Training & Workshops

IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (Bonn, Germany) – Regular Summer Workshop

Title: 2024 – Regular Summer Workshop
Host: IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre
Venue: IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre, Thomas-Dehler-Haus, Willy-Brandt-Allee 20, Bonn, Germany
Date: June 24-25, 2024
Contacts: Kathleen Vaillancourt

Programme – Summary
June 24, 2024 (09:00-17:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1
June 25, 2024 (09:30-13:00) – ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 2
June 25, 2024 (14:00-17:00) – ETSAP Executive Committee

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

June 26-28, 2024 (09:00-16:00) – Basic training course on VEDA-TIMES

June 24, 2024 (09:00-17:00)

ETSAP Regular Workshop Day 1

09:00-09:05
Welcome
IRENA Prof. Brian O’Galachoir, ETSAP ExCo Chair

09:05-11:00
Session 1: Session 1A: Tools A
Chair: Ms Kari Espegren

Automated TIMES reporting: A generic tool for effective reporting and linking TIMES models
(PDF) Dr. Kristoffer Steen Andersen, Energy Modelling Lab

A cutting-edge approach to results processing and visualisation for efficient decision making: a case study on maritime decarbonization pathways
(PDF) Ms. Marie Pied, Ms. Kathleen Vaillancourt, ESMIA Consultants

Expanding TIMES with Metadata: VEDA metadata integration and semantic classification of results
(PDF) Mr. Bart Van Brabant, VITO Energyville

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

Veda Online as a collaborative tool for exploring global energy scenarios
(PDF) Mr. Olivier Durand-Lasserve, KASPARC

xl2times & Enhancements and New Features in TIMES-MIRO App v1.2
(PDF) Dr. Olexandr Balyk, Columbia University

11:00-11:20
Coffee Break

11:20-12:00
Session 1B: Tools B
Chair: Anna Krook-Riekkola

Open-Source Workflows for Energy System Optimization Models: Learning from Experiments
(PDF) Prof. Tarun Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Maximize Impact: Learn from the Dual Pillars of Open-Source Energy Planning Tools like PyPSA
(PDF) Dr. Maximilian Parzen, Open Energy Transition

12:00-13:00
Session 2: Model Coupling
Chair: Anna Krook-Riekkola

Integrating Long-Term Energy System Planning with Detailed Power Sector Modelling: A Case Study of TIMES & IRENA FlexTool 3.0
(PDF) Mr. Ioannis Vrochidis, E4SMA

Combined use of TIMES and CGE models to explore methodological issues related to the economic implication of decarbonization pathways
(PDF) Francesco Gracceva, Bruno Baldissara, Vittoria Battaglia, Livio De Chicchis, Daniela Palma (ENEA) Gionata Castaldi, Marco Manzo, Maria Teresa Monteduro, Carlo Orecchia, Vera Santomartino (Ministry of Economy and Finance)

13:00-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:40
Session 3: Global Technological Options
Chair: James Glynn

What are we likely on track for? The use of Monte Carlo Analysis in an integrated global energy system and temperature modeling framework
(PDF) Mr. Mahmoud Mobir, Rhodium Group

Additional Cost of Biomass Reallocation in NATEM
(PDF) Mr. Etienne Bernier, Natural Resources Canada

Feasibility, conditions, and opportunities for achieving net-negative emissions in the global cement industry
(PDF) Mr. Lucas Desport, Mines Paris – PSL

From Theory to Practice: Modeling Biomass Supply and Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Goals
(PDF) Ms. Sophie CHLELA, Mines Paris-PSL, Centre for Applied Mathematics

The cost-competitiveness of offshore hydrogen electrolysis in the North Sea
(PDF) Ms. Kari Aamodt Espegren, IFE

15:40-16:00
Coffee Break

16:00-17:00
Session 4: Global Topics
Chair: Pieter Lodewijks

Critical Minerals, Electric Goods, and the Global Energy Transition
(PDF) Prof. Emilson Silva, University of Auckland

Potential transformation and impacts of solar PV global supply chain
(PDF) Dr. Can Cui, ETH Zurich