Training & Workshops
A*STAR (Singapore) – Regular Winter Workshop
Title: 2024 – Regular Winter Workshop
Host: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Venue: Curie Room, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Level 16 Connexis North Tower, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138632
Date: October 24-25, 2024
Contacts: Kathleen Vaillancourt
Programme – Summary
October 24, 2024 (09:00-17:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
October 25, 2024 (09:30-13:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
October 25, 2024 (14:00-18:00) – ETSAP Executive Committee
Participation restricted to ETSAP Delegates, officers, and invited experts.
Agenda and attachments are sent separately.
October 21-23, 2024 (09:00-16:00) – Basic training course on VEDA-TIMES
October 24, 2024 (09:00-17:00)
ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
09:30-11:00
Session 1: Modelling Activities In Singapore
Chair: Prof. Brian O’Galachoir
Decarbonizing Singapore’s Energy: Emissions and Cost Comparison of Hydrogen Technologies
(PDF) Dr. Ginny Lee Yin Jin, Senior Scientist, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, A*STAR
Exploring ASEAN’s energy sector net-zero pathways from joint planning of electricity and hydrogen
(PDF) Dr. Zhong Sheng, Senior Research Fellow, Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore
Centre for Energy & Emissions Modelling
(PDF) Dr. Md Azfar Ramli, Senior Principal Scientist, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR
Global Mitigation Potential Atlas: Tool to Enhance International Collaboration for GHG Mitigation
(PDF) Dr. Aloisius Rabata Purnama, Scientist, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, A*STAR
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-13:00
Session 2: Discussion On Key Topics For ETSAP
Discussion coordinated by Prof. Brian O’Galachoir and Dr Kathleen Vaillancourt on the following topics (PDF)
- How to get more impact in policy using energy modelling tools
- How can we better support capacity building
- Increased engagement in VEDA and TIMES forums
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Session 3: Energy Systems
Chair: Dr Anna Krook-Riekkola
Inconsistent measurement calls into question progress on electrification in sub-Saharan Africa
(PDF) Dr. Pu Yang, University of Oxford
Energy System Flexibility of Biogas and Hydrogen Synergies- a Case of Island
(PDF) Dr. Akram Sandvall, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:00
Session 4: Circular Economy And Nexus
Chair: Dr G. Giannakidis
Integrating the Extractive Industry into TIMES: A Key Step Towards Including Circular Economy
(PDF) Dr. Juliana Barbosa, LNEG, Portugal
Integrating social factors and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus into Local Energy Models: Insights from the CitySelfy Project
Mr. Luis Dias, NOVA FCT CENSE, Portugal
October 25, 2024 (09:30-13:00)
ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
09:00-10:00
Session 5: Emissions Mitigation And Fossil Fuels
Chair: Dr G. Giannakidis
Modelling Carbon neutral pathways at the Sub-National Level in India
Mr. Shubham Thakare, Vasudha Foundation, India
Evaluating the potential and costs of China’s methane mitigation by integrating source-level heterogeneities with the China-MORE model
(PDF) Mr. Qiang Liu, Tsinghua University
10:00-11:00
Session 6: Presentation Of Project Proposals
Chair: Dr G. Giannakidis
Brief presentation of ETSAP project proposals
Open source automated TIMES reporting tool (test, improve, and document)
(PDF) Kristoffer Steen Andersen, EML
Advanced TIMES Veda training and knowledge-sharing
(PDF) Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
Rebuild the ETSAP website
(PDF) Kathleen Vaillancourt, ESMIA
A GAMSPy Port of the TIMES Model Generator
(PDF) Frederik Fiand, GAMS, PSI, and VTT
TIMES climate module update
(PDF) Mr. Paul Dodds, (UCL)
Feasibility Study for TIMES Model Generator Migration from GAMS to Julia
(PDF) Dr James Glynn, ESMA Ltd.
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-13:00
Session 7: Modelling And Policy Making
Chair: Dr Aloisius Rabata Purnama
Data-to-Deal: Developing an Energy Modelling Analytical Workflow to Enhance Political and Financial Decisions
(PDF) Ms. Naomi Tan, Climate Compatible Growth
Supporting municipalities with modeled based policy support – When to provide which kind of information?
(PDF) Dr. Anna Krook-Riekkola, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
How do we successfully translate energy systems modelling results into energy and climate policy?
(PDF) Prof. Brian O’Gallachoir, University College Cork, Ireland
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break