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Tool (availability) Applications Reference
HYDROGEMS (free for Renewable and H stand- Institute for Energy
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TRNSYS users) alone systems Technology (2009)
IKARUS (earlier Bottom-up cost Forschungszentrum
versions are free) optimization tool for Jülich Institute for
national systems Energy Research (2009)
INFORSE (free to Energy-balancing models INFORSE-Europe (2009)
nongovernmental for national energy
organizations) systems
Invert (free download) Simulates promotion Vienna University of
schemes for renewable Technology (2009)
energy
LEAP (free for User-friendly analysis for Stockholm Environment
developing countries national energy systems Institute (2009)
and for students)
MARKAL/TIMES Energy–economic tools for International Energy
(commercial) national energy systems Agency (2009)
MESAP PlaNet Linear network models of Schlenzig (2009)
(commercial) national energy systems
MESSAGE (free except Medium- and long-term International Institute
for the simulators) assessment of national or for Applied Systems
global energy systems Analysis (2009)
MiniCAM (free Simulates long-term, MiniCAM (2009)
download) large-scale global changes
NEMS (free except for Simulates the U.S. energy Energy Information
the simulators) market Administration (2009)
ORCED (free Simulates regional Oak Ridge National
download) electricity dispatch Laboratory (2009b)
PERSEUS (sold to large Family of energy and Universität Karlsruhe
European utilities) material flow tools (2009)
PRIMES (projects are Market equilibrium tool National Technical
undertaken for a fee) for energy supply and University of Athens
demand (2009)
ProdRisk (commercial) Optimizes operation of SINTEF (2009a)
hydro power
RAMSES (projects are Simulates the electricity Danish Energy Agency
undertaken for a fee) and district heating sector (2009)
RETScreen (free Renewable analysis for National Resources
download) electricity and/or heat in Canada (2009)
systems of any size

TABLE 9.1 Software Tools for Analyzing the Integration of Renewable Energy into
Other Energy Systems (Continued)