PhD Thesis - Energy Systems Research Unit - University of Strathclyde

dividing the production rate at each timestep by the number of timesteps per
hour.
Figure 4.8 Derived Fuel Supply Selection
When considering the use of energy crops or fuel production from energy crops,
the possible production times are often highly seasonal. If an analysis were to
be carried out for a year, there may be a number of months being analysed
before the production can start, which would be without fuel. This, however, is
not likely to be the case in reality, as excess fuel would probably have been
stored from the previous year. In order to obtain realistic results when
considering such seasonally stored supplies, the simulation is run for two
consecutive years with the same demands, allowing any fuel remaining in
storage to be used at the beginning of the next year. Using the second of these
years gives the required results, and will also allow the user to see if there was
any substantial over or under-production. When looking at this type of supply,
the simulation period should not be less than a year.
4.3.2 Multiple Load Following Supplies
The matching procedure has been changed to allow the use of multiple load
following supplies, and where more than one supply is chosen, these are applied
in the order in which they are selected. This is important, as the residual
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