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  • Varun Gaur 8/26/2016

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    Hi,
    I would like to know if I can use LEAP to optimize electricity supply system and thermal energy supply system (cooking energy) simultaneously, because some of the potential feed-stocks/ resources could be same for both of the supply systems.

    Thanks in advance.

    Regards

  • Emily Ghosh 8/26/2016
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    Hi Varun,

    LEAP's optimization capabilities work for one supply-side module at a time: for example, an electricity generation module or a heat production module. To understand this, it's worth familiarizing yourself with what is meant by a "module" in LEAP:


    LEAP cannot be used to determine least-cost solutions for more than one module at a time, which means it cannot (for example) optimally allocate resources between electricity and cooking uses. In general, LEAP's optimization routine is not sensitive to the quantity of available resources - instead, it depends on the price of the resource.

    You can find more information on optimization from the following help pages:


    Thanks,
    Emily