Training & Workshops

Green Center, Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado, United States) – Regular Summer Workshop

Title: 2023 – Regular Summer Workshop
Host: Colorado School of Mines
Venue: Green Center, Colorado School of Mines, 924 16th St., Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
Date:  June 15-16, 2023
Contacts: Kari Espegren

Programme – Summary
June 15, 2023 (9:00-12:00) – ETSAP Executive Committee

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

June 15, 2023 (13:00-17:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
June 16, 2023 (09:00-17:30) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2

June 15, 2023 (13:00-17:00)

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1

13:00-13:05
Welcome
Prof. Brian O’Galachoir, ETSAP ExCo Chair

13:05-15:00
Session 1: Modelling Approaches
Chair: Ms Kathleen Vaillancourt

Main findings of the ETSAP projects on Energy trade and human behaviour in TIMES models
Ms Pernille Seljom, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway

A new approach to building and using global TIMES models
Ms Evelyn Wright, Sustainable Energy Economics, USA. Amit Kanudia, KANORS, India

Development of a methodology to evaluate technology-specific discount rates for energy system optimization models
Ms Siliva Laera, Dr Gianvito Colucci, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Increasing Renewable Energy Integration in European Islands with Storage Stakes: A Case Study of Evia, Greece
Mr. Nikolaos Papastefanakis, Mines Paris – PSL University, CMA – Centre for Applied Mathematics, France

15:00-15:30
Coffee Break and Presentation of VEDA updates: describe the recent updates and revisit some important features that can be very useful for users.

15:30-17:00
Session 2: Decarbonisation Pathways
Chair: Mr Olexandr Balyk

Building and Industry Decarbonization Scenarios using EPA’s TIMES models: COMET and EPAUS9rT” 
Ms. Ozge Kaplan, US EPA, USA

Insights from Irish Energy Systems Modelling on Decarbonising Road Freight and the Impact of Intangible Costs 
Mr Vahid Aryanpur, University College Cork, Ireland

Science-based applications on TIAM-FR to meet the net zero emissions 
Ms. Sophie Chlela, Centre for Applied Mathematics (CMA), Mines Paris-PSL, France

June 16, 2023 (09:00-17:30)

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2

09:00-10:30
Session 3: Net Zero World I
Chair: Mr Bruno Merven

Public finance resilience in the transition towards carbon neutrality: Modelling policy instruments in a global net zero emissions scenario 
Ms. Elisa Lanzi, OECD

The chemical industry in a world of net-zero CO2 emissions 
Mr Paolo Gabrielli, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Informing the debate around the role of hydrogen in net zero pathways for different jurisdictions in North America 
Ms. Kathleen Vaillancourt, Ms Mathilde K. Bourque, ESMIA Consultants Inc., Canada

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:00
Session 4: Net Zero World II
Chair: Ms Anna Krook-Riekkola

Hydrogen electrolyser capacity investment in the Australian context: optimization and tradeoffs 
Mr. James Foster, CSIRO, Australia

Feasibility of the EU-Ukraine hydrogen partnership in the context of financial support for post-war energy system recovery 
Mr. Andrii Semeniuk, Institute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Science of Ukraine

12:00-13:00
Lunch Break

13:00-15:00
Session 5: Net Zero World III
Chair: Ms Kari Espegren

Exploring the Role for Long-Term Hydrogen Storage in Alberta Electricity Generation Sector under Net-Zero Scenario 
Ms. Precious Afolabi, University of Calgary, Canada

The Role of Nuclear Power in a Net Zero World – A Power System Times Model Analysis 
Mr Emeka Ochu, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, USA

Assessing the Impact of Climate Variability on Wind Energy Potential in Decarbonization Scenarios 
Mr. James Glynn, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia SIPA, USA

A Compatible Energy Trilemma Evaluation Framework for Future Decarbonized, Decentralized, and Digitalized Systems 
Mr Omri Carmon, Ben Gurion University, Israel

15:00-15:30
Coffee Break

15:30-17:30
Session 6: Future Energy Systems
Chair: Pernile Seljom

Unveiling the Impacts of Mineral Supply Shortage on the Global Power System
Dr. Yang Qiu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Joint Global Change Research Institute, USA

Long-Term Decarbonization Pathways In Emerging Economies: Insights From 12 Modeling Case Studies 
Mr Adam Krzysztof Suski, World Bank

Will it leak?: Discussions of leakage risk from subsurface storage of carbon dioxide 
Mr. Jason Eleson, GeoIntegra Consulting, LLC

Applying science fiction to approach the future 
Ms. Anna Krook-Riekkola, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden