Vietnam kaleidoscope

Vietnam kaleidoscope is an hourly visualization tool that analyzes Vietnam’s production cost modeling results. This tool utilizes NREL’s kaleidoscope package.

kaleidoscope

kaleidoscope is an R package developed to visualize PLEXOS scenarios as packaged by the rplexos R package. The package provides three types of visualizations intended to be used as coordinated views: a geographic diagram, a chord diagram, and dispatch charts. The geographic diagram provides a qualitative view of the study domain representing individual generator output and interregional transmission flows. The chord diagrams provide a more quantitative view of the net interchange between each of the regions. The dispatch charts are stacked and grouped bar charts providing an instantaneous snapshot of the generation mix by ISO and scenario.

This package was developed to analyze data from the Eastern Renewable Generation Integration Study (ERGIS), a scenario-based study of four potential wind and PV futures and associated operational impacts in the Eastern Interconnection.

Vietnam kaleidoscope example

Generation map
Note: Coal is not shown in the map for visibility of other resources.


Interface chord and dispatch views


Generation map and dispatch views
Note: Coal is not shown in the map for visibility of other resources.

About USAID V-LEEP

The United States Agency for International Development Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program (USAID V-LEEP or V-LEEP) helps the Government of Vietnam establish an effective policy, regulatory, and incentive environment for low-emission growth in the energy sector while simultaneously attracting public-sector and private-sector investment in renewable energy development and energy efficiency. V-LEEP promotes the development of critical building blocks to scale up clean energy, such as accessible smart incentives for clean energy and EE investments, enabling a competitive environment for RE generation, enhancing renewable power grid integration, and ensuring locational concentration of clean energy generation facilities.

V-LEEP is supported by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) in partnering with the Government of Vietnam to build capacity for energy sector growth and renewable energy integration.

Please contact V-LEEP’s Chief of Party – Dr. Ananth Chikkatur – with any questions at .