EMP-E conference 2018: 'Modelling Clean Energy Pathways'
September 25 – 26th, 2018
EC headquarters, 21 Rue du champ de Mars – Marsveldstraat, 1050 Brussels
Find here the full programme
BELOW YOU FIND LINKS TO ALL DOWNLOADABLE MATERIAL FOR EACH SESSION.
You may expand the titles through the '+' sign on the right, to read the description of the plenary sessions.
You may expand the titles through the '+' sign on the right, to read the description of the plenary sessions.
08:30 - 09:30 ARRIVAL AND SET-UP / INSTALLATION OF POSTERS
Poster presenters shall set up their A0 poster on the poster boards located in the atrium. The placement of the posters can be done upon arrival and freely, depending on the availabilities of the present poster boards.
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
09:30 - 10:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Opening - Dr. Gustav Resch (TU Wien)
Patrick Van Hove (European Commission, Directorate General Research & Innovation)
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Patrick Van Hove (European Commission, Directorate General Research & Innovation)
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
10:00 - 11:30 PLENARY SESSION I: INNOVATION IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Session minutes
Session chair: Konstantinos Sakellaris (European Commission, Directorate General Climate Action)
Speaker I: Prof. Dr. Martin Junginger (Universiteit Utrecht)
Riding down the experience curves: how technological learning may shape the energy transition
Speaker II: Dr. Tobias Fleiter (Fraunhofer ISI)
Innovations for deep decarbonisation of industry
Speaker III: Dr. Paul Durrant (IRENA)
The landscape of innovations for a renewable-powered future
The European energy transition is characterized by decarbonisation pathways that will be realised due to the accelerated expansion of renewable energy sources and the deployment of energy efficiency. Hence, systemic innovations and technological breakthroughs are required. In the Plenary Session I experts as Prof. Dr. Martin Junginger of the Copernicus Institute, Energy & Resources from Utrecht University will talk about modelling technological learning. New technologies are entering the energy markets and systems at unprecedented rates. Experience curves are one possibility to assess the future cost of technologies. Furthermore, Dr. Tobias Fleiter Coordinator of Business Unit Demand Analyses and Projections of the Fraunhofer ISI in Karlsruhe will present his studies on process innovation in the industry sector. In all presentations, the importance of innovation technologies or processes in the European energy transition in different sectors will be discussed.
Contact information: Andrea Herbst: <Andrea.Herbst@isi.faunhofer.de>
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Session chair: Konstantinos Sakellaris (European Commission, Directorate General Climate Action)
Speaker I: Prof. Dr. Martin Junginger (Universiteit Utrecht)
Riding down the experience curves: how technological learning may shape the energy transition
Speaker II: Dr. Tobias Fleiter (Fraunhofer ISI)
Innovations for deep decarbonisation of industry
Speaker III: Dr. Paul Durrant (IRENA)
The landscape of innovations for a renewable-powered future
The European energy transition is characterized by decarbonisation pathways that will be realised due to the accelerated expansion of renewable energy sources and the deployment of energy efficiency. Hence, systemic innovations and technological breakthroughs are required. In the Plenary Session I experts as Prof. Dr. Martin Junginger of the Copernicus Institute, Energy & Resources from Utrecht University will talk about modelling technological learning. New technologies are entering the energy markets and systems at unprecedented rates. Experience curves are one possibility to assess the future cost of technologies. Furthermore, Dr. Tobias Fleiter Coordinator of Business Unit Demand Analyses and Projections of the Fraunhofer ISI in Karlsruhe will present his studies on process innovation in the industry sector. In all presentations, the importance of innovation technologies or processes in the European energy transition in different sectors will be discussed.
Contact information: Andrea Herbst: <Andrea.Herbst@isi.faunhofer.de>
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
11:30 - 12:00 POSTER SNEAK PEEK I/II
The poster presenters of Day 1 stand and each one presents in 1 minute her/his poster in the plenary session.
Find here .zip folder with all the presentations.
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Find here .zip folder with all the presentations.
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
12:00 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
13:30 - 15:00 PLENARY SESSION II: INTEGRATED MODELLING OF ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
Session chair: Dr. Kenneth Karlsson (Technical University of Denmark)
Speaker I: Dr. Emanuele Taibi (IRENA, Power sector transformation strategies)
Collaborative efforts to improve long-term decision making in energy and the need for a cross-sectorial approach
Speaker II: Dr. Floor Brouwer (Wageningen University and Research - Coordinator of SIM4NEXUS project)
The Nexus concept for a resource efficient Europe: challenges for energy modelling
Speaker III: Dr. Rainer Friedrich (University of Stuttgart, IER - for REEEM project)
Integrating air pollution impacts into energy modelling
The energy system is highly interlinked with other systems and exchanges with them materials, goods, depletable resources, emissions, etc., both as inputs and outputs. Therefore, the transition to a low-carbon energy system is likely to cause deep transformations across all these connected systems. An integrated and multi-sectoral assessment of the impact of deep decarbonisation pathways can be the key to an effective Energy Union Strategy as envisaged by the European Commission.
The discussions in this session revolve around the necessity of integrated Energy-Environment- Engineering-Economy modelling to provide sound insights for planning an effective low-carbon transition. Methodologies from the Climate-Land use-Energy-Water Nexus via the possible co-benefits for improving air quality to the Life Cycle Assessment of energy and resource use are touched upon. Trade-offs in the use of resources by different sectors and the risk of depletion of critical materials are unveiled, while the potential savings of circular economy are brought forward.
The discussants will provide their views on how integrated modelling can answer questions such as:
Contact information: Kenneth Karlsson < keka@dtu.dk >, Berit Müller <Berit.Mueller@rl-institut.de> and Francesco Gardumi < gardumi@kth.se >
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Speaker I: Dr. Emanuele Taibi (IRENA, Power sector transformation strategies)
Collaborative efforts to improve long-term decision making in energy and the need for a cross-sectorial approach
Speaker II: Dr. Floor Brouwer (Wageningen University and Research - Coordinator of SIM4NEXUS project)
The Nexus concept for a resource efficient Europe: challenges for energy modelling
Speaker III: Dr. Rainer Friedrich (University of Stuttgart, IER - for REEEM project)
Integrating air pollution impacts into energy modelling
The energy system is highly interlinked with other systems and exchanges with them materials, goods, depletable resources, emissions, etc., both as inputs and outputs. Therefore, the transition to a low-carbon energy system is likely to cause deep transformations across all these connected systems. An integrated and multi-sectoral assessment of the impact of deep decarbonisation pathways can be the key to an effective Energy Union Strategy as envisaged by the European Commission.
The discussions in this session revolve around the necessity of integrated Energy-Environment- Engineering-Economy modelling to provide sound insights for planning an effective low-carbon transition. Methodologies from the Climate-Land use-Energy-Water Nexus via the possible co-benefits for improving air quality to the Life Cycle Assessment of energy and resource use are touched upon. Trade-offs in the use of resources by different sectors and the risk of depletion of critical materials are unveiled, while the potential savings of circular economy are brought forward.
The discussants will provide their views on how integrated modelling can answer questions such as:
- Which interactions and co-benefits between climate change mitigation efforts and air quality (policies) can be identified?
- Given specific decarbonisation targets, which changes in the energy system can be observed when health impacts are internalized?
- How can we especially address energy and resource efficiency already in the demand sector (including energy savings and sufficiency)
Contact information: Kenneth Karlsson < keka@dtu.dk >, Berit Müller <Berit.Mueller@rl-institut.de> and Francesco Gardumi < gardumi@kth.se >
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
15:00 - 15:30 POSTER SNEAK PEEK II/II
The poster presenters of Day 2 stand and each one presents in 1 minute her/his poster in the plenary session.
Find here .zip folder with all contributions.
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Find here .zip folder with all contributions.
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
15:30 - 16:00 COFFEE BREAK
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
16:00 - 17:30 PLENARY SESSION III: MODELLING OF BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS
Session minutes
Session Chair: Dr. Davide Natalini and Kat Buchmann (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University)
Speaker I: Dr. Wander Jager (Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies - Agent-Based Modelling)
Pitch for Agent-Based modelling
Speaker II: Dr. Nicole Zimmermann (University College London, Institute for Environmental Design Engineering - System Dynamics)
Pitch for System Dynamics modelling
Speaker III: Dr. Martin Baumann (Austrian Energy Agency - Linear optimisation modelling)
Pitch for Linear Optimisation modelling
Most common modelling approaches employed to simulate (parts of) complex human energy systems will be introduced by three experts on modelling human behaviours, including in energy systems. Each of them will bring the perspective of a different modelling approach, in particular Agent-Based Modelling, System Dynamics and Linear Optimisation Modelling. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion where experts will be encouraged to take an ‘extreme’ position to highlight the benefits of each and to create real debate. Specific topics to debate: Complexity vs accuracy; Opportunities vs challenges for each modelling technique; etc. The debate will subsequently be opened up to audience questions and comments.
Contact information: Davide Natalini < Davide.Natalini@anglia.ac.uk > and Jordi Solé < jsole@icm.csic.es >
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Session Chair: Dr. Davide Natalini and Kat Buchmann (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University)
Speaker I: Dr. Wander Jager (Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies - Agent-Based Modelling)
Pitch for Agent-Based modelling
Speaker II: Dr. Nicole Zimmermann (University College London, Institute for Environmental Design Engineering - System Dynamics)
Pitch for System Dynamics modelling
Speaker III: Dr. Martin Baumann (Austrian Energy Agency - Linear optimisation modelling)
Pitch for Linear Optimisation modelling
Most common modelling approaches employed to simulate (parts of) complex human energy systems will be introduced by three experts on modelling human behaviours, including in energy systems. Each of them will bring the perspective of a different modelling approach, in particular Agent-Based Modelling, System Dynamics and Linear Optimisation Modelling. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion where experts will be encouraged to take an ‘extreme’ position to highlight the benefits of each and to create real debate. Specific topics to debate: Complexity vs accuracy; Opportunities vs challenges for each modelling technique; etc. The debate will subsequently be opened up to audience questions and comments.
Contact information: Davide Natalini < Davide.Natalini@anglia.ac.uk > and Jordi Solé < jsole@icm.csic.es >
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
17:30 - 18:00 CLOSING SESSION: MISCELLANEOUS, DISCUSSION OF TOPICS FOR NEXT YEAR
Dr. Jarmo Vehmas, University of Turku: 'European Futures for Energy Efficiency'
Dr. Francesco Gardumi, KTH Royal Institute of Technology: 'Collaborative efforts: EMP-E Special Issue 2017 and EMP-E model matrix'
Dr. Jordi Sole, CSIC: 'EMP-E 2019'
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
Dr. Francesco Gardumi, KTH Royal Institute of Technology: 'Collaborative efforts: EMP-E Special Issue 2017 and EMP-E model matrix'
Dr. Jordi Sole, CSIC: 'EMP-E 2019'
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, SDR1 and SDR2
19:00 - 23:00 CONFERENCE DINNER
The conference dinner takes place at the Orangerie Terrace of the Leopold Hotel.
Address: Leopold Brussels EU, Rue du Luxemburg 35, 1050 Brussels.
Address: Leopold Brussels EU, Rue du Luxemburg 35, 1050 Brussels.
DAY 1
08:30 - 09:00 ARRIVAL AND SET-UP / INSTALLATION OF POSTERS
Poster presenters shall set up their A0 poster on the poster boards located in the atrium. The placement of the posters can be done upon arrival and freely, depending on the availabilities of the present poster boards.
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
09:00 - 10:45 FOCUS GROUPS: PARALLEL SESSION 1
- Parallel session 1A: Open databases
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
In this focus group we bring together participants from various projects who aim for or even manage to openly provide their data. We will discuss how we can improve the exchange or linking of data that we use in energy system analyses and what is needed to facilitate that willing projects can easier open up their data.
With this focus group we aim at defining tasks to reach a higher share of open data and a better cooperation between the EU-projects concerning data that all of them normally use.
The session will start with short inputs about data handling in the projects present at the focus group (how do you organize/structure your data and how do you provide it to partners and eventually other stakeholders? in your opinion, what is the most important ToDo to improve exchange of data between EU-projects?). For the following discussion we will devide into handable working groups and tackle the topics:
Projects that already confirmed their participation:
REEEM, MEDEAS, SET-Nav, EU-CALC, REFLEX
Contact information: kenneth Karlsson < keka@dtu.dk >
In this focus group we bring together participants from various projects who aim for or even manage to openly provide their data. We will discuss how we can improve the exchange or linking of data that we use in energy system analyses and what is needed to facilitate that willing projects can easier open up their data.
With this focus group we aim at defining tasks to reach a higher share of open data and a better cooperation between the EU-projects concerning data that all of them normally use.
The session will start with short inputs about data handling in the projects present at the focus group (how do you organize/structure your data and how do you provide it to partners and eventually other stakeholders? in your opinion, what is the most important ToDo to improve exchange of data between EU-projects?). For the following discussion we will devide into handable working groups and tackle the topics:
- How openly provide and bring together our data (common DBs or links, datapackages or…?) Which steps to take to really do it?
- Do we need to harmonize meta data and the categorisation of data? If yes, how can we achieve that?
- Which data is often needed for analyses and not available (e.g. costs, distribution lines, industry energy demand, behaviour,...) in which ways do you help yourself to replace it/ to generate the data synthetically... How can we share the scarce information available?
Projects that already confirmed their participation:
REEEM, MEDEAS, SET-Nav, EU-CALC, REFLEX
Contact information: kenneth Karlsson < keka@dtu.dk >
- Parallel session 1B: Energy, Climate and Macroeconomic Relationships
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
The struggle of the EU to move towards a carbon free society results in an increasing concern about human induced climate change. Consequently, the environmental, economic and energetic impacts of policies are considered of equal importance. Therefore, this session aims on identifying different modelling frameworks that address each of these aspects (economy, energy and environment) and on discussing how they can be jointly applied in order to deliver an integrated assessment of policies.
The session consists of two parts. The first part will mainly show the current state of research in this area. Three experts will outline the objectives of integrated analyses and present their respective coupling approaches. Furthermore, they will specify which aspects of the three dimensions they have taken into account in their models. Based on their current research experience they will give insights on occurring interactions and, subsequently, point out the requirements needed for further development of model linking approaches. In addition, the consideration of innovation, behaviour and environmental externalities will be addressed within this section. Hence, each speaker will give a short overview on how these aspects can be implemented. In the second part all three presenters will be invited to participate in a moderated panel discussion.
Contact information: Mohammad Ahanchian <Mohammad.Ahanchian@ier.uni-stuttgart.de>
The struggle of the EU to move towards a carbon free society results in an increasing concern about human induced climate change. Consequently, the environmental, economic and energetic impacts of policies are considered of equal importance. Therefore, this session aims on identifying different modelling frameworks that address each of these aspects (economy, energy and environment) and on discussing how they can be jointly applied in order to deliver an integrated assessment of policies.
The session consists of two parts. The first part will mainly show the current state of research in this area. Three experts will outline the objectives of integrated analyses and present their respective coupling approaches. Furthermore, they will specify which aspects of the three dimensions they have taken into account in their models. Based on their current research experience they will give insights on occurring interactions and, subsequently, point out the requirements needed for further development of model linking approaches. In addition, the consideration of innovation, behaviour and environmental externalities will be addressed within this section. Hence, each speaker will give a short overview on how these aspects can be implemented. In the second part all three presenters will be invited to participate in a moderated panel discussion.
Contact information: Mohammad Ahanchian <Mohammad.Ahanchian@ier.uni-stuttgart.de>
- Parallel session 1C: Technological Learning
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
In the parallel session on technological learning, the emphasis will be on how to implement empirical and derived experience curves, in various types of (energy) models. The session will start with a presentation on key lessons and recommendations for modelers on common issues and pitfalls of implementing experience curves in energy models. Next, speaker(s) will share their experiences on implementation of experience curves in energy modelling. Afterwards, we will discuss experiences of researchers regarding modelling of cost developments of low-carbon technologies, and technological learning in integrated assessment models. In all presentations, the ongoing shift towards a low carbon energy system (including electrification and CCS technologies) and accompanying challenges will be addressed.
Contact information: Steffi Schreiber <steffi.schreiber@tu-dresden.de>
In the parallel session on technological learning, the emphasis will be on how to implement empirical and derived experience curves, in various types of (energy) models. The session will start with a presentation on key lessons and recommendations for modelers on common issues and pitfalls of implementing experience curves in energy models. Next, speaker(s) will share their experiences on implementation of experience curves in energy modelling. Afterwards, we will discuss experiences of researchers regarding modelling of cost developments of low-carbon technologies, and technological learning in integrated assessment models. In all presentations, the ongoing shift towards a low carbon energy system (including electrification and CCS technologies) and accompanying challenges will be addressed.
Contact information: Steffi Schreiber <steffi.schreiber@tu-dresden.de>
10:45 - 11:15 coffee break
11:15 - 13:00 FOCUS GROUPS: PARALLEL SESSION 2
- Parallel session 2A: Open Energy system Models
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
Nowadays it is necessary to have more openness in data and energy models. The need of transparency for energy models is a key issue in the transition from a fossil fuel based to a Renewable Energy Sources (RES) based energy system. This is necessary because in such Renewable Transition (RT), currently under way in EU, there are many technical, political and economic uncertainties that need to be openly discussed and analysed in the scientific arena. However, the mainstream energy models and data are not openly available (or at least not totally open) due to historical reasons and inertias regarding issues on infrastructure security or business confidentiality.
The focus group will discuss three main aspects:
Nowadays it is necessary to have more openness in data and energy models. The need of transparency for energy models is a key issue in the transition from a fossil fuel based to a Renewable Energy Sources (RES) based energy system. This is necessary because in such Renewable Transition (RT), currently under way in EU, there are many technical, political and economic uncertainties that need to be openly discussed and analysed in the scientific arena. However, the mainstream energy models and data are not openly available (or at least not totally open) due to historical reasons and inertias regarding issues on infrastructure security or business confidentiality.
The focus group will discuss three main aspects:
- Transparency in open models: Manuals and user guides. Models architecture and basic hypotheses documentation. Manuals vs. metadata. Reproducible workflows. Models general classification
- Need of a ‘Common ontology’ or ‘common language’ for energy system analysis?
- From open data to open models. What are the common issues in open data and models: the role of accessibility.
- Parallel session 2B: Modelling of behavioral aspects
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
Format: The session will begin with scene-setting input from the European Commission followed by presentations from the panelists. Following these, and after a brief Q&A with the audience, we will begin a discussion with the panelists and the audience to address the questions outlined in the objectives above. Participants will also be provided with a scorecard to document their responses to the workshop questions.
Objective: In recent years there has been increasing interest and need to understand and incorporate behavioral aspects into energy modelling. The interdisciplinary nature of energy behavior means a common language and platform for exchange on the topic is required. While there are numerous models available, each incorporates different aspects and sectors of behavior with varying methodologies. Given the sometimes contrasting focus from specific disciplines, it would be useful to explore how behavioral aspects are included with the aim of providing energy system-wide policy recommendations. The plenary session on “Modelling of behavioral aspects” looked at the different modelling approaches to explore how behavior is included into different energy models and why these approaches would be appropriate depending on the policy questions at hand. In this focus group, we will explore deeper not only the models and their methodologies, but also the specific behavioural aspects to be included in energy modelling. With this in mind, the focus will be to discuss the following questions:
Format: The session will begin with scene-setting input from the European Commission followed by presentations from the panelists. Following these, and after a brief Q&A with the audience, we will begin a discussion with the panelists and the audience to address the questions outlined in the objectives above. Participants will also be provided with a scorecard to document their responses to the workshop questions.
Objective: In recent years there has been increasing interest and need to understand and incorporate behavioral aspects into energy modelling. The interdisciplinary nature of energy behavior means a common language and platform for exchange on the topic is required. While there are numerous models available, each incorporates different aspects and sectors of behavior with varying methodologies. Given the sometimes contrasting focus from specific disciplines, it would be useful to explore how behavioral aspects are included with the aim of providing energy system-wide policy recommendations. The plenary session on “Modelling of behavioral aspects” looked at the different modelling approaches to explore how behavior is included into different energy models and why these approaches would be appropriate depending on the policy questions at hand. In this focus group, we will explore deeper not only the models and their methodologies, but also the specific behavioural aspects to be included in energy modelling. With this in mind, the focus will be to discuss the following questions:
- In which sectors and how is behavior included (buildings, transport, conversion, cross-cutting?)
- What are the main barriers in the building and transport sectors related to behavioral aspects?
- How are the perspectives on behavior from different disciplines integrated into energy modelling?
- Parallel session 2C: infrastructure prerequisites - upcoming network challenges & internal energy market
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
Power systems are facing rapid changes in order to attain decarbonization goals. In this context, distribution grids are experiencing profound changes driven by the need to integrate growing penetrations of distributed energy resources and the deployment of smart grid technologies. This process has brought about the need to revisit existing modelling approaches and adapt them to the new role distribution systems are bound to play.
This workshop/session/event will address this issue through three presentations focusing each on a specific distribution modelling challenge. The first presentation will discuss the construction of synthetic representative distribution grid models able to capture the characteristics of real systems and then infer replication and scaling-up rules to larger systems. The second presentation will turn its attention to the issue of new optimization approaches suitable to perform fast, accurate and large-scale distribution grid studies. Lastly, the third presentation will focus on the modelling of telecommunications systems for smart grid applications.
Contact information: Luis Olmos Camacho <Luis.Olmos@iit.comillas.edu>
Power systems are facing rapid changes in order to attain decarbonization goals. In this context, distribution grids are experiencing profound changes driven by the need to integrate growing penetrations of distributed energy resources and the deployment of smart grid technologies. This process has brought about the need to revisit existing modelling approaches and adapt them to the new role distribution systems are bound to play.
This workshop/session/event will address this issue through three presentations focusing each on a specific distribution modelling challenge. The first presentation will discuss the construction of synthetic representative distribution grid models able to capture the characteristics of real systems and then infer replication and scaling-up rules to larger systems. The second presentation will turn its attention to the issue of new optimization approaches suitable to perform fast, accurate and large-scale distribution grid studies. Lastly, the third presentation will focus on the modelling of telecommunications systems for smart grid applications.
Contact information: Luis Olmos Camacho <Luis.Olmos@iit.comillas.edu>
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
14:30 - 16:15 FOCUS GROUPS: PARALLEL SESSION 3
- PARALLEL SESSION 3A: REGIONAL VS NATIONAL VS EUROPE-WIDE MODELLING
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
Under the Paris Agreement, there is a call for countries to submit mid-century low emission strategies, to set out how deep structural decarbonisation can be achieved. The European Commission will aim to draft a mid-century strategy towards the end of 2018. This supranational perspective is important for enabling collective action. However, the transition will be co-ordinated at the national level, and likely delivered at the regional and local scales, by businesses, local communities and project developers.
To contend with this multi-scale challenge, different models are needed to inform a range of issues relating to physical energy infrastructure design and investment but also different governance regimes and institutions involved in taking decisions. But how do these models retain consistency, and do they need to be linked? And is the purpose of models different at different scales?
In this session, we ask the following questions –
Contact information: Francesco Gardumi< gardumi@kth.se >
Under the Paris Agreement, there is a call for countries to submit mid-century low emission strategies, to set out how deep structural decarbonisation can be achieved. The European Commission will aim to draft a mid-century strategy towards the end of 2018. This supranational perspective is important for enabling collective action. However, the transition will be co-ordinated at the national level, and likely delivered at the regional and local scales, by businesses, local communities and project developers.
To contend with this multi-scale challenge, different models are needed to inform a range of issues relating to physical energy infrastructure design and investment but also different governance regimes and institutions involved in taking decisions. But how do these models retain consistency, and do they need to be linked? And is the purpose of models different at different scales?
In this session, we ask the following questions –
- What are the different issues that need to be considered at different scales? This mapping exercise allows us to explore the issues for which we need models.
- Do models adequately take account of these issues? Here we intend to map existing models to the issues identified in the previous question.
- Can models be linked together to enable decision making at different scales? Where is this necessary and where not, and for what purpose?
Contact information: Francesco Gardumi< gardumi@kth.se >
- PARALLEL SESSION 3B: ENGAGING WITH POLICY MAKERS
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
What do policy makers need when it comes to making national energy and climate policy decisions.
High level energy and climate target are negotiated at EU level and implemented at national level by national governments. As part of new EU governance rules, Member States must develop short and long term Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans. These plans will be informed by modelling.
Understand the policy making process is integral to achieving impact with modelling results. This focus group looks at our community from a policy maker perspective and discusses the requirements (both technical and non-technical) of policy makers when using model results and asks how academic research can create relevant policy impact. Two policy makers from national government to give their perspectives and answer questions from listeners.
Contact information: Deane, Paul <jp.deane@ucc.ie>
What do policy makers need when it comes to making national energy and climate policy decisions.
High level energy and climate target are negotiated at EU level and implemented at national level by national governments. As part of new EU governance rules, Member States must develop short and long term Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans. These plans will be informed by modelling.
Understand the policy making process is integral to achieving impact with modelling results. This focus group looks at our community from a policy maker perspective and discusses the requirements (both technical and non-technical) of policy makers when using model results and asks how academic research can create relevant policy impact. Two policy makers from national government to give their perspectives and answer questions from listeners.
Contact information: Deane, Paul <jp.deane@ucc.ie>
- PARALLEL SESSION 3C: ENERGY MODELLING AND THE WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS CONUNDRUM
FIND PRESENTATIONS AND MINUTES HERE.
The water-energy-food (WEF) or resource nexus comprises the numerous linkages between different natural resources that arise from economic, political, social, and natural processes. Instead of focusing on one single element (e.g., energy) for efficient resource use and management, the nexus concept highlights the interlinkages among the WEF systems and their related conversion pathways through common production and consumption chains. The applicability of nexus analysis spans from the sectoral or regional to the national and international scale.
This focus group aims at placing energy modelling in a broader context, by linking energy to other elements of the resource nexus and moving beyond energy policy to the broader sustainable development goals. It focuses on the discussion of novel (unorthodox) methodological frameworks and models that consider the resource nexus across scales and dimensions, their challenges, and their potential to enrich modelling capacity for policy-making. Possible topics/questions (to be confirmed through participants) include the impact of outsourcing (externalization) of production processes (food, manufacturing) on carbon emissions; the extent to which energy models can inform resource nexus policy making; challenges and potentialities of quantitative representations and models of the resource nexus.
HERE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION OF SESSION 3C PROGRAM
Contact information: Mario Giampietro <mario.giampietro@uab> and Maddalena Ripa <maddalena.ripa@uab.cat>
The water-energy-food (WEF) or resource nexus comprises the numerous linkages between different natural resources that arise from economic, political, social, and natural processes. Instead of focusing on one single element (e.g., energy) for efficient resource use and management, the nexus concept highlights the interlinkages among the WEF systems and their related conversion pathways through common production and consumption chains. The applicability of nexus analysis spans from the sectoral or regional to the national and international scale.
This focus group aims at placing energy modelling in a broader context, by linking energy to other elements of the resource nexus and moving beyond energy policy to the broader sustainable development goals. It focuses on the discussion of novel (unorthodox) methodological frameworks and models that consider the resource nexus across scales and dimensions, their challenges, and their potential to enrich modelling capacity for policy-making. Possible topics/questions (to be confirmed through participants) include the impact of outsourcing (externalization) of production processes (food, manufacturing) on carbon emissions; the extent to which energy models can inform resource nexus policy making; challenges and potentialities of quantitative representations and models of the resource nexus.
HERE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION OF SESSION 3C PROGRAM
Contact information: Mario Giampietro <mario.giampietro@uab> and Maddalena Ripa <maddalena.ripa@uab.cat>
16:15 - 16:30 CONCLUSION AND WRAP-UP
Patrick Van Hove (European Commission, Directorate General Research & Innovation)
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
Location: DG RTD, CDMA Building, Atrium
DAY 2
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All four projects (MEDEAS, REEEM, REflex and SET-Nav) have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme within the call LCE-21-2015 - Modelling and analysing the energy system, its transformation and impacts
