Workshops & Webinars

IEA-ETSAP workshops and webinars bring together the global community to exchange knowledge, share modelling experiences, and discuss emerging energy and climate policy challenges. These activities provide opportunities to learn from experts and peers, explore new methodological developments and applications of TIMES, and stay informed about current practices across the ETSAP community.

IEA-ETSAP Workshops

IEA-ETSAP holds two workshops each year, alongside the Executive Committee meeting. These two-day events bring together the global community of TIMES modellers to exchange experiences, discuss model improvements, and coordinate common activities. Local experts are often invited, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaboration. Many workshops have led to joint model-building initiatives supported by local or third-party funds.

Upcoming workshops

  • The Winter 2026 Workshop will take place in Paris (France) on December 3-4, 2026 (9am-6pm CET). Half a day will be dedicated to the 50e anniversary of the ETSAP-TCP at the IEA. The program is available here.
    Registration is open.

Importantes dates:

  • Deadline to submit an abstract: October 30, 2026
  • Notification of acceptance: November 9, 2026
  • Publication of the programme: November 23, 2026

Past workshops

Over the years, ETSAP workshops have been hosted worldwide, creating a rich archive of events that reflect the community’s collaborative spirit and evolving focus areas. Browse the archive of past ETSAP workshops hosted around the world since 1999.

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IEA-ETSAP Webinars

IEA-ETSAP also hosts online webinars on topics related to energy system modelling and the use of ETSAP tools. These sessions focus on emerging themes chosen by the community and provide a space to exchange knowledge in a more flexible format. Recordings of past webinars are available on ETSAP YouTube channel.

Next webinars

Date:  September 29, 2026: 8pm NZST | 10am CEST
Title: Managing complexity: automated pre-processing for TIMES models
Description: This webinar explores the benefits of automating pre-processing for TIMES models: shifting a traditionally Excel-based workflow to a scripted data pipeline while retaining compatibility with Veda and other TIMES interfaces. This approach can improve the reproducibility, transparency, and maintainability of complex modelling projects. Drawing on the development of the TIMES-NZ pipeline, the webinar will cover practical advantages, key design considerations, approaches to managing complexity, and lessons learned.
Speaker: Luke Searle <luke.searle@eeca.govt.nz>

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/47132555140900?p=ggs5H5ppWnk6Ttzz23

Date:  October 7, 2026: 7h30am, EDT ; 1h30pm CEST
Title: Industrial Decarbonization through bioenergy and CO2 capture and storage
Description: The workshop is co-organized by two IEA Technology Collaboration Programs (TCP): the Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems (IETS) and the Energy Technology Analysis System Programme (ETSAP). The workshop is part of a series that intends to foster dialogue between modelers and technologists with respect to specific industrial decarbonization technologies and themes. This will provide modelers with an opportunity to review their modelling assumptions for the industrial sector, and technologists with an opportunity to better grasp the context affecting the evolving attractiveness of specific industrial decarbonization technologies.
Moderator: Etienne Bernier, Natural Resources Canada, etienne.bernier@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca   

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/260783580348369?p=7TMSWFqOqgKFG4QHY3

Date:  October 8, 2026: 9am EDT ; 3pm CEST
Title: IAMC – IPCC AR7 Call for National Scenarios
Description: The IAMC National Energy Systems Scenarios Database Project supports the collection and coordination of national energy system scenarios for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) cycle. The webinar presents the project, its first-phase work and the process for registering national models and submitting scenario results. The topic is particularly relevant to the IEA-ETSAP community, as national TIMES models are widely used to inform energy and climate policy but remain underrepresented in international scenario databases. The webinar explains how TIMES modelling teams can contribute their national scenarios and strengthen their representation in the IPCC scenario assessment process.

Moderator: George Giannakidis, ETSAP  Project head ggian@etsap.org  

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/279052347505023?p=TyVnnAiRbuQnsYTeAd

Stay tuned for more Webinars !

Past webinars

Browse the archive of past ETSAP webinars covering a wide range of technical and methodological topics.

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