTUUR EN WATERSTAAT (NL)
58 500 €
Participant
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (BE)
380 555 €
Participant
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN (IE)
234 375 €
Participant
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO (NL)
700 277.5 €
Participant
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET (DK)
553 125 €
Participant
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN (SE)
386 250 €
Participant
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN (BE)
417 500 €
Participant

Amount granted

5 996 580 €

Funder

European Union

Funding instrument

HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Framework programme

Horizon Europe (HORIZON)

Call

Programme part
Climate, Energy and Mobility (11715)
Energy Systems and Grids (11718)
Topic
Energy system modelling, optimisation and planning tools (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01-13)
Call ID
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-01

Other information

Funding decision number

101095998

Identified topics

machines, power engines