Heron: Electrical Grid Economic Viability Tool

Part of the FORCE framework, HERON evaluates the economic viability of electrical grids and integrated energy systems, focusing on uncertain market events.
Technology No. CW-20-21

HERON is a modeling toolset in the FORCE analysis framework for evaluating economic viability of electrical grids, integrated energy systems, and other grid-energy system configurations. It assesses the impact of uncertain events occurring within a probability distribution envelope that is specific to a particular project, such as a nuclear power plants operating in a deregulated market. HERON specializes in multi-commodity market systems and time-continuous analysis for commodity and energy storage.

This software is open source and available at no cost. Download now by visiting the product's GitHub page.

  • swap_vertical_circlemode_editAuthors (8)
    Idaho National Laboratory
    Purdue University
    Paul Talbot
    Cristian Rabiti
    Abhinav Gairola
    Konor Frick
    Prerna Prateek
    Jia Zhou
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    Heron: Electrical Grid Economic Viability Tool.pdf
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