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Solving the knapsack problem with Python and Gurobi

by Jack Simpson

Resources to learn mathematical optimisation

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PyCon: why data scientists should learn mathematical optimisation

by Jack Simpson

Exploring the impact of constraints on a solar farm in the National...

by Jack Simpson

How does AEMO predict demand in the National Electricity Market?

by Jack Simpson

Big Battery Bidding and Rebidding!

by Jack Simpson

How does a gigawatt of renewables disappear?

by Jack Simpson

Data science tip: store constants in their own file

by Jack Simpson

Summary of reliability forecasting in the NEM

by Jack Simpson

Visualising the Tesla big battery at Hornsdale

by Jack Simpson

AER State of the energy market 2021 Summary

by Jack Simpson

Electricity Market Modelling Resources

by Jack Simpson
  • What does it mean to finish a project?

    by Jack Simpson January 19, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 19, 2017

    I’d like to address one point of contention some people have had with my previous article about finishing projects – what to do when it isn’t worth finishing. I think the…

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  • This is how you hustle

    by Jack Simpson January 17, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 17, 2017

    Recently, the company that provides hosting for this website experienced some technical problems and my website went down. This was rather frustrating, and I sent them a Tweet to ask…

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  • If you don’t finish then you’re just busy, not productive

    by Jack Simpson January 14, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 14, 2017

    One of the biggest realisations I’ve come to as part of my PhD, is how little people care about how I spend my time, they only care about what I…

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  • Google have released a Python to Go transcompiler

    by Jack Simpson January 11, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 11, 2017

    Google have released an open source project on GitHub called Grumpy that converts Python to Go, and then compiles it down to native code. It’s an interesting development, but since they…

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  • Notes from ‘A Few Useful Things to Know about Machine Learning’

    by Jack Simpson January 10, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 10, 2017

    I was reading a paper by Pedro Domingos this evening which had some tips and advice for people using machine learning. I’ve written down some bullet points for my own reference…

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  • Why I post my writing to Reddit

    by Jack Simpson January 9, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 9, 2017

    Recently, I helped establish BioSky – a website dedicated to making medical and health research accessible to people without a scientific background. As we’ve been adding content to the site, I’ve been…

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  • Deep Learning PyData Talk

    by Jack Simpson January 7, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 7, 2017

    Deep learning is a type of machine learning based on neural networks which were inspired by neurons in the brain. The difference between a deep neural network and a normal natural…

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  • Essential WordPress Plugins for Blogging

    by Jack Simpson January 4, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 4, 2017

    Over the past few years of blogging using WordPress I’ve found a number of essential plugins for the platform. I’ve written this post to provide as a resource for myself and…

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  • Why I refused a job offer to teach corporate programming workshops

    by Jack Simpson January 4, 2017
    by Jack Simpson January 4, 2017

    A couple of months ago I was approached by an organisation that provided programming training to staff at companies. They asked me if I was interested in becoming a trainer…

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  • Essential Libraries for Data Science on a Mac

    by Jack Simpson December 28, 2016
    by Jack Simpson December 28, 2016

    I recently ran a fresh install on my Mac and thought I’d take the opportunity to document the libraries and programs I find incredibly useful. The Python libraries I’ll frequently…

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    Electricity Market Modelling Resources

    June 21, 2021
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    Simple explanations of data science and statistics concepts

    June 20, 2021
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    How to build a simple energy market dispatch engine

    March 29, 2021
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    Data science tip: store constants in their own file

    July 7, 2021
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    How to vectorize conditional calculations in Python

    April 4, 2021
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    How to improve the performance of Pandas with eval and query

    April 5, 2021
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    How does a gigawatt of renewables disappear?

    July 14, 2021
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    Visualising the impact of Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdown on Solar Panel Installations

    April 7, 2021
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    What I learned Visiting Silicon Valley

    April 12, 2021
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    Visualising the Tesla big battery at Hornsdale

    July 5, 2021
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