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New research paper published: Paving the way to carbon neutrality in the Greek power sector!
Our team has recently published our new scientific publication entitled “Bidirectional soft-linking of a Capacity Expansion Model with a Production Cost Model to evaluate the feasibility of transition pathways towards carbon neutrality in the power sector” at Elsevier’s Applied Energy Journal. This paper is co-authored by Nikos Kleanthis, Dr. Vassilis Stavrakas, and Prof. Dr. Alexandros Flamos, and is produced within the context of the EC-funded projects, IAM COMPACT and ENCLUDE. This article introduces a novel bidirectional soft-linking approach between two open-source energy models to generate long-term scenarios in the power sector and evaluate their feasibility, allowing for the optimisation of…
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IAM COMPACT: 1st Newsletter is here!
The Horizon Europe funded IAM COMPACT project has published its first Newsletter on February 2023, (comprising the latest highlights and updates). This first issue starts with a deep dive into the scope and the aim of the project introducing as well its methodological approach, which is broken down into five highly intertwined components of activities: Moving from Listening to Exchanging, onto Modelling & Expanding, and finally Explaining! In addition, insights on our exciting kick-off meeting that took place on September in Glyfada, Greece, are wrapped up. Held over two days, the IAM COMPACT kick-off meeting served as the foundational roadmap…
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IAM COMPACT: 1st General Assembly succesfully completed!
The 1st General Assembly of the HORIZON EUROPE IAM COMPACT project was completed successfully on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th of February! IAM COMPACT brings together an international consortium of researchers and modelling teams to support the design of a multi-dimensional set of climate and energy policies beyond 2030 for major emitters and non-high-income countries. During the two-day meeting, all 22 partners and members of the Scientific Advisory Board got together reviewing and discussing progress and achievements accomplished so far, as well as next steps, strategy and targets for the coming period. It was particularly great for everyone to present…
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SENTINEL final event: How can we decarbonise the European energy system?
The final online event of the SENTINEL, project which took place on the 23rd of November 2022, was a great success, gathering not only stakeholders participating in previous SENTINEL events but also newcomers. The aim of the event was to present and discuss key insights about the options for a transition to climate neutrality in the Europe as well as its multiple implications. More than 60 participants, mainly representing the research community joined our final event. The workshop consisted of plenary participation, divided into two sessions: i. a presentation of the project, its stakeholder engagement process, and modelling results and…
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SENTINEL final event: How can the European Union achieve climate-neutrality by 2050?
The Technoeconomics Energy Systems laboratory (TEESlab), in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, the Renewables Grid Initiative, the Delft University of Technology, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, are organising the SENTINEL final event, entitled “Advancing energy modelling to inform a sustainable transition to climate-neutrality in the European Union”. The aim of the event is to present the key findings of the project and the implications about the transition to carbon neutrality by 2050 in the European Union. Date: Wednesday, November 23 2022 Time: 14:00-16:00 CET Link to register here! Over the past 3.5 years, the Sustainable Energy…
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SENTINEL Open Access paper: Stakeholders’ perceptions on the critical issues of the transition to climate neutrality
Our new paper entitled “Eliciting knowledge from stakeholders to identify critical issues of the transition to climate neutrality in Greece, the Nordic Region, and the European Union” is now published at Elsevier’s Energy Research & Social Science journal! The article is produced by Nikos Kleanthis, Dr. Vassilis Stavrakas, Andrzej Ceglarz, Diana Süsser, Amanda Schibline, Johan Lilliestam and Professor Dr. Alexandros Flamos within the context of the European Commission (EC)-funded H2020 Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory (SENTINEL) project. There are considerable differences in the pace and underlying motivations of the energy transition in the different geographical contexts across Europe. The European Union’s…
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New SENTINEL publication: Why energy models should integrate social and environmental factors?
Our new scientific paper entitled “Why energy models should integrate social and environmental factors: Assessing user needs, omission impacts, and real-word accuracy in the European Union” has been published at Elsevier’s Energy Research & Social Science journal! The publication is produced by Professor Dr. Alexandros Flamos, Diana Süsser, Nick Martin, Dr. Vassilis Stavrakas, Hannes Gaschnig, Laura Talens Peiró, Cristina Madrid-Lopez and Johan Lilliestam, within the context of the European Commission-funded Horizon 2020 SENTINEL project. The aim of the paper is to explore and illustrate the impact of ignoring such factors by comparing model results to model user needs and real-world…
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Only one week left for this year’s ECEMP 2022 Conference!
Professor Dr. Alexandros Flamos, Director at the Technoeconomics of Energy Systems laboratory (TEESlab), and Dr. Vassilis Stavrakas, Senior Research Associate, will chair Parallel Session 10 “Policy Making – Modelling Interactions at the National Level” that will take place during the 3rd day of this year’s ECEMP 2022 Conference, at 13:30-15:00 CET. The session will develop an enhanced understanding of national and sub-national transformation pathways, focusing on European countries, and how these can pave the way towards meeting the European Union’s target to climate neutrality by 2050. This year, the event is Coordinated by European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum (ECEMF),…
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How would energy systems in different geographical contexts around Europe evolve in light of the goal of climate neutrality by 2050?
Our new report entitled “Model application in the case studies: challenges and lessons learnt”, produced within the context of the European Commission-funded Horizon 2020 project SENTINEL, has been published! The aim of the report is to showcase the applicability and usefulness of the SENTINEL modelling suite in the context of three case studies in different geographical contexts: a. Continental (European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and some Balkan countries), b. Regional (Nordic countries), and c. National (Greece). In particular, this report provides details on input data as well as model linkages and results, and serves two purposes: (i).…
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How energy demand models should be further improved to support the transition to climate neutrality in Europe?
Our new Open Access scientific paper entitled “Existing tools, user needs and required model adjustments for energy demand modelling of a carbon-neutral Europe” has been published in the Elsevier’s Energy Research & Social Science journal. The publication was produced by Dr. Souran Chatterjee, Dr. Vassilis Stavrakas, Dr. Gabriel D. Oreggioni, Dr. Diana Süsser, Dr. Iain Staffell, Prof. Dr. Johan Lilliestam, Gergely Molnar, Prof. Dr. Alexandros Flamos, Prof. Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz in the context of the European Commission-funded Horizon 2020 SENTINEL project. The reduction of the energy demand will accelerate the energy transition process and facilitate the achievement of the European…
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Do energy models become better suited or just more complex?
We are glad to inform you that our scientific article “Better suited or just more complex? On the fit between user needs and modeller-driven improvements of energy system models” has been published in the Elsevier’s “Energy” peer-reviewed journal. Energy system models are advancing rapidly. However, it is not clear whether models are becoming better, in the sense that they address the questions that decision-makers need to be answered to make well-informed decisions.In particular we show that: ? Model improvements and user needs align to large extends but there are differences. ? There is a common need for a better representation…
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What are the different energy transition challenges in diverse geographical contexts and scales in Europe?
Energy system models are advancing very rapidly and have been a valuable tool towards well-informed decision- and policymaking processes in Europe. However, despite progress so far, models’ complexity often raises questions about their ability to address multifaced issues of the energy transition, especially the ones that matter to model users. Considering that most existing models are “one-size-fits-all”, new targeted tools that will address transition challenges, relevant to different users, in specific geographical contexts, also taking into account diverse spatial scales, are needed. To this end, one needs first to ask “What are the different energy transition challenges, according to stakeholders,…
