remove MtO as long as there is no HVC bus

config/config.default.yaml

@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ sector:
     methanol_reforming: false
     methanol_reforming_cc: false
     methanol_to_kerosene: false
-    methanol_to_olefins: false
     methanol_to_power:
       ccgt: false
       ccgt_cc: false

doc/configtables/sector.csv

@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ methanol,--,--,Add methanol as carrrier and add enabled methnol technologies
 -- methanol_reforming,--,"{true, false}"," Add methanol reforming"
 -- methanol_reforming_cc,--,"{true, false}"," Add methanol reforming with carbon capture"
 -- methanol_to_kerosene,--,"{true, false}"," Add methanol to kerosene"
--- methanol_to_olefins,--,"{true, false}"," Add methanol to olefins"
 -- methanol_to_power,--,--," Add different methanol to power technologies"
 -- -- ccgt,--,"{true, false}"," Add combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) using methanol"
 -- -- ccgt_cc,--,"{true, false}"," Add combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) with carbon capture using methanol"

scripts/prepare_sector_network.py

@@ -927,56 +927,6 @@ def add_methanol_to_power(n, costs, types={}):
         )
 
 
-def add_methanol_to_olefins(n, costs):
-    nodes = spatial.nodes
-    nhours = n.snapshot_weightings.generators.sum()
-    nyears = nhours / 8760
-
-    tech = "methanol-to-olefins/aromatics"
-
-    logger.info(f"Adding {tech}.")
-
-    demand_factor = options["HVC_demand_factor"]
-
-    industrial_production = (
-        pd.read_csv(snakemake.input.industrial_production, index_col=0)
-        * 1e3
-        * nyears  # kt/a -> t/a
-    )
-
-    p_nom_max = (
-        demand_factor
-        * industrial_production.loc[nodes, "HVC"]
-        / nhours
-        * costs.at[tech, "methanol-input"]
-    )
-
-    co2_release = (
-        costs.at[tech, "carbondioxide-output"] / costs.at[tech, "methanol-input"]
-        + costs.at["methanolisation", "carbondioxide-input"]
-    )
-
-    n.madd(
-        "Link",
-        nodes,
-        suffix=f" {tech}",
-        carrier=tech,
-        capital_cost=costs.at[tech, "fixed"] / costs.at[tech, "methanol-input"],
-        marginal_cost=costs.at[tech, "VOM"] / costs.at[tech, "methanol-input"],
-        p_nom_extendable=True,
-        bus0=spatial.methanol.nodes,
-        bus1=spatial.oil.naphtha,
-        bus2=nodes,
-        bus3="co2 atmosphere",
-        p_min_pu=1,
-        p_nom_max=p_nom_max.values,
-        efficiency=1 / costs.at[tech, "methanol-input"],
-        efficiency2=-costs.at[tech, "electricity-input"]
-        / costs.at[tech, "methanol-input"],
-        efficiency3=co2_release,
-    )
-
-
 def add_methanol_to_kerosene(n, costs):
     nodes = pop_layout.index
     nhours = n.snapshot_weightings.generators.sum()
@@ -3771,9 +3721,6 @@ def add_industry(n, costs):
             efficiency3=process_co2_per_naphtha,
         )
 
-    if options["methanol"]["methanol_to_olefins"]:
-        add_methanol_to_olefins(n, costs)
-
     # aviation
     demand_factor = options.get("aviation_demand_factor", 1)
     if demand_factor != 1: