Training & Workshops

Energy Research Centre (ERC), University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa) – Regular Summer Workshop

Title: 2006 – Regular Summer Workshop
Host: Energy Research Centre (ERC), University of Cape Town
Venue: Energy Research Centre (ERC), University of Cape Town (Cape Town, South Africa)
Date:  July 1, 2006
Contacts:  GianCarlo Tosato

Programme – Summary
July 1, 2006 – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
July 1, 2006 – ETSAP Executive Committee

Participation restricted to ETSAP Delegates, officers, and invited experts.
Agenda and attachments are sent separately.

July 1, 2006

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1

Session 1 IEA G8 Plan of Work in response to the Gleneagles Communique
Chair: GianCarlo Tosato (ETSAP, Project Head)

Gary Goldstein (ETSAP, Primary Systems Coordinator)
IEA G8 Plan of Work: content and status

The point of view of experts from the major emerging economies
Wenying CHEN, Tsinghua University, Beijing
China

Ashish Rana, Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai
India

Gilberto Hollauer, Ministerio de Minas e Energia, Brasilia
Brazil

Dr. Elsa du Toit, Department of Minerals and Energy, Pretoria
South Africa

Status of the 5+ regions in MARKAL-TIMES global models
Unander, D. Gielen (IEA/ETO)
IEA-ETP

Barry Kapilow-Cohen (US-EIA)
EIA-SAGE

Francesco Gracceva (ENEA)
EFDA-TIMES

Maryse Labriet (GERAD, Canada)
ETSAP-TIAM

GianCarlo Tosato (ETSAP, Project Head)
Proposal of a new ETSAP Annex

Session 2 MARKAL-TIMES models: an update
Chair: Denise VanRegemorter (K. U. Leuven, Belgium)

Barry Kapilow-Cohen (US-EIA)
Planned revisions to SAGE industrial sub-model

Joe DeCarolis (US-EPA)
Representing SOx and NOx control technologies in MARKAL using an engineering-cost model

Audun Fidje (IFE, NO)
Modelling issues in Norway – ongoing projects

Bruno Merven (ERC, SA)
Using the MARKAL platform for the next Integrated Energy Plan (IEP 2) for South Africa – Modelling forced outages in TIMES.

Erik Ahlgren (Chalmers, SW)
Europe – South-east Asian Energy Modelling and Policy Analysis Project (ESMOPO)

Vincenzo Cuomo (CNR-IMAA, IT)
NEEDS

Session 3 ETSAP tools enhancements
Chair: Socrates Kypreos (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)

Gary Goldstein
The MARKAL model generator. Recent ANSWER Enhancements: Technology Items Filters and Rule-based Constraints

Ken Noble
Recent ANSWER Enhancements: Technology Items Filters and Rule-based Constraints

Amit Kanudia (KanORS), Antti Lehtila (VTT, Fin)
The TIMES model generator ; The VEDA-FE/BE users shell

Richard Loulou
Possible new TIMES enhancements