Release Notes#

Version history and changelog for PyPSA-GB.

Version 2.0.0#

Major Features#

  • Snakemake Workflow: Complete redesign using Snakemake for reproducible execution

  • FES Support: Updated to more easily incorporate new NESO Future Energy Scenarios

  • Scenario-Based Configuration: YAML-based scenario definitions

  • Network ETYS and Clustering: Support for clustering ETYS network to configurable sizes

  • Improved Documentation: Comprehensive documentation

New Capabilities#

  • Automatic historical/future scenario detection

  • GSP-level FES data integration

  • Network upgrade application for future years

  • Two-stage ETYS build pipeline (process_ETYS_data → build_ETYS_base_network)

  • Multi-year ETYS support via etys.year configuration (2022, 2023, 2024)

  • etys_file_registry.py for version-aware ETYS file and sheet mapping

  • Land boundary validation for bus coordinates (GSP region GeoJSON)

  • Offshore bus identification (OFTO wind farm connections)

  • Multi-tier coordinate resolution for missing bus locations

  • Transmission constraint configuration (transmission.min_line_s_nom, capacity_scale, etc.)

  • Optional two-stage market dispatch: copperplate wholesale solve, balancing redispatch, ELEXON/NESO validation, and market notebooks

  • Centralised logging configuration

  • Scenario validation tools

Data Updates#

  • DUKES 2025 power station data

  • REPD Q2 2025 renewable sites

  • TEC Register July 2025

  • ETYS 2024 network topology (default; ETYS 2022 and 2023 also supported)

Version 1.0.0#

Original Release#

  • Initial PyPSA-GB implementation

  • Jupyter notebook-based workflow

  • Historical years 2010-2020 support

  • FES scenario support (older FES versions)

  • Reduced, and Zonal network models

How to Cite#

If you use PyPSA-GB in your research, please cite:

Lyden, A., Sun, W., Struthers, I., Franken, L., Hudson, S., Wang, Y. and Friedrich, D., 2024. PyPSA-GB: An open-source model of Great Britain’s power system for simulating future energy scenarios. Energy Strategy Reviews, 53, p.101375.