On the Evolution of Model Implementations
Channel: openmod-initiative
Date: 2020-09-07

This is a talk presented by Denton Gentry in the context of the 3rd Open Energy Modelling Initiative Online Lightning Talk Mini-workshop. 

Abstract: Project Drawdown began developing climate solution models in 2014, using Microsoft Excel. The models have grown into a collection of about 100 Excel files, many with copies of the underlying model, and the level of toil just keeping the model updated has become large. This talk will focus on the process employed to evolve the model into Python. 

The Python models are available on GitHub: https://github.com/ProjectDrawdown/solutions

The slides of the talk can be downloaded here:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kUNy9KN5bEnI_FncmRqF8eulTuKSopg_738G_VCVveI/view

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