diff --git a/docs/transform.rst b/docs/transform.rst index 4f602801..dc8de50a 100644 --- a/docs/transform.rst +++ b/docs/transform.rst @@ -216,6 +216,93 @@ market for battery capacity, stationary (TC scenario) GLO Vanadium R `market for battery capacity, stationary (CONT scenario)` supplies any storage capacity needed in high voltage electricity markets. +Metals +++++++ + +Inventories for several energy and transport technologies are updated in *premise* +to reflect changes in material requirements, with a focus on potentially critical raw materials. +Both current and future material intensities are updated. + +Run + +.. code-block:: python + + from premise import * + import brightway2 as bw + + bw.projects.set_current("my_project) + + ndb = NewDatabase( + scenarios=[ + {"model":"remind", "pathway":"SSP2-Base", "year":2028} + ], + source_db="ecoinvent 3.7 cutoff", + source_version="3.7.1", + key='xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' + ) + ndb.update("metals") + + +Material intensities +-------------------- + +Distributions for material intensities, derived from a +comprehensive literature collection, are provided in the file +premise/data/metals/SI_2_Material_requirements.xlsx. Based on these +data, *premise* uses metals_db.csv to update the material intensities for each +technology. + +The mapping file targeting the technologies to be updated can be found under +premise/data/metals/activity_mapping.yml + +To convert the units in metals_db.csv to the units used in ecoinvent +(e.g., converting [kg metal/kW] to [kg metal/kg battery]), *premise* uses +the conversion factors found in the file premise/data/metals/conversion_factors.csv. + +Finally, *premise* uses the data under premise/data/metals/activities_mapping.xlsx to +refine the activity in ecoinvent to be updated and convert the intensities to the +relevant compound (e.g., 1kg of Boron is converted to 86.19kg of B2O3). + + +Mining and refining markets +--------------------------- + +*premise* models mining and refining 'World' markets for various metals assessed. +In these markets, the contribution of different mining and refining regions corresponds +to their current market shares. Following this approach, the supply from different +regions for a specific metal will be directly proportional to the country-level +contributions to the global market. These shares are derived from various sources, +mainly BGS_ and USGS_, in addition to data from van den Brink_ et al. (2022) for +Antimony refining. For certain markets where data was available, *premise* +incorporates projections from BNEF_ regarding the development of future +mining and refining projects to forecast the market shares' evolution up +to 2030. + +The file used to build the mining and refining 'World' markets is located under: +premise/data/metals/mining_shares_mapping.xlsx + +.. _BGS: https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/statistics/worldStatistics.html +.. _USGS: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2023 +.. _van den Brink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106586 + + +Post-allocation correction +-------------------------- + +Regarding the co-production of metals in multifunctional processes, +*premise* modifies the database to allocate according to physical mass +balances: extraction of individual elements in the ore is fully attributed +to the production of the respective metal; while other elementary and +intermediate flows follow an economic allocation, which is the default +option to deal with multi-functionality in ecoinvent. As discussed in +Berger_ et al. (2023), this approach ensures a correct mass balance. + +The file used to apply this correction is located under: +premise/data/metals/post_allocation correction/correctionss.yaml + +.. _Berger: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01737-5 + + Biomass +++++++