Models and modelling frameworks
Survey of models presented at the annual meetings
The participants of each annual event are invited to contribute to the EMP-E Model Matrix. It collects model applications places them along two axes, representing Scope/Hybridisation and Technology richness. Colour coding is used to indicate the scale of the application (Blue: EU - Green: National - Red: sub-national - Yellow: other). Below a digitalised version of the Model Matrix, updated with inputs from all past meetings.
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Links, manuals and useful information
An adaptable energy systems model (EERA Joint Programme on Energy Systems Integration)
Balmorel - Open partial equilibrium model for analysing the electricity and combined heat and power sectors in an international perspective. Applied to several EU and extra-EU countries. Available also on GitHub here
CENSE'S Models (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) - Suite of models developed in the institution, including TIMES-Portugal, TIMES-Iberia, TIMES-Évora, GEM-E3-Portugal, BLD-ADAPT
E3ME (Cambridge Econometrics) - Global macro-econometric model to study complex systems of heterogeneous agents to better design sustainability transitions policy
Enerallt (a multi-region power market and district heating model) - The model helps to simulate the hourly, real-life operation of international power markets under myopic foresight and imperfect knowledge about the future, and when there is a lack of central coordination between the countries
EnergyPLAN (Aalborg University) - It simulates the operation of national and multi-country energy systems on an hourly basis, including the electricity, heating, cooling, industry and transport sectors
FORECAST/eLOAD (Fraunhofer ISI) - Model for bottom-up development of long-term scenarios for future energy demand of Europe
Global CLEWs Model (KTH) - providing insights about the relationships among water, energy, climate land and material use. Developed in the Open Source bottom-up modelling framework OSeMOSYS, to inform Rio+20
IPAT - Freely available modelling tool built on the relation I = P * A * T between the Ecological Impact and Population (P), Affluence (A) and Technological eco-intensity factor (T). Further references below
JRC-EU-TIMES - Model of the energy system of EU Member States and neighbouring countries until 2060, to study the role of technologies for meeting EU energy and climate policy targets
LEcA Tool - A Landscape Ecological Assessment Tool for the REEEM Project
METIS (DG Energy and Artelys) - Short term model providing analysis of the European energy system for electricity, gas and heat
MuSIASEM - Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (see also Wikipedia)
Open Models - list and short description of open models by the Open Energy Modelling Initiative
POTEnCIA (JRC Sevilla) - An innovative, technology-rich, policy-oriented, open model to address EU energy scenarios
PRIMES (E3MLab NTUA) - European energy system and markets on a country-by-country basis and across Europe for the entire energy system
REMIND (PIK) - Global multi-regional model incorporating the economy, the climate system and a detailed representation of the energy sector. Model documentation available here
SciGRID - Developed within the project with the same name, it is an open source, abstracted transmission network model of Germany and Europe
STREAM - Open model of the European energy system and other selected regions, providing insights on the impact of different energy mixes
TIMES (IEA-ETSAP, The integrated MARKAL-EFOM System) - bottom-up model generator, using liner programming to produce a least-cost energy system
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Data and databasesEnergydata.info - Open data platform by the World Bank Group providing access to datasets and data analytics that are relevant to the energy sector
IRENA RESource - Renewable energy data and statistics and country profiles
Open Energy Database (oedb) - Open data for energy modellers, including scenario, infrastructure and model data
Open Power System Data (OPSD) portal - freely available data for electricity system researchers. Data sources listed in the Library section below
REmap - IRENA's Renewable Energy Roadmaps - data and publications available
Renewables.ninja - hourly power output from wind and solar PV farms in European countries
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Projects
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EU Calculator: trade-offs and pathways towards sustainable and low-carbon European Societies Moving Towards Adaptive Governance in Complexity: Informing Nexus Security
Modelling the renewable energy transition in Europe
Role of technologies in an energy efficient economy – model based analysis policy measures and transformation pathways to a sustainable energy system
Analysis of the European energy system under the aspects of flexibility and technological progress
Navigating the Roadmap for Clean, Secure and Efficient Energy Innovation
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Library
An integrated gas and electricity model of the EU energy system
EnergyPLAN: case studies
Impact of Germany's energy transition on the Nordic power market with Enerallt model
Integrated sustainability assessment of forest bioenergy options
REKK Analysis of electricity markets
REKK Analysis of natural gas markets
REKK Selection of research papers
Rethinking Climate and Energy Policies: New Perspectives on the Rebound Phenomenon
Sources of the Open Power System Data portal
Context scenarios and their usage for the construction of socio-technical energy scenarios
ZIRIUS - Coupling cross-impact balanced (CIB) scenario method with energy models
Deep Decarbonisation from a Biophysical Perspective: GHG Emissions of a Renewable Electricity Transformation in the EU
Decarbonisation of electricity: Is a deep decarbonisation of the EU’s electricity system by 2050 feasible and viable? (MAGIC Policy Brief)
Intermittent renewable energy: What does renewable energy’s intermittent nature mean for the energy system, and do we know how to model it? (MAGIC Policy Brief)
EnergyPLAN: case studies
Impact of Germany's energy transition on the Nordic power market with Enerallt model
Integrated sustainability assessment of forest bioenergy options
REKK Analysis of electricity markets
REKK Analysis of natural gas markets
REKK Selection of research papers
Rethinking Climate and Energy Policies: New Perspectives on the Rebound Phenomenon
Sources of the Open Power System Data portal
Context scenarios and their usage for the construction of socio-technical energy scenarios
ZIRIUS - Coupling cross-impact balanced (CIB) scenario method with energy models
Deep Decarbonisation from a Biophysical Perspective: GHG Emissions of a Renewable Electricity Transformation in the EU
Decarbonisation of electricity: Is a deep decarbonisation of the EU’s electricity system by 2050 feasible and viable? (MAGIC Policy Brief)
Intermittent renewable energy: What does renewable energy’s intermittent nature mean for the energy system, and do we know how to model it? (MAGIC Policy Brief)
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All nine projects (MEDEAS, MAGIC, MAGNITUDE, plan4res, PLANET, REEEM, Reflex, SET-Nav and Spine) have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.
