Users of PyEPLAN
PyEPLAN has been adopted by various institutions worldwide for microgrid planning and research applications. The following universities, research institutes, companies and non-governmental organisations are known to have either used PyEPLAN in the past, or continue to use PyEPLAN.
Please let us know if you use the software by contacting us at p.aristidou@ieee.org!
Universities and Research Institutes
University of Leeds - UKRI GCRF CRESUM-HYRES project
Cyprus University of Technology - Sustainable Power Systems Lab
ETH Zurich - Power Systems Laboratory
DTU Denmark - Technical University of Denmark
Newcastle University UK - School of Engineering
Imperial College London - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University of Nairobi - Department of Electrical and Information Engineering
Companies and Non-Governmental Organisations
Alderney Electricity Ltd - Island microgrid planning
Rural Electrification Agencies - Developing country applications
Energy Consultancies - Commercial microgrid projects
International Development Organizations - Sustainable energy projects
Research Applications
PyEPLAN has been used in various research areas:
Rural Electrification: Planning microgrids for off-grid communities
Island Energy Systems: Optimization of island microgrids
Renewable Energy Integration: Analysis of high renewable penetration scenarios
Energy Storage Optimization: Battery and pumped storage planning
Grid Resilience: Analysis of system reliability and security
Economic Analysis: Cost-benefit analysis of different technology mixes
Case Studies
Watoto Village, Kenya: Rural electrification project demonstrating the application of PyEPLAN in developing regions.
Alderney Island: Island microgrid optimization showing the tool’s capability in isolated power systems.
Academic Research: Multiple peer-reviewed publications using PyEPLAN for microgrid analysis and optimization.
Contributing Users
We welcome contributions from users in the form of:
Bug Reports: Help improve PyEPLAN by reporting issues
Feature Requests: Suggest new capabilities and improvements
Code Contributions: Submit pull requests for enhancements
Documentation: Help improve tutorials and examples
Case Studies: Share your applications and results
To contribute, please visit our GitHub repository or contact the development team.