- University of Manchester, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Cheadle, United Kingdom of Great Britain – England, Scotland, Wales (julien.harou@manchester.ac.uk)
Integrated assessment of multi-sector water systems, such as interlinked river basins and energy systems, can help achieve more resilient and economically efficient resource systems. Fast scalable simulators allow exploring both the risks and synergies inherent in large multi-sector water systems. Simulators can also be linked to AI tools to enhance planning and management, making interdependencies amongst systems a positive factor rather than just a source of risk. This talk will demonstrate several uses of an integrated river basin model linkable to energy system simulation: the open-source Python water resources (Pywr) and Python energy resources (Pyenr) simulators. These simulation codes explicitly address the interconnections of large multi-sector systems to achieve efficient and appropriate spatial and sectoral benefits distribution across systems. We show several applications at national and regional scales in Ghana, East Africa and Central Asia. In all cases, we analyse how changes to the water system will impact other resource systems linked to it, including the environment. Results highlight how considering the spatiotemporal multi-sector dynamics of resource systems helps identify synergistic designs and management options.
How to cite: Harou, J., Gonzalez Cabrera, J., and Tomlinson, J.: Fast scalable open-source simulation of multi-sector water mega-systems, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-20606, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-20606, 2025.
