GLOWA-Elbe

Impacts of Global Change on the Water Cycle in the Elbe Region - Risks and Options


HOME
 
         
River Elbe
Contact
Leaders
Partners
Links
 
   

German
 

GLOWA-Elbe Book 2008 (english)

GLOWA-Elbe Book 2005 (german)

| Models | Data

KASIM
Powerplant Simulation Model

Model Description:

 

The simulation model KASIM was developed for the modeling of power

Model structure

stations’ water demand in the short and long-term. This model allows to

Developer

analyze the influence of climate change on the water demand of power

References

plants by taking

Role within GLOWA-Elbe

• sites specific factors like cooling tower, production of district heat,

Model results

• the influences of changes in air and water temperature within a year and

 

the development of these factors over the long-term and
. the cost of water scarceness as well as
the development of the power plant stock over time into account.

Input Data: Changes in GDP and population, information on the existing power plant stock (vintage structure, type of power plant), costs for new power plants (incl. fuel prices), air and water temperature

R
esults: Based on information about the cooling system and power station-specific factors, specific water requirement quantities for each power station can be calculated. These indicate which minimum quantity of water is needed for the corresponding power station. Furthermore the costs for power plant operators in the event of fresh water shortages are presented.

Resolution:

• Water demand and costs are calculated on power plant specific level. So the analysis are not limited to a region.

• Temporal simulation step: 1 month

Operating system: Windows

Programming language: VBA/Excel

M
odel run time: <1 s

 

 

19.01.2010
© Legal Notes / Imprint
graefe@pik-potsdam / hauf@pik-potsdam.de

Coordination