Potentials

Overview of potentials data in DIETER (core model)

Type of potential	Unit	Code	Source
Thermal efficiency	%	eta_con	Schroeder et al. (2013)
Carbon content of fossil fuels	t/MWh_th	carbon_content	Kunz et al. (2017)
Time-constant availability	%	availability	Own assumptions
Technical lifetime	a	lifetime	Schroeder et al. (2013)
Maximum possible investment	MW	max_installable	Own assumptions
Maximum yearly energy	MWh/a	max_energy	Own assumptions
Flexibility of changing load level	% of installed capacity/min	load change flexibility	VDE (2012a)
Fixed endogenous capacities for model application	MW	fixed_capacities	Own assumptions