The RAMP software suite has been used for many scientific publications. In this page, we list the publicly available work based on RAMP which we are aware of.

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  • N. Stevanato, I. Sangiorgio, R. Mereu, E. Colombo, Archetypes of Rural Users in Sub-Saharan Africa for Load Demand Estimation, IEEE Power Africa (2023). https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica57932.2023.10363287

  • N. Stevanato, R. Mereu, A. Brasco, A. Muumbo, A. Onori, E. Colombo, Access to Electricity in Informal Settlements: Literature Review and Load Curve Estimation, IEEE Power Africa (2023). https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica57932.2023.10363327

  • C. L. Sanchez Solis, P. Di Betta, N. Stevanato, S. L. Balderrama Subieta, E. Colombo, S. Quoilin, Electricity demand forecasting for rural communities in developing countries: Calibrating a stochastic model for the Bolivian case, Proceedings of ECOS 2023 (2023). https://doi.org/10.52202/069564-0176

  • G. Crevani, C. Soares, E. Colombo, Modelling financing schemes for energy system planning: a mini-grid case study, Proceedings of ECOS 2023 (2023). https://doi.org/10.52202/069564-0178

  • A. Baruah, M. Basu, Techno-economic investigation of an off-grid hybrid renewable energy system for electrification of a grocery shop, AIP Conference Proceedings (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0145639

  • A. Baruah, M. Basu, Techno-economic investigation of configuration changes of an off-grid renewable energy system for electrification of a household with changes in appliance user behavior, AIP Conference Proceedings (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0145640

  • S. M. T. Faisal, A. Maran, J. Ehnberg, Peak Shaving and E-Cooker as Sustainable Solutions for Off-Grid Electricity in Bangladesh, 2023 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica (2023). https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica57932.2023.10363250.

  • M. Secchi, G. Barchi, D. Macii, D. Petri, Smart electric vehicles charging with centralised vehicle-to-grid capability for net-load variance minimisation under increasing EV and PV penetration levels, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2023.101120

  • A. Dimovski, S. Corigliano, D. Edeme, M. Merlo, Holistic MILP-based approach for rural electrification planning, Energy Strategy Reviews (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101171

  • J. Villarroel-Schneider, S. Balderrama, C. Sanchez, E. Cardozo, A. Malmquist, A. Martin, Open-source model applied for techno-economic optimization of a hybrid solar PV biogas-based polygeneration plant: The case of a dairy farmers’ association in central Bolivia, Energy Conversion and Management (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117223

  • M.C.G. Hart, S. Eckhoff, M.H. Breitner, Sustainable Energy System Planning in Developing Countries: Facilitating Load Profile Generation in Energy System Simulations, Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2023). https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102726

  • S. Eckhoff, M.C.G. Hart, T. Brauner, T. Kraschewski, M. Heumann, M. H. Breitner, Open access decision support for sustainable buildings and neighborhoods: The nano energy system simulator NESSI, Building and Environment (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110296

  • A. Baruah, M. Basu. Modelling of an off-grid roof-top residential photovoltaic nano grid system for an urban locality in India, Energy for Sustainable Development (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2023.05.004

  • A. Baruah, M. Basu. Tool-based renewable energy system planning using survey data: A case study in rural Vietnam, AIP Conference Proceedings (2023) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0145639

  • M.C.G. Hart, S. Eckhoff, M.H. Breitner. Tool-based renewable energy system planning using survey data: A case study in rural Vietnam, Environment Development and Sustainability (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03120-4

  • M. Pasqui, A. Felice, M. Messagie, T. Coosemans, T. Bastianello, D. Baldi, P. Lubello, C. Carcasci. A New Smart Batteries Management for Renewable Energy Communities, Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segan.2023.101043

  • M.C.G. Hart, S. Eckhoff, M.H. Breitner. Accessible decision support for sustainable energy systems in developing countries, Energy Informatics (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-022-00255-y

  • P. Lubello, M. Pasqui, A. Mati, C. Carcasci, Assessment of hydrogen-based long term electrical energy storage in residential energy systems, Smart Energy (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.segy.2022.100088

  • M.C.G. Hart, and M.H. Breitner. Fostering Energy Resilience in the Rural Thai Power System—A Case Study in Nakhon Phanom, Energies (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197374

  • A. Mangipinto, F. Lombardi, F.D. Sanvito, M. Pavičević, S. Quoilin, and E. Colombo. Impact of mass-scale deployment of electric vehicles and benefits of smart charging across all European countries, Applied Energy (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118676

  • C. Sanchez, N. Stevanato, S. L. Balderrama Subieta, and S. Quoilin. Energy Sufficiency for Rural Communities: The Case of The Bolivian Lowlands, In 16th Conference on sustainable development of energy, water, and environment systems (2021). https://hdl.handle.net/2268/264658

  • H. Chen, D. Yao, Y. Lin, G. Wu, S. Ni, and H. Li. Power Capacity Planning on Integrated Multi-Energy System of the Industrial Park. In 2021 IEEE 5th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2) (2021). https://doi.org/10.1109/EI252483.2021.9713384

  • N. Stevanato, Nicolò, S. Corigliano, M. Petrelli, F. Tonini, M. Merlo, and E. Colombo. Rural areas electrification strategies through shadow costs analysis-Bolivian Highlands case study, Energy for Sustainable Development (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2021.10.009

  • M. Dallapiccola, G. Barchi, J. Adami, and D. Moser. The Role of Flexibility in Photovoltaic and Battery Optimal Sizing towards a Decarbonized Residential Sector, Energies (2021). https://doi.org/10.1109/SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA48453.2020.9041001

  • R. Takalani and B. Bekker. “Load and load growth models for rural microgrids, and how to future-proof designs.” In 2020 International SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA Conference (2020). 10.1109/SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA48453.2020.9041001

  • W. Clements, S. Pandit, P. Bajracharya, J. Butchers, S. Williamson, B. Gautam, and P. Harper. Techno-Economic Modelling of Micro-Hydropower Mini-Grids in Nepal to Improve Financial Sustainability and Enable Electric Cooking, Energies (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144232

  • G. Falchetta, N. Stevanato, M. Moner-Girona, D. Mazzoni, E. Colombo, M. Hafner, The M-LED platform: advancing electricity demand assessment for communities living in energy poverty, Environmental Reasearch Letters (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0cab

  • N. Stevanato, L. Rinaldi, S. Pistolese, S. Balderrama, S. Quoilin, E. Colombo, Modeling of a Village-Scale Multi-Energy System for the Integrated Supply of Electric and Thermal Energy, Applied Sciences (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217445

  • F. Lombardi, S. Quoilin, E. Colombo, Modelling distributed Power-to-Heat technologies as a flexibility option for smart heat-electricity integration, Proceedings of ECOS 2020 (2020). http://hdl.handle.net/11311/1143671

  • N. Stevanato, F. Lombardi, G. Guidicini, L. Rinaldi, S. Balderrama, M. Pavičević, S. Quoilin, E. Colombo, Long-term sizing of rural microgrids: Accounting for load evolution through multi-step investment plan and stochastic optimization, Energy for Sustainable Development (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2020.07.002

  • S. Balderrama, G. Peña Balderrama, F. Lombardi, Ni. Stevanato, A. Sahlberg, M. Howells, E. Colombo and Sylvain Quoilin, Model-Base cost evaluation of Microgrids systems for rural Electrification and energy planning purposes, Proceedings of ISES Solar World Congress 2019, (2019). http://hdl.handle.net/11311/1139750

  • C. Del Pero, F. Leonforte, F. Lombardi, N. Stevanato, J. Barbieri, N. Aste, H. Huerto, E. Colombo, Modelling of an integrated multi-energy system for a nearly Zero Energy Smart District, Proceedings of ICCEP 2019, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCEP.2019.8890129

  • S. Balderrama, F. Lombardi, N. Stevanato, G. Peña, E. Colombo, S. Quoilin, Automated evaluation of levelized cost of energy of isolated micro-grids for energy planning purposes in developing countries, Proceedings of ECOS 2019 (2019). http://hdl.handle.net/11311/1121368

  • N. Stevanato, F. Lombardi, E. Colombo, S. Balderrama, S. Quoilin, Two-Stage Stochastic Sizing of a Rural Micro-Grid Based on Stochastic Load Generation, 2019 IEEE Milan PowerTech, Milan, Italy, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1109/PTC.2019.8810571

  • F. Lombardi, S. Balderrama, S. Quoilin, E. Colombo, Generating high-resolution multi-energy load profiles for remote areas with an open-source stochastic model, Energy (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.097

  • F. Lombardi, M. Vincenzo Rocco, E. Colombo, A multi-layer energy modelling methodology to assess the impact of heat-electricity integration strategies: the case of the residential cooking sector in Italy, Energy (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.004