NREL-reVX 0.3.14

National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Renewable Energy Potential(V) eXchange Tool: reVX

Renewable Energy Potential(V) eXchange Tool: reVX

reVX command line tools

• reVX

• reV-ReEDS

• reV-rpm

• reV-plexos

• plexos-plants

• wind-dirs

• wind-setbacks

Using Eagle Env

If you would like to run reVX on Eagle (NREL’s HPC) you can use a pre-compiled conda env:

conda activate /shared-projects/rev/modulefiles/conda_env

or

source activate /shared-projects/rev/modulefiles/conda_env

Installing reVX

Option 1: Install from PIP or Conda (recommended for analysts):

1. Create a new environment:

   conda create --name revx python=3.7

2. Activate directory:

   conda activate revx

3. Install reVX:

   1. pip install NREL-reVX or

   2. conda install nrel-revx --channel=nrel

      • NOTE: If you install using conda and want to use HSDS you will also need to install h5pyd manually: pip install h5pyd

      • NOTE: If you install using pip and want to run Wind Setbacks <https://nrel.github.io/reVX/reVX/reVX.wind_setbacks.wind_setbacks.html>_ you will need to install rtree manually:

        • conda install rtree

        • pip installation instructions

Option 2: Clone repo (recommended for developers)

1. from home dir, git clone https://github.com/NREL/reVX.git

   1. enter github username

   2. enter github password

2. Create reVX environment and install package

   1. Create a conda env: conda create -n revx

   2. Run the command: conda activate revx

   3. cd into the repo cloned in 1.

   4. prior to running pip below, make sure the branch is correct (install from master!)

   5. Install reVX and its dependencies by running: pip install . (or pip install -e . if running a dev branch or working on the source code)

3. Check that reVX was installed successfully

   1. From any directory, run the following commands. This should return the help pages for the CLI’s.

      • reVX