PyPSA / PyPSA/technology-data

Missing investment cost data for `geothermal` technology

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Describe the Bug

The output cost files are not reporting investment cost data for the geothermal technology despite being present in input files (e.g. costs_pypsa.py). I noticed that for geothermal but may be a more widespread issue.

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Research direction

Start with costs_pypsa.py and trace how its geothermal investment-cost data is transformed into the output cost files. Reproduce the generated output, compare geothermal with other technologies, and confirm that the expected investment-cost data is present without changing unrelated entries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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