Energy System Modeling
Tools and Capabilities
Energy System Modeling
Tools and Capabilities
Helping building owners
and energy suppliers achieve
an energy future that is
clean, reliable, and equitable.
Helping building owners
and energy suppliers achieve
an energy future that is
clean, reliable, and equitable.
Modeling experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) offer an assortment of grid modeling and simulation tools and capabilities to meet the demands of a rapidly changing energy industry. These offerings help large building owners and energy suppliers confront such forces as global warming, potential power system disruptions, changing customer and societal expectations, and a rapid technological evolution.
Clean Energy Integration
Realistic, long-term planning
For Grid Operators
C-PAGE
Automatically create massive reliable and economic planning models.
Energy storage optimization
For Grid Operators
ESET
Model, optimize, and evaluate various energy storage systems.
Impact quantification
For Building Owners & Grid Operators
GridPIQ
Evaluate impacts of grid projects (photovoltaics, electric vehicles, storage, flexible loads).
Co-simulation tool/national grid modeling
For grid operators
HELICS/NAERM
Simulate interdependencies among multiple domains for integrated studies; perform enhanced resilience study for national-scale power grids.
Electricity market optimization
For Grid Operators
HIPPO
Computational framework for improving power market operations.
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Decarbonization Roadmapping and Impact Analysis |
Impact quantification
For Building Owners & Grid Operators
GridPIQ
Evaluate impacts of grid projects (photovoltaics, electric vehicles, storage, flexible loads).
Energy models
For Building Owners & grid operators
UrbanBEM, Prototypical Commercial & Residential Building Models
Prototypical energy models to simulate loads for analysis.
Energy Efficiency
Commercial energy efficiency score
For Building Owners
Asset Score
Evaluates the ‘as-built’ energy efficiency of a commercial building.
Energy efficiency opportunities
For Building Owners
FEDS
Identify energy efficiency improvements that maximize life-cycle savings.
Residential energy efficiency score
For Building Owners
Home Energy Score
Evaluates the ‘as-built’ energy efficiency of a residential home.
Energy code compliance
For Building Owners
ResCheck
Determines if a new residential building meets energy codes.
HVAC efficiency
For Building Owners
TSPR
Compares the heating and cooling load of a building to the energy consumed by the building’s entire HVAC system.
Energy models
For Building Owners & grid operators
UrbanBEM, Prototypical Commercial & Residential Building Models
Prototypical energy models to simulate loads for analysis.
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Energy Equity, Environmental Justice |
Commercial energy efficiency score
For Building Owners
Asset Score
Evaluates the ‘as-built’ energy efficiency of a commercial building.
Distribution system resilience
For grid operators
EGRASS
Identify optimal backup power sources for recovery of critical end-use loads.
Indoor air quality
For BUILDING OWNERS
H-BEST
Evaluates building indoor environmental quality and cost/benefits of improvements.
Energy efficiency score
For Building Owners
Home Energy Score
Evaluates the ‘as-built’ energy efficiency of a residential home.
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Forecasting and System Planning |
Realistic, long-term planning
For GRID OPERATORS
C-PAGE
Automatically create massive reliable and economic planning models.
Integrated grid co-simulation
For BUILDING OWNERS & grid operators
DSO+T
Co-simulation of electrical grid, from generation to distributed energy resources and individual building loads.
Integrated assessment model
For GRID OPERATORS
GCAM
Allows medium-, long-term strategic planning; consideration of climate impacts due to changing temperature and water availability.
Reliable forecasting
For grid operators
Smart Sampling
Comprehensive sampling and scenario generation for representing high-dimensional power systems.
Energy models
For Building Owners & grid operators
Urban BEM, Prototypical Commercial & Residential Building Models
Prototypical energy models to simulate loads for analysis.
Transactive energy control
FOR BUILDING OWNERS & GRID OPERATORS
VOLTTRON
Flexible and extensible platform for distributed controls.
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Grid Reliability and Resilience |
Extreme event analysis
For grid operators
DCAT
Evaluate consequences of extreme events and suggested corrective actions, considering realistic protection modeling.
Distribution system resilience
For grid operators
EGRASS
Identify optimal backup power sources for recovery of critical end-use loads.
Energy storage optimization
For grid operators
ESET
Model, optimize, and evaluate various energy storage systems.
Grid-specific, high-performance computing library
For grid operators
GridPACK
Faster computational speed for better decision support.
Impact quantification
For Building Owners & Grid Operators
GridPIQ
Evaluate impacts of grid projects (photovoltaics, electric vehicles, storage, flexible loads).
Co-simulation tool/national grid modeling
For grid operators
HELICS/NAERM
Simulate interdependencies among multiple domains for integrated studies; perform enhanced resilience study for national-scale power grids.
Preventive measures for real-world reliability
for grid operators
TRAST
Artificial intelligence-enabled remediation action scheme (RAS) tool for preventing widespread power grid disruptions.
Ready to Partner with PNNL?
PNNL’s building and grid modeling team is composed of research-driven, multidisciplinary experts with practical experience who can offer long-term support and knowledge. Modeling solutions are customized to partners’ needs and built upon both technical and policy expertise. The team is well versed in energy industry trends and impacts.
PNNL leverages Department of Energy project funding to partner with entities and deliver its modeling capabilities. There are also opportunities inherent to joining with PNNL to apply for and receive other types of funding for new grid modeling projects. The laboratory also participates in field trials and pilots and can also receive direct funding from project partners.