Training & Workshops

IFE (Oslo, Norway) – Regular Winter Workshop

Title: 2021 – Regular Winter Workshop
Host: Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
Venue: Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
Date:  November 29-30, 2021
Contacts: Kari Espegren

Programme – Summary
November 29, 2021 (09:00-13:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
November 29, 2021 (14:00-17:00) – ETSAP Executive Committee

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

November 30, 2021 (09:00-17:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
November 24-26, 2021 (8:00-13:00 CET) – Basic training course on VEDA-TIMES (online)

November 29, 2021 (09:00-13:00)

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1

09:00-10:30
Session 1: National Modelling Approaches I
Chair: Kari Espegren

Energy system analysis of politics of Norwegian parties
(PDF) Dr. Pernille Seljom, IFE

How do changes to future technology and fuel developments affect the optimal residential heating decarbonisation pathway?
(PDF) Mr. Jason Mc Guire, MaREI, UCC

Impacts of green hydrogen on the Italian power system by 2030
(PDF) Mr. Fabio Lanati, RSE – Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico

Energy and climate policies in major European Countries: insights from the POLIZERO project
(PDF) Dr. Evangelos Panos Paul Scherrer Institute

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:00
Session 2: National Modelling Approaches II
Chair: Pernille Seljom

Renewable energy potential and the possibility to achieve the 1.5 °C target
Prof. Markus Blesl, IER / University Stuttgart

District heating potential in the Italian NECP: assessment through a new residential model in TIMES-RSE
(PDF) Ms. Corine Nsangwe Businge, RSE – Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico

12:00-13:00
Session 3: Presentation Of Project Proposals
Chair: George Giannakidis

5mins presentation per proposal followed by brief questions

  • Bridging TIMES-based scenarios and IAMC databases
  • Workshop series “Improving the modelling of energy behaviour in TIMES models -Approaches to include human and social dimensions in energy system modelling.
  • Funding to Update the TIMES-Starter SubRES
  • GIS Data for TIMES Models (GIS4TIMES)
  • Workshop series “Improving the modelling of cross-border electricity trade in national TIMES-based energy system models”
  • Modelling of advanced combustion technology & joint workshops with Combustion TCP
  • Best Practice Guide for Applying FAIR Principles to TIMES Models

Announcement
The Workshop Series: Integrating Sustainable Development Goals Into Energy Systems

13:00-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-17:00
Executive Committee Meeting

18:30
Dinner Break

November 30, 2021 (09:00-17:00)

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2

9:00-10:45
Session 4: Early-Stage Modellers Sessions
Chair: Anna Krook-Riekkola

Modelling different Thermal Energy Storage (TES) options in a TIMES model
(PDF) Dmytro Romanchenko, IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, Sweden

Modelling flexible electric vehicle charging in local energy communities
(PDF) Pieter Valkering, VITO – EnergyVille, Belgium

Mitigation strategies for transitioning towards ‘net-zero’ energy systems in India
(PDF) Omkar S Patange, Indian Institute of Management, India

10:45-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
Session 5: Software Tools
Chair: Erik Ahlgren

The TIMES Cloud Service & the TIMES/MIRO App
(PDF) Mr. Frederik Fiand, GAMS Software GmbH

Veda online
(PDF) Dr. Amit Kanudia, KanORS-EMR

A new R package for analysing TIMES data
(PDF) Dr. Iris Oren, Scottish Government

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break

13:30-15:30
Session 6: Modelling Approaches
Chair: Kenneth Karlsson

Modelling of offshore wind
(PDF) Ms. Kristina Haaskjold, IFE

Impact of technology availability on the transition to a net-zero industry
(PDF) Mr. Erik Sandberg, Luleå University of Technology

Techno-economic and environmental implications of transportation decarbonization pathways for New York City using City-based Optimization Model for Energy Technologies (COMET)
(PDF) Dr. Ozge Kaplan, US Environmental Protection Agency

Techno-Economic Modelling of Cogeneration Options for the South African Sugar Industry
(PDF) Mr. Joseph Masenda, UCT ESRG

Modelling Circular Economy in TIMES
(PDF) Dr. Sofia G. Simoes LNEG – Laboratory for Energy and Geology, P. Fortes, CENSE | NOVA School of Science and Technology

15:30-16:00
Coffee Break

16:00-17:15
Session 7: Modelling Approaches
Chair: Maria Gaeta

A new TIMES model for Azerbaijan
(PDF) Dr. Kenneth Karlsson, Energy Modelling Lab

TIMES-CGE-SD model coupling and data exchange mechanism for the LEDS development for Kazakhstan
(PDF) Dr. Maria Polugodina, DIW Econ GmbH

Scenario analysis of data centres in the Irish energy system
(PDF) Mr. Leonardo Collina, Università di Bologna / University College Cork