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Improve existing heat generation capacities for transition paths

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Description

The current database of existing historical heat generation capacities that we are using in the transition paths
https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur-sec/blob/ba4bea250f72d7b4056720467062f1ac1a775ec6/scripts/add_existing_baseyear.py#L281
is not complete.
This creates some distortion, e.g. installing large capacities of heat pumps the first time step that the system is optimized.

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Research direction

Start in scripts/add_existing_baseyear.py around line 281, where existing historical heat-generation capacities are defined. Investigate which capacities are missing from the database and how they affect transition-path initialization. Done means the database is more complete and the initial optimization no longer requires distorted large heat-pump additions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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