diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e778e69..43220c55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "xlrd",
     "mypy-extensions",
     "pypubsub",
-    "tomlkit"
+    "tomlkit",
+    "duckdb",
+    "fsspec"
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/agent_objectives.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/agent_objectives.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bf0e59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/agent_objectives.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+agent_id,objective_type,decision_weight,objective_sort
+A1_RES,LCOE,1,TRUE
+A1_PWR,LCOE,1,TRUE
+A1_GAS,LCOE,1,TRUE
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/agents.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/agents.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d13223d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/agents.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+id,description,region_id,sector_id,search_rule,decision_rule,quantity
+A1_RES,Residential sector agent,R1,residential,all,single,1
+A1_PWR,Power sector agent,R1,power,all,single,1
+A1_GAS,Gas sector agent,R1,gas,all,single,1
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/assets.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/assets.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1659aa9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/assets.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+agent_id,process_id,region_id,commission_year,capacity
+A1_GAS,gassupply1,R1,1995,7.5
+A1_GAS,gassupply1,R1,2000,7.5
+A1_PWR,gasCCGT,R1,1995,1
+A1_RES,gasboiler,R1,2015,5
+A1_RES,gasboiler,R1,2020,5
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/commodities.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/commodities.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4d546a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/commodities.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+id,description,type,unit
+electricity,Electricity,energy,PJ
+gas,Gas,energy,PJ
+heat,Heat,energy,PJ
+wind,Wind,energy,PJ
+CO2f,Carbon dioxide,energy,kt
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/commodity_costs.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/commodity_costs.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88a4ee1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/commodity_costs.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+commodity_id,region_id,year,value
+electricity,R1,2020,19.5
+electricity,R1,2025,21.93518528
+electricity,R1,2030,26.50925917
+electricity,R1,2035,26.51851861
+electricity,R1,2040,23.85185194
+electricity,R1,2045,23.97222222
+electricity,R1,2050,24.06481472
+gas,R1,2020,7.15275
+gas,R1,2025,8.10645
+gas,R1,2030,9.06015
+gas,R1,2035,9.2191
+gas,R1,2040,9.37805
+gas,R1,2045,9.193829337
+gas,R1,2050,9.009608674
+CO2f,R1,2020,0.08314119
+CO2f,R1,2025,0.120069795
+CO2f,R1,2030,0.156998399
+CO2f,R1,2035,0.214877567
+CO2f,R1,2040,0.272756734
+CO2f,R1,2045,0.35394801
+CO2f,R1,2050,0.435139285
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/demand.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/demand.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b26c1b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/demand.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+commodity_id,region_id,year,demand
+heat,R1,2020,10
+heat,R1,2050,30
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/demand_slicing.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/demand_slicing.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edf969b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/demand_slicing.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+commodity_id,region_id,time_slice,fraction
+heat,R1,all-year.all-week.night,0.1
+heat,R1,all-year.all-week.morning,0.15
+heat,R1,all-year.all-week.afternoon,0.1
+heat,R1,all-year.all-week.early-peak,0.15
+heat,R1,all-year.all-week.late-peak,0.3
+heat,R1,all-year.all-week.evening,0.2
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_availabilities.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_availabilities.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c6901e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_availabilities.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+process_id,region_id,year,timeslice,limit_type,value
+gassupply1,R1,2020,annual,up,0.9
+gasCCGT,R1,2020,annual,up,0.9
+windturbine,R1,2020,annual,up,0.4
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_flows.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_flows.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76415278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_flows.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+process_id,commodity_id,region_id,year,coeff
+gassupply1,gas,R1,2020,1
+gasCCGT,gas,R1,2020,-1.67
+gasCCGT,electricity,R1,2020,1
+gasCCGT,CO2f,R1,2020,91.67
+windturbine,wind,R1,2020,-1
+windturbine,electricity,R1,2020,1
+gasboiler,gas,R1,2020,-1.16
+gasboiler,heat,R1,2020,1
+gasboiler,CO2f,R1,2020,64.71
+heatpump,electricity,R1,2020,-0.4
+heatpump,heat,R1,2020,1
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_parameters.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_parameters.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a7f294b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/process_parameters.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+process_id,region_id,year,cap_par,fix_par,var_par,max_capacity_addition,max_capacity_growth,total_capacity_limit,lifetime,discount_rate
+gassupply1,R1,2020,0,0,2.55,5,1,60,35,0.1
+gasCCGT,R1,2020,23.78234399,0,0,2,1,60,35,0.1
+windturbine,R1,2020,36.30771182,0,0,2,1,60,25,0.1
+gasboiler,R1,2020,3.8,0,0,10,0.02,60,10,0.1
+heatpump,R1,2020,8.866667,0,0,10,0.02,60,10,0.1
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/processes.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/processes.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e68ad288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/processes.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+id,description,sector_id
+gassupply1,Gas supply,energy
+gasCCGT,Gas CCGT,power
+windturbine,Wind turbine,power
+gasboiler,Gas boiler,residential
+heatpump,Heat pump,residential
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/regions.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/regions.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce17d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/regions.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+id,description
+R1,Region 1
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/sectors.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/sectors.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7488adac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/sectors.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+id,description
+gas,Gas sector
+power,Power sector
+residential,Residential sector
diff --git a/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/time_slices.csv b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/time_slices.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c750927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/muse/data/example/default_new_input/time_slices.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+season,day,time_of_day,fraction
+all-year,all-week,night,0.166667
+all-year,all-week,morning,0.166667
+all-year,all-week,afternoon,0.1666667
+all-year,all-week,early-peak,0.166667
+all-year,all-week,late-peak,0.166667
+all-year,all-week,evening,0.166667
diff --git a/src/muse/examples.py b/src/muse/examples.py
index 189a82c8..6bfaa6e7 100644
--- a/src/muse/examples.py
+++ b/src/muse/examples.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "multiple_agents",
     "minimum_service",
     "trade",
+    "default_new_input",
 ]
 
 
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ def copy_model(
         _copy_minimum_service(path)
     elif name.lower() == "trade":
         _copy_trade(path)
+    elif name.lower() == "default_new_input":
+        _copy_default_new_input(path)
     return path
 
 
@@ -316,6 +319,12 @@ def update_lpsolver(data):
     modify_toml(path / "settings.toml", update_lpsolver)
 
 
+def _copy_default_new_input(path: Path):
+    from shutil import copytree
+
+    copytree(example_data_dir() / "default_new_input", path)
+
+
 def _copy_default_timeslice(path: Path):
     copytree(example_data_dir() / "default_timeslice", path)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_fullsim_regression.py b/tests/test_fullsim_regression.py
index 21897c66..49197e70 100644
--- a/tests/test_fullsim_regression.py
+++ b/tests/test_fullsim_regression.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 from muse.examples import AVAILABLE_EXAMPLES
 
+# temporary skip for default_new_input as this is not yet working
+AVAILABLE_EXAMPLES.remove("default_new_input")
+
 
 @mark.regression
 @mark.example