Add variables related to the electricity sector (#9)

Co-authored-by: Daniel Huppmann <[email protected]>

definitions/variable/electricitysources_tags.yaml

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+# This file adds needed variables for the EMPIRE data upload
+- Secondary Energy|Electricity|{Electricity Source By Technology}:
+     description: Net electricity generation from {Electricity Source By Technology}
+     unit: EJ/yr
+- Investment|Energy Supply|Electricity|{Electricity Source By Technology}:
+    description: Investment in {Electricity Source By Technology}
+    unit: billion USD_2010/yr
+- Investment|Energy Supply|Electricity|{Electricity Source}:
+    description: Investment in {Electricity Source}
+    unit: billion USD_2010/yr
+- Variable Cost|Electricity|{Electricity Source By Technology}:
+    description: Short-term operational cost for generating electricity from {Electricity Source By Technology}
+      including fuel cost
+    unit: EUR/MWh
+- Variable Cost|Electricity|{Electricity Source}:
+    description: Short-term operational cost for generating electricity from {Electricity Source}
+      including fuel cost
+    unit: EUR/MWh
+- Capacity|Electricity|{Electricity Source By Technology}:
+    description: Installed (available) capacity of {Electricity Source By Technology}
+    unit: GW
+- Capital Cost|Electricity|{Electricity Source By Technology}:
+    description: Capital cost for {Electricity Source By Technology}
+    unit: USD_2010/kW
+- Emission Rate|CO2|Energy|Supply|Electricity|{Electricity Source By Technology}:
+    description: CO2 emission rate from {Electricity Source By Technology}
+    unit: t CO2/MWh
+- Discount Rate|Electricity:
+    description: Discount rate applied to electricity-related investments
+    unit: '%'

definitions/variable/tag_electricity-source.yaml

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+- Electricity Source By Technology:
+    - Gas|CCGT|w/ CCS:
+        description: combined-cycle gas turbine with carbon capture and storage
+    - Gas|CCGT|w/o CCS:
+        description: combined-cycle gas turbine turbine without carbon capture and storage
+    - Gas|OCGT |w/ CCS:
+        description: open-cycle gas turbine with carbon capture and storage
+    - Gas|OCGT |w/o CCS:
+        description: open-cycle gas turbine turbine without carbon capture and storage
+    - Gas|Steam Turbine|w/ CCS:
+        description: steam turbine with carbon capture and storage
+    - Gas|Steam Turbine|w/o CCS:
+        description: steam turbine turbine without carbon capture and storage
+    - Hydro|Reservoir:
+        description: hydroelectric power plants with reservoirs
+    - Hydro|Run of River:
+        description: hydroelectric power plants without reservoirs
+    - Coal|Lignite|w/ CCS:          
+        description: coal (lignite) power plants without carbon capture and storage    
+    - Coal|Lignite|w/o CCS:          
+        description: coal (lignite) power plants without carbon capture and storage
+    - Waste:
+        description: waste-to-energy plants
+    - Coal|Hard Coal|w/ CCS:
+        description: coal power plants with carbon capture and storage
+    - Coal|Hard Coal|w/o CCS:
+        description: coal power plants without carbon capture and storage
+    - Electricity Storage:
+        description: electricity storage systems
+    - Transmission and Distribution:
+        description: electricity transmission and distribution systems

definitions/variable/tag_secondary_electricity_sources.yaml

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+- Electricity Source:
+    - Biomass:
+        description: purpose-grown bioenergy crops, biogas, crop and forestry residue,
+          municipal solid waste bioenergy and traditional biomass
+    - Biomass|w/ CCS:
+        description: purpose-grown bioenergy crops, biogas, crop and forestry residue,
+          municipal solid waste bioenergy and traditional biomass
+          in combination with carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Biomass|w/o CCS:
+        description: purpose-grown bioenergy crops, biogas, crop and forestry residue,
+          municipal solid waste bioenergy and traditional biomass
+          without carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+
+    - Non-Biomass Renewables:
+        description: hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean, and other renewable sources
+          excluding biomass
+    - Hydro:
+        description: hydropower
+    - Solar:
+        description: solar energy
+    - Solar|CSP:
+        description: utility-scale concentrated solar power (CSP)
+    - Solar|PV:
+        description: photovoltaics (PV)
+    - Solar|PV|Residential:
+        description: residential rooftop photovoltaics (PV)
+        tier: ^1
+    - Solar|PV|Commercial:
+        description: commercial rooftop photovoltaics (PV)
+        tier: ^1
+    - Solar|PV|Open Land:
+        description: photovoltaics (PV) on open land (no mixed use)
+        tier: ^1
+    - Solar|PV|Agri-PV:
+        description: photovoltaics (PV) on agricultural land (mixed use)
+        tier: ^1
+    - Solar|PV|Floating:
+        description: photovoltaics (PV) on water
+        tier: ^1
+    - Solar|PV|Other:
+        description: other types of photovoltaics (PV)
+        tier: ^1
+    - Wind:
+        description: wind power
+    - Wind|Onshore:
+        description: onshore wind power
+    - Wind|Offshore:
+        description: offshore wind power
+
+    - Geothermal:
+        description: geothermal sources
+    - Ocean:
+        description: oceans
+
+    - Nuclear:
+        description: nuclear power
+    - Hydrogen:
+        description: hydrogen
+    - Ammonia:
+        description: ammonia
+
+    - Fossil:
+        description: fossil fuels including coal, natural gas and conventional/unconventional oil
+    - Fossil|w/ CCS:
+        description: fossil fuels including coal, natural gas and conventional/unconventional oil
+          in combination with carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Fossil|w/o CCS:
+        description: fossil fuels including coal, natural gas and conventional/unconventional oil
+          without carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Oil:
+        description: conventional and unconventional crude oil in combination with
+          carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Oil|w/ CCS:
+        description: conventional and unconventional crude oil in combination with
+          carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Oil|w/o CCS:
+        description: conventional and unconventional crude oil without carbon capture
+          and storage (CCS)
+    - Gas:
+        description: natural gas (fossil methane)
+    - Gas|w/ CCS:
+        description: natural gas (fossil methane) in combination with carbon capture
+          and storage (CCS)
+    - Gas|w/o CCS:
+        description: natural gas (fossil methane) without carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Coal:
+        description: coal including lignite
+    - Coal|w/ CCS:
+        description: coal including lignite in combination with carbon capture and
+          storage (CCS)
+    - Coal|w/o CCS:
+        description: coal including lignite without carbon capture and storage (CCS)
+    - Other:
+        description: sources that do not fit any other category