Training & Workshops
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) – Regular Summer Workshop
Title: 2015 – Regular Summer Workshop
Host: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Venue: Dusit Thani Hotel Abu Dhabi, Sultan Bin Zayed The First Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Date: June 1-2, 2015
Contacts: Nawfal Saadi, George Giannakidis
Programme – Summary
June 1, 2015 (09:00-17:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
June 2, 2015 (09:00-13:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
June 2, 2015 (14:00-18:00) – ETSAP Executive Committee
Participation restricted to ETSAP Delegates, officers, and invited experts.
Agenda and attachments are sent separately.
June 1, 2015 (09:00-17:00)
ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
9:00-10:30
Session 1:
Chair: Dr. Steve Pye
Dr. Helena Cabal, CIEMAT, Spain
Social, economic and environmental impacts of the promotion of renewable energies in Spain. Ex Post and prospective Analysis
Dr. Pei-Ling Wen, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
Load pattern and the deployment of renewables in Taiwan within the TIMES framework
Mr. Constantinos Taliotis, KTH – Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Renewable Energy Technology integration for the island of Cyprus: A cost-optimization approach
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-13:00
Session 2
Chair: Dr. Brian Ó Gallachóir
Dr. Evangelos Panos, Paul Scherrer Institute. CH
Can the decentralized CHP generation provide the flexibility required to integrate intermittent RES in the electricity system?
Mr. Kris Poncelet, KU Leuven/EnergyVille/VITO, Belgium
Selecting representative days
Dr. Atit Tipichai , Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre, Japan
A System Dynamics Vehicle Fleet Model for Forecasting Road Transport Energy Demand
Mr. Steve Pye, UCL, UK
The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP): National scale action to meet global mitigation targets
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Session 3
Chair: Dr. Evangelos Panos
Dr. Tom Kober, ECN, Netherlands
Exploring the Energy-Water Nexus: An analysis with TIAM-ECN for the Middle East
Ms. Aiymgul Kerimray, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
TIMES-Kazakhstan: from a national to a regional analysis and modeling
15:30-15:45
Coffee Break
15:45-17:00
Session 4
Chair: Dr. Helena Cabal
Dr. Brian O Gallachoir, UCC, Ireland
Incorporating behaviour in energy systems models
Adam Hawkes, Imperial College, UK
Development of a new technology-rich simulation environment for exploring energy system transitions
June 2, 2015 (09:00-13:00)
ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
9:00-11:00
Session 5
Chair: Dr. Maryse Labriet
Prof. Erik Ahlgren, Chalmers Univ of Technology, Sweden
MODELLING OF BIOENERGY FUTURES – THE CASE OF SWEDEN
Mr. Gary Goldstein, DecisionWare Inc, USA
M2T Starter Model – A Rethink of How to Get New Users Going
Dr. Ken Noble, Noble-Soft Systems P/L, Australia
ANSWER/TIMES and ANSWER/MARKAL updates
11:00-11:30
Coffee Break
ETSAP projects: Collaborations and Proposals
11:30-13:00
Session 6: Presentation of ETSAP Project Proposals
Chair:George Giannakidis (15 mins for each presentation followed by a brief discussion)
Mr. Socrates Kypreos, PSI, Switzerland
Introducing external costs for Local Atmospheric Pollution (LAP) in TIAM-MACRO to study synergies and co-benefits of climate change mitigation
Dr. Tom Kober, ECN, Netherlands
Enhancement of ETSAP E-TechDS database with cooling technology parameters for power plants
Dr. Tom Kober, ECN, Netherlands
TIMES-Starter Model for Argentina
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break