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Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling? How energy models and energy policy interact
Mr. Vassilis Stavrakas, Senior Research Associate at the Technoeconomics of Energy Systems laboratory(TEESlab) participated at this year’s Energy Modelling Platform for Europe (EMP-E) Conference (EMP-E 2021) and the Special Session ‘Making Energy Models more relevant for Policymaking’, to present along with SENTINEL colleagues from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) and the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) their scientific paper “Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling? How energy models and energy policy interact”, shedding light on the factors that foster or hinder the use of energy system models in policymaking processes. The key takeaways from the session are ?: ▹ Models…
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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…
