N. N.
Research Area Energy System Integration (ESI)
Head of Group Energy System Modelling (ESM)
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI)Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenFax: +49 721 608 22602
Building-No.: 445 / 449 / 668
Tom Brown leads the "Energy System Modelling" group at the IAI. The
group researches the most cost-effective pathways to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions in the energy system. We do this by building computer
models of the energy system for simulation and optimisation. Since the
models quickly become very complicated, we develop new algorithms and
methodologies to reduce the complexity, and thereby achieve robust
solutions for the future energy system.
Publications from KIT database
Please visit my private webpage (external) for more information, e.g. list of publications.
Publications
2021
The near-optimal feasible space of a renewable power system model.
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2021. Electric power systems research, 190, Art.Nr. 106690. doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106690
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2021. Electric power systems research, 190, Art.Nr. 106690. doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106690
2020
Early decarbonisation of the European energy system pays off.
Victoria, M.; Zhu, K.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2020. Nature Communications, 11 (1), Article: 6223. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20015-4
Victoria, M.; Zhu, K.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2020. Nature Communications, 11 (1), Article: 6223. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20015-4
Modeling Curtailment in Germany: How Spatial Resolution Impacts Line Congestion.
Frysztacki, M.; Brown, T. W.
2020
Frysztacki, M.; Brown, T. W.
2020
Modelling Curtailment in Germany: How spatial resolution impacts line congestion.
Frycztacki, M.; Brown, T.
2020. 2020 17th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), Paper no.: 1241, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/EEM49802.2020.9221886
Frycztacki, M.; Brown, T.
2020. 2020 17th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), Paper no.: 1241, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/EEM49802.2020.9221886
Clustering Dataset.
Frysztacki, M.; Hörsch, J.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T. W.
2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3965781
Frysztacki, M.; Hörsch, J.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T. W.
2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3965781
Approximating Power Flow and Transmission Losses in Coordinated Capacity Expansion Problems.
Neumann, F.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2020
Neumann, F.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2020
PyPSA-Eur: An Open Optimisation Model of the European Transmission System (v0.2.0, Code).
Hörsch, J.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3885701
Hörsch, J.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3885701
PyPSA-Eur: An Open Optimisation Model of the European Transmission System (v0.2.0, Dataset).
Hörsch, J.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2020. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5281/zenodo.3886532
Hörsch, J.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2020. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5281/zenodo.3886532
Transmission Expansion Planning Using Cycle Flows.
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2020. Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, Melbourne, Australia from 22nd to 26th of June 2020, 253–263, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3396851.3397688
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2020. Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems, Melbourne, Australia from 22nd to 26th of June 2020, 253–263, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3396851.3397688
The strong effect of resource granularity and network bottlenecks on highly renewable electricity system models.
Frysztacki, M.; Brown, T. W.
2020, April 3. Workshop Aggregation Methods for Renewable Infeed Profiles in Energy System Models (2020), Duisburg, Germany, April 2–3, 2020
Frysztacki, M.; Brown, T. W.
2020, April 3. Workshop Aggregation Methods for Renewable Infeed Profiles in Energy System Models (2020), Duisburg, Germany, April 2–3, 2020
Python for Power System Analysis (PyPSA) Version 0.17.0.
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.
2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3724336
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.
2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3724336
Python for Power System Analysis (PyPSA) Version 0.16.0.
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.
2020, January 10. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3604277
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.
2020, January 10. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3604277
Mitigating heat demand peaks in buildings in a highly renewable European energy system.
Zeyen, E.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2020
Zeyen, E.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2020
Mitigating heat demand peaks in buildings in a highly renewable European energy system.
Zeyen, E.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2020. Applied energy
Zeyen, E.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2020. Applied energy
PyPSA-Eur-Sec Version 0.1.0.
Brown, T.; Victoria, M.; Zeyen, E.
2020. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3938042
Brown, T.; Victoria, M.; Zeyen, E.
2020. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3938042
The Near-Optimal Feasible Space of a Renewable Power System Model.
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2020. 21st Power Systems Computation Conference, Porto, P, June 29 - July 03, 2020 (PSCC 2020)
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2020. 21st Power Systems Computation Conference, Porto, P, June 29 - July 03, 2020 (PSCC 2020)
2019
The role of storage technologies throughout the decarbonisation of the sector-coupled European energy system.
Victoria, M.; Zhu, K.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2019. Energy conversion and management, 201, Article no: 111977. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111977
Victoria, M.; Zhu, K.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2019. Energy conversion and management, 201, Article no: 111977. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111977
Flexibility From Energy Systems Integration: Supporting Synergies Among Sectors.
Orths, A.; Anderson, C. L.; Brown, T.; Mulhern, J.; Pudjianto, D.; Ernst, B.; OMalley, M.; McCalley, J.; Strbac, G.
2019. IEEE power & energy magazine, 17 (6), 67–78. doi:10.1109/MPE.2019.2931054
Orths, A.; Anderson, C. L.; Brown, T.; Mulhern, J.; Pudjianto, D.; Ernst, B.; OMalley, M.; McCalley, J.; Strbac, G.
2019. IEEE power & energy magazine, 17 (6), 67–78. doi:10.1109/MPE.2019.2931054
The role of hydro power, storage and transmission in the decarbonization of the Chinese power system.
Liu, H.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Schlachtberger, D. P.; Greiner, M.
2019. Applied energy, 239, 1308–1321. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.02.009
Liu, H.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Schlachtberger, D. P.; Greiner, M.
2019. Applied energy, 239, 1308–1321. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.02.009
PyPSA-Eur: An Open Optimisation Model of the European Transmission System (v0.1.0, Dataset).
Hörsch, J.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2019. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3601882
Hörsch, J.; Neumann, F.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2019. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3601882
Python for Power System Analysis (PyPSA) Version 0.14.0.
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.
2019. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.2845242
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.
2019. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.2845242
Python for Power System Analysis (PyPSA) Version 0.15.0.
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.; Neumann, F.; Neumann, D.
2019. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3532651
Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schlachtberger, D.; Neumann, F.; Neumann, D.
2019. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3532651
The role of photovoltaics in a sustainable European energy system under variable CO2 emissions targets, transmission capacities, and costs assumptions [in press].
Victoria, M.; Zhu, K.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2019. Progress in photovoltaics, pip.3198. doi:10.1002/pip.3198
Victoria, M.; Zhu, K.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2019. Progress in photovoltaics, pip.3198. doi:10.1002/pip.3198
Heuristics for Transmission Expansion Planning in Low-Carbon Energy System Models.
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2019. 16th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM 19), 18 - 20 September 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/EEM.2019.8916411
Neumann, F.; Brown, T.
2019. 16th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM 19), 18 - 20 September 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/EEM.2019.8916411
A high-resolution hydro power time-series model for energy systems analysis: Validated with Chinese hydro reservoirs.
Liu, H.; Andresen, G. B.; Brown, T.; Greiner, M.
2019. MethodsX, 6, 1370–1378. doi:10.1016/j.mex.2019.05.024
Liu, H.; Andresen, G. B.; Brown, T.; Greiner, M.
2019. MethodsX, 6, 1370–1378. doi:10.1016/j.mex.2019.05.024
Principal flow paterns across renewable electricity networks.
Schäfer, M.; Hofmann, F.; Kruse, J.; Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2019. DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Kondensierte Materie (SKM), Fachverband Physik sozio-ökonomischer Systeme (2019), Regensburg, Germany, March 31–April 5, 2019
Schäfer, M.; Hofmann, F.; Kruse, J.; Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2019. DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Kondensierte Materie (SKM), Fachverband Physik sozio-ökonomischer Systeme (2019), Regensburg, Germany, March 31–April 5, 2019
Sectoral Interactions as Carbon Dioxide Emissions Approach Zero in a Highly-Renewable European Energy System.
Brown, T.; Schäfer, M.; Greiner, M.
2019. Energies, 12 (6), 1032/1–16. doi:10.3390/en12061032
Brown, T.; Schäfer, M.; Greiner, M.
2019. Energies, 12 (6), 1032/1–16. doi:10.3390/en12061032
Decarbonization of the European energy system with strong sector couplings.
Zhu, K.; Victoria, M.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.
2019. 83. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Atome, Moleküle, Quantenoptik und Plasmen (SAMOP), Arbeitskreis Energie (2019), Rostock, Germany, March 10–15, 2019
Zhu, K.; Victoria, M.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.
2019. 83. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Atome, Moleküle, Quantenoptik und Plasmen (SAMOP), Arbeitskreis Energie (2019), Rostock, Germany, March 10–15, 2019
Counter-intuitive behaviour of energy system models under CO₂ caps and prices.
Weber, J.; Heinrichs, H. U.; Gillessen, B.; Schumann, D.; Hörsch, J.; Brown, T.; Witthaut, D.
2019. Energy, 170, 22–30. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.052
Weber, J.; Heinrichs, H. U.; Gillessen, B.; Schumann, D.; Hörsch, J.; Brown, T.; Witthaut, D.
2019. Energy, 170, 22–30. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.052
Impact of CO2 prices on the design of a highly decarbonised coupled electricity and heating system in Europe.
Zhu, K.; Victoria, M.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2019. Applied energy, 236, 622–634. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.016
Zhu, K.; Victoria, M.; Brown, T.; Andresen, G. B.; Greiner, M.
2019. Applied energy, 236, 622–634. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.016
2018
Synergies of sector coupling and transmission reinforcement in a cost-optimised, highly renewable European energy system.
Brown, T.; Schlachtberger, D.; Kies, A.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. Energy, 160, 720–739. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.222
Brown, T.; Schlachtberger, D.; Kies, A.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. Energy, 160, 720–739. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.222
Response to ‘Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems’.
Brown, T. W.; Bischof-Niemz, T.; Blok, K.; Breyer, C.; Lund, H.; Mathiesen, B. V.
2018. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 92, 834–847. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.113
Brown, T. W.; Bischof-Niemz, T.; Blok, K.; Breyer, C.; Lund, H.; Mathiesen, B. V.
2018. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 92, 834–847. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.113
The impact of sector-coupling on transmission reinforcement needs in a highly-renewable European energy scenario.
Hörsch, J.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2018. 17th Wind Integration Workshop (2018), Stockholm, Sweden, October 18, 2018
Hörsch, J.; Hagenmeyer, V.; Brown, T.
2018. 17th Wind Integration Workshop (2018), Stockholm, Sweden, October 18, 2018
Flow-based analysis of storage usage in a low-carbon european electricity scenario.
Tranberg, B.; Schafer, M.; Brown, T.; Horsch, J.; Greiner, M.
2018. 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018; Lodz; Poland; 27 June 2018 through 29 June 2018, Art. Nr.: 8469951, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/EEM.2018.8469951
Tranberg, B.; Schafer, M.; Brown, T.; Horsch, J.; Greiner, M.
2018. 15th International Conference on the European Energy Market, EEM 2018; Lodz; Poland; 27 June 2018 through 29 June 2018, Art. Nr.: 8469951, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/EEM.2018.8469951
Principal flow patterns across renewable electricity networks.
Hofmann, F.; Schäfer, M.; Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. epl, 124 (1), Article No.18005. doi:10.1209/0295-5075/124/18005
Hofmann, F.; Schäfer, M.; Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. epl, 124 (1), Article No.18005. doi:10.1209/0295-5075/124/18005
PyPSA-Eur: An open optimisation model of the European transmission system.
Hörsch, J.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2018. Energy strategy reviews, 22, 207–215. doi:10.1016/j.esr.2018.08.012
Hörsch, J.; Hofmann, F.; Schlachtberger, D.; Brown, T.
2018. Energy strategy reviews, 22, 207–215. doi:10.1016/j.esr.2018.08.012
The impact of climate change on a cost-optimal highly renewable European electricity network.
Schlott, M.; Kies, A.; Brown, T.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. Applied energy, 230, 1645–1659. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.084
Schlott, M.; Kies, A.; Brown, T.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. Applied energy, 230, 1645–1659. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.084
Cost optimal scenarios of a future highly renewable European electricity system: Exploring the influence of weather data, cost parameters and policy constraints.
Schlachtberger, D. P.; Brown, T.; Schäfer, M.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. Energy, 163, 100–114. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.070
Schlachtberger, D. P.; Brown, T.; Schäfer, M.; Schramm, S.; Greiner, M.
2018. Energy, 163, 100–114. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.070
Flow-based analysis of storage usage in a low-carbon European electricity scenario.
Tranberg, B.; Schäfer, M.; Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Greiner, M.
2018. arXiv.org
Tranberg, B.; Schäfer, M.; Brown, T.; Hörsch, J.; Greiner, M.
2018. arXiv.org