ReSTEP (Renewable Spatial-Temporal Electricity Production) models

Contact person: Reinhold Lehneis

A collection of physical simulation models that use detailed plant and weather data to determine the electricity production from renewable power plants with a high spatial and temporal resolution.

Publications:

ReSTEP models for wind power plants:

Lehneis, R.; Thrän, D. Temporally and Spatially Resolved Simulation of the Wind Power Generation in Germany. Energies 2023, 16, 3239. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073239

Lehneis, R.; Manske, D.; Thrän, D. Modeling of the German Wind Power Production with High Spatiotemporal Resolution. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2021, 10, 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10020104

ReSTEP models for photovoltaic systems:

Lehneis, R.; Thrän, D. In 50 Shades of Orange: Germany’s Photovoltaic Power Generation Landscape. Energies 2024, 17, 3871. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17163871

Lehneis, R.; Manske, D.; Thrän, D. Generation of Spatiotemporally Resolved Power Production Data of PV Systems in Germany. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2020, 9, 621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9110621

ReSTEP application for energy transition atlas:

Lehneis, R.; Manske, D.; Schinkel, B.; Thrän, D. Spatiotemporal Modeling of the Electricity Production from Variable Renewable Energies in Germany. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2022, 11, 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11020090