8. Input Files

In this section we detail each of the files required to run MUSE. We include information based on how these files should be used, as well as the data that populates them.

All MUSE simulations require a settings file in TOML format (see TOML primer and Simulation settings TOML file), as well as a set of CSV files that provide the simulation data.

Whilst file names and paths are fully flexible and can be configured via the settings TOML, a typical minimal file layout might look something like this:

model_name/

• settings.toml

• GlobalCommodities.csv

• Projections.csv

• sector1/

  • Technodata.csv

  • CommoditiesIn.csv

  • CommoditiesOut.csv

  • ExistingCapacity.csv

  • Agents.csv

• presets/

  • Consumption2020.csv

  • etc.

Note, however, that this is just a convention for simple models, and more complex models may benefit from or require a different file structure. See full documentation below for more details on the settings TOML and all the different types of data file.

Contents:

• 8.1. TOML primer
• 8.2. Simulation settings TOML file
  • 8.2.1. Main section
  • 8.2.2. Global input files
  • 8.2.3. Timeslices
  • 8.2.4. Standard sectors
  • 8.2.5. Preset sectors
  • 8.2.6. Output cache (for advanced users)
• 8.3. Simulation Data Files
  • 8.3.1. Global Commodities
  • 8.3.2. Commodity Price Projections
  • 8.3.3. Technodata
  • 8.3.4. Technodata Timeslices
  • 8.3.5. Commodity Inputs/Outputs
  • 8.3.6. Existing Capacity
  • 8.3.7. Agents
  • 8.3.8. Preset Commodity Demands
  • 8.3.9. Correlation Demand Files

8.4. Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page