extend_by_VRE

powerplantmatching.heuristics.extend_by_VRE(df, config=None, base_year=2017, prune_beyond=True)

Extends a given reduced dataframe by externally given VREs.

Parameters:

• df (pandas.DataFrame) – The dataframe to be extended

• base_year (int) – Needed for deriving cohorts from IRENA’s capacity statistics

Returns:

df – Extended dataframe

Return type:

pd.DataFrame