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Technology-data base
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This script compiles assumptions on energy system technologies (such as costs, efficiencies, lifetimes, etc.) for chosen years (e.g. [2020, 2030, 2050]) from a variety
of sources into CSV files to be read by energy system modelling software. The merged outputs have standardized cost years, technology names, units and source information.


This project is maintained by the  `Photovoltaic Solar Energy group <https://eng.au.dk/en/research/mechanical-engineering/energy-systems-and-thermodynamics/photovoltaic-solar-energy/>`_ at the Department of Engineering at
`Aarhus University <https://international.au.dk/>`_ and the `Department of Digital Transformation in Energy Systems <https://www.ensys.tu-berlin.de>`_ at the `Technische Universität Berlin <https://www.tu.berlin>`_.


Documentation
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**Getting Started**

* :doc:`installation`

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**Structure**

* :doc:`structure`

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   structure

**How to add a new technology**

* :doc:`addnew`

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**References**

* :doc:`release_notes`

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Licence
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The code in technology-data is released as free software under the `GPLv3
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html>`_, see
`LICENSE <https://github.com/PyPSA/technology-data/blob/master/LICENSE.txt>`_.
However, different licenses and terms of use may apply to the various input data.