Why this feature is necessary:
Now that we have Sup3rcc resource data out to 2050, we can start moving away from the static resource/multi-year paradigm. One particularly useful use case is the lifetime model, which applies an annual degradation rate to each production year during a plants operational lifetime. Currently, the lifetime model in SAM takes a single resource year and repeats its use for each lifetime year. After speaking with the SAM team, though, it should be possible to apply the appropriate compounded degradation rate to individual lifetime generation years, then pass these inputs separately to the lifetime financial models. This is only recently possible, the degradation algorithm has recently been separated from the financial models when this wasn’t possible.
A possible solution is:
This may be possible with the existing reV pipeline, particularly now that we have the "script" module for combing generation outputs. However, it would be very useful to have an example pipeline that performs the degradation rate-resource year coordination. We would probably have to use smaller study area than Rhode Island to include more resource years, or just assume a 2 year lifetime.
General Steps:
- Use our own compounded degradation rate for each lifetime year.
- Specify lifetime mode in SAM.
- Create a separate SAM config for each lifetime year.
- Separate the generation and financial models and use generation as input to the financial model rather than running them together.
I have considered the following alternatives:
Asking you to implement it directly in reV for my convenience.
Additional context
This might become very popular.
Urgency / Timeframe
We don't have an immediate need for this so it is not an urgent feature.
Why this feature is necessary:
Now that we have Sup3rcc resource data out to 2050, we can start moving away from the static resource/multi-year paradigm. One particularly useful use case is the lifetime model, which applies an annual degradation rate to each production year during a plants operational lifetime. Currently, the lifetime model in SAM takes a single resource year and repeats its use for each lifetime year. After speaking with the SAM team, though, it should be possible to apply the appropriate compounded degradation rate to individual lifetime generation years, then pass these inputs separately to the lifetime financial models. This is only recently possible, the degradation algorithm has recently been separated from the financial models when this wasn’t possible.
A possible solution is:
This may be possible with the existing reV pipeline, particularly now that we have the "script" module for combing generation outputs. However, it would be very useful to have an example pipeline that performs the degradation rate-resource year coordination. We would probably have to use smaller study area than Rhode Island to include more resource years, or just assume a 2 year lifetime.
I have considered the following alternatives:
Asking you to implement it directly in reV for my convenience.
Additional context
This might become very popular.
Urgency / Timeframe
We don't have an immediate need for this so it is not an urgent feature.