Getting Started with Calliope & Energy Modelling

[ahkiat07]

Hi Everyone,

I have successfully installed Calliope v0.7 as well as the CBC solver following the steps provided in the documentation.
However, as I attempt to understand the first example/tutorial (national scale), I realise I have difficulty due to my limited knowledge on YAML syntax as well as energy modelling perhaps.

May I ask a few questions which hopefully could aid me in self-learning Calliope.

1. Is there a recommended YAML editor so that I could view/code with ease of identation & colors?
2. Is there any recommended self-guide and/or even online courses/workshops that will be useful in picking up all the relevant YAML basics & syntax?
3. Is there any recommended self-help materials and/or online courses/workshops that will be useful in picking up energy modelling related knowledge?

Thanks everyone in advance!

[irm-codebase]

Hello @ahkiat07 !

Here are my recommendations for YAML:

• For all things YAML, read this: https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/
• I recommend using VSCode with the YAML extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-yaml

If you are using Github, you can use a pre-commit hook to check yaml syntax automatically:

• https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks (under check-yaml)

Best of luck!