Topic: 2.33, Problem with endogenous capacity addition calculationsSubscribe | Previous | Next
Joseph Antony 9/27/2019
Hi,
I am following the LEAP exercise no 2 and I am getting the same error as discussed here given below. I tried to follow the given advice but I can't find my mistake.
I turned off the Transformation & Resources option in basic parameters tried to see the results. The graphs for the energy demand only shows commercial sector whereas the other sectors are shown to be almost nothing!
Please let me know where I might have gone wrong. I tried comparing my data with the given Freedonia file but I still can't figure out my mistake. Looking forward to your kind reply.
P.S: I have attached my LEAP file with this message.
New Freedonia.leap [2]
Charlie Heaps 9/28/2019
1 Like Notice that your results for commercial are about 20 million million GJ (20 Trillion GJ). That is about million times too big! Check you activity level and energy intensity inputs for the commercial sector as it seems you have made a mistake with units or more likely scaling factors. FYI - the IEA says that global total final energy consumption in 2015 was about 395 Billion GJ.
Also, I have found this to be a very valuable tip: don't assume values are zeros just because you cant see them on the chart. I am guessing that in your case you cant see results for the other sectors, simply because they are swamped by the massive value for the commercial sector. One way of checking this is to look at the results in the table view and to then increase the number of decimal places. Eventually you may see some very tiny numbers for the results in other sectors. (e. 0.00000X).
Hope this helps!
Charlie
Joseph Antony 9/29/2019
Thank you very much for your reply. I have finally fixed the issue. You were right, there was indeed a problem with the scaling. Initially, for the heating final intensity, I entered "20/100" while keeping the scaling unit as in Million.
I have now corrected it by entering "20 Million/ 100 Million" and keeping the scale unit as blank.
Finally I have managed to get the chart exactly as shown in the exercise file.
Thank you very much for your prompt and helpful reply.
Charles Mulenga 10/4/2019
