Purpose of cd2es tool

The cd2es tool can be used to convert climate data from the cordex initiative (https://cordex.org/) to energy system input data. The tool can produce bias-adapted hourly time series for photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, on- and offshore wind and the efficiency of thermal power plants for the whole globe. For Europe, there is also the possibility to produce hydro power and demand time series (as they are regression based, data research is necessary for other continents). If desired the results can be directly inserted in a backbone (https://doi.org/10.3390/en12173388) energy system model. cd2es is aimed at energy system modelers who want to include climate data into their energy system models.

Documentation

For information on how to install and use the tool and the underlying methods, visit the documentation: https://documentation-cd2es.readthedocs.io