Training & Workshops

CMA – MINES ParisTech (Sophia-Antipolis, France) – Regular Winter Workshop

Title: 2008 – Regular Winter Workshop
Host: CMA – MINES ParisTech
Venue: Sophia-Antipolis (Nice, France)
Date:  December15-17, 2008
Contacts:  GianCarlo Tosato

Programme – Summary
December 15, 2008 (09.00-18.00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
December 16, 2008 (09.00 -13.00) – ETSAP Executive Committee
December 16, 2008 (14.00 -18.00) – International Workshop on ‘Carbon and Prospective’
December 17, 2008 (09.00-18.00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
December 17-19, 2008 (09.00-17.00) – Basic training course on TIMES training

Session 1: MARKAL-TIMES Models with black, green and white certificates

Chair: Wenying Chen, Tshighua University, Beijing

Ms. Nadia Maizi, Director CMA – MINES ParisTech
Electricity generation and renewables under carbon mitigation policies

Mr. Markus Blesl, Tom Kober, David Bruchof, Ralf Kuder, IER, Uni-Stuttgart
EU 20-20-20 policy implications on the national an EU energy system – an analysis with TIMES PanEU

Mr. Ralf Kuder, IER, Uni-Stuttgart
Final energy reduction potential within the European industry sector – Analysis by modelling a white certificate trading scheme with TIMES PanEU

Session 2: Updates on models and users interfaces

Chair: Markus Blesl, IER, Uni-Stuttgart

Mr. Ken Noble (presented by Uwe Remme)
The most recent ANSWER-TIMES enhancements

Ms. Wenying Chen, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Recent energy modelling activities at 3E research institute

Mr. Socrates Kypreos
Transport Module; Integration in MERGE and carbon stabilization scenarios

Mr. Erik Ahlgren
POEM and ESMOPO continuation

Mr. Uwe Remme, Fabian Kesicki, Markus Blesl, Uli Fahl, IER, Uni-Stuttgart
Long term energy price – independency between market power, resource availability & demand options (A sensitivity analysis with the soft coupling of TIAM and LOPEX)

Ms. Carmelina Cosmi, Ms. Filomena Pietrapertosa, IMAA-CNR, Potenza
Assessment of externalities related to global and local air pollutants with the NEEDS-TIMES Italy model

Session 3: The key role of MARKAL modelling in the UK low carbon energy policy process
Chair: Socrates Kypreos

Neil Strachan and Ramachandran Kannan, King’s College London
Iterative UK energy modelling and policy making: From the 2000 Royal Commission to the 2008 Climate Change Bill

Tom Paler and Steve Pye, AEA Technology
Modelling stringent UK CO2 reduction targets: The UK Government and Climate Change Committee scenarios

Gabrial Anandarajah and Neil Strachan, King’s College London
Modelling stringent UK CO2 reduction targets: The UKERC academic scenarios

Session 4: Updates on models (continuation)

Chair: Markus Blesl, IER, Uni-Stuttgart

Mr. Cedric Cubizolle, Alexandre De Sousa, Roman Kanala, HEG, Geneve
“Social MARKAL”: Integrating Behavioural Changes in the Technological Optimization Framework

Mr. Audun Fidje
Towards a regional TIMES model for Norway

Maurizio Gargiulo, Rocco De Miglio, Polytechnic Turin – George Giannakidis, CRES, Amit Kanudia, KANLO
EC-RES2020 project: preliminary results; the TIMES-UK model

December 16, 2008 (14.00 -18.00)

International Workshop on ‘Carbon and Prospective’

Jean-Eudes Moncomble – Secretaire general,
Conseil Francais de l’Energie
Deciding the Future: Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050

Thierry Chambolle – Advasior for the Center for Strategic Analysis – CAS
The shadow price of carbon in France

E. Assoumou – Researcher at the Center of Applied Mathematiques – CMA/MINES Paris -Tech
Mitigation targets & carbon value: insights from TIMES-FR

Olivier Sassi – Researcher at the International Center of Research on Environment and Sustainable Development CIRED/MINES Paris -Tech
Towards climate friendly development patterns: the role of early action on infrastructure

Ms. Wenying Chen, Tsinghua University, Beijing
China’s energy and carbon options

Mr. Markus Blesl – IER, Uni-Stuttgart
EU 20-20 policy implications on the energy system of Germany – an analysis with TIMES PanEU

December 17, 2008 (09.00-18.00)

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2

Session 1: Advances in ETSAP – TIMES Integrated Assessment Model

Chair: Mr. Edi Assoumou, MINES ParisTech

Mr. Richard Loulou, Ms. Maryse Labriet, r. Amit Kanudia
New results with ETSAP-TIAM: climate scenarios with fragmented markets

Ms. Maryse Labriet, Richard Loulou, Laurent Drouet, Marc Vielle
Soft-link with GEM-E3 and GEMINI-E3

Ms. Denise Van Regemorter, KUL Leuven
Why linkage?

Mr. Amit Kanudia, KanORS
Accessing ETSAP-TIAM results on the web

ETSAP Contracting Parties Mr. Markus Blesl, IER
Mr. Keppo Ilkka, ECN
Experiences with the use of ETSAP-TIAM and extraction of a country model

Session 2: Updates on models (cont.) and New features of technical economic modelling

Chair: Ms. Maryse Labriet, CIEMAT

Mr. Gondia Sokhna SECK, EDF/Ecole des mines (PhD)
Non-Energy Intensive Industry Modelling

Mr. Francesco Gracceva
The EU 20-20-20 policy for Italy: an evaluation with the partial & general equilibrium versions of the MARKAL-IT model

Ms. Mathilde Drouineau, Mines Paristech
Integrating reliability constraints on power systems in long term planning tools

Mr. Richard Loulou, KANLO – Mr. Antti Lehtila, VTT – GianCarlo Tosato, ASATREM
New features of the TIMES model generator

Mr. Tanay S. Uyar, Egemen Sulukan, Mustafa Salam, Uni-Marmara, Istanbul
Analysing Alternative Scenarios on TURKISH MARKAL Model