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title: IDAES+ Projects
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# IDAES+ Projects

IDAES+ brings together a suite of open-source projects, each contributing a
unique piece of the process modeling, simulation and advance optimization
ecosystem.

## IDAES Integrated Platform

The Institute for the Design of Advanced Energy Systems (IDAES) is an
open-source, equation-oriented process systems engineering platform developed to
support the design, optimization, and analysis of complex energy and chemical
processes. Besides a comprehensive library of unit models, thermophysical
property packages, and reaction kinetics, IDAES offers a suite of advanced tools
and functionalities for optimization, conceptual design, uncertainty
quantification, parameter estimation, science-based design of experiments,
robust optimization, all designed to accelerate the development of sustainable
and cost-effective energy systems.

- Website: [idaes.org](https://idaes.org/)
- GitHub : [github.com/IDAES/idaes-pse](https://github.com/IDAES/idaes-pse)
- Documentation: <https://idaes-pse.readthedocs.io/>
- Examples and tutorials covering everything from single unit operations to
  complete process flowsheets (like the HDA process example):
  <https://idaes-examples.readthedocs.io/>
- YouTube channel with overview, installation, and tutorial videos:
  <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpp3J_990C0Oz_CbxRDfr6g>

## PrOMMiS (Process Optimization and Modeling for Minerals Sustainability)

PrOMMiS is an open-source software platform developed to accelerate the
development and deployment of extraction and purification processes for critical
minerals and rare earth elements (REEs). By providing advanced modeling and
optimization tools, PrOMMiS aims to reduce the risks associated with scaling up
innovative technologies, thereby supporting national strategic objectives such
as securing supply chains and enhancing economic competitiveness.

- Website: <https://netl.doe.gov/prommis>
- GitHub: [github.com/prommis/prommis](https://github.com/prommis/prommis)
- Documentation with examples and tutorials: <https://prommis.readthedocs.io/>

## WaterTAP (Water Treatment and Planning)

WaterTAP is an open-source, optimization-based software platform developed under
the U.S. Department of Energy's National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI)
initiative. It enables detailed technoeconomic assessments of water treatment
systems, facilitating the design, simulation, and optimization of treatment
trains across a variety of water sources, sectors, and scales.

- Website: <https://www.nawihub.org/knowledge/watertap/>
- GitHub:
  [github.com/watertap-org/watertap](https://github.com/watertap-org/watertap)
- Documentation with tutorials: <https://watertap.readthedocs.io/en/latest>

## Carbon Capture Simulation for Industry Impact (CCSI²)

Designed for collaboration between industry, academia, and national labs,
CCSI^2^ offers an integrated suite of validated models for simulating carbon
capture processes. With its advanced computational tools for assessing and
reducing uncertainties in system performance and proven methodology to optimize
experimental designs, CCSI² enables the acceleration of the development and
deployment of cost-effective carbon capture technologies.

- Website: <https://netl.doe.gov/carbon-management/carbon-capture/ccsi2>
- GitHub: <https://github.com/CCSI-Toolset>

## PARETO (Produced Water Application for Beneficial Reuse, Environmental Impact, and Treatment Optimization)

PARETO is an open-source, optimization-based decision-support tool designed to
assist stakeholders in the oil and gas industry by facilitating the management,
treatment, and beneficial reuse of produced water. PARETO provides a
downloadable and executable produced water decision-support application that can
be run by upstream operators, midstream companies, technology providers, water
end users, research organizations and regulators. By leveraging PARETO,
organizations can make informed decisions that promote cost-effective and
environmentally sustainable practices in produced water management.

- Website: <https://www.project-pareto.org/>
- GitHub:
  [github.com/project-pareto/project-pareto](https://github.com/project-pareto/project-pareto/)
- Documentation with tutorials and examples:
  <https://pareto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
  
## Inactive project(s)

## DISPATCHES (Design Integration and Synthesis Platform to Advance Tightly Coupled Hybrid Energy Systems)

Developed to support the design, optimization, and analysis of tightly coupled
hybrid energy systems that integrate various energy generation, storage, and
conversion technologies, DISPATCHES is an open-source computational platform
that provides detailed dynamic models coupled with nonlinear model predictive
control to simulate system behavior under varying market conditions.

- Website: <https://idaes.org/dispatches/>
- GitHub:
  [github.com/gmlc-dispatches/dispatches](https://github.com/gmlc-dispatches/dispatches)
- Documentation:
  [dispatches.readthedocs.io](https://dispatches.readthedocs.io/)

## Acknowledgements

**IDAES**: We graciously acknowledge support for the Institute for the Design of Advanced Energy Systems 
(IDAES) from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office through the
Simulation-based Engineering research program.

**PROMMIS**: This effort was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Process Optimization and Modeling 
for Minerals Sustainability (PrOMMiS) Initiative, supported by the Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons
and Geothermal Energy Office.

**NAWI / WaterTap**: This material is based upon work supported by the National Alliance for Water Innovation 
(NAWI), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI),
Industrial Technologies Office (ITO), under Funding Opportunity Announcement Number DE-FOA-0001905.

**CCSI2**: We graciously acknowledge support for the Carbon Capture Simulation for Industry Impact (CCSI2) 
project from the U.S. Department of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office, through the 
Point Source Carbon Capture Program.

**PARETO**: We gratefully acknowledge support from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Hydrocarbons and
Geothermal Energy, through the Advanced Production Technologies Program.

**DISPATCHES**: This work was conducted as part of the Design Integration and Synthesis Platform to Advance 
Tightly Coupled Hybrid Energy Systems (DISPATCHES) project through the Grid Modernization Lab Consortium
with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management,
Office of Nuclear Energy, and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Office.