Introduction to Energy Systems Modelling

By Andrea Herbst, F. Toro, F. Reitze, E. Jochem. 2012

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SummaryThe energy demand and supply projections of the Swiss government funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and carried out by a consortium of institutes and consulting companies are based on two types of energy models: macroeconomic general equilibrium models and bottom-up models for each sector. While the macroeconomic models are used to deliver the economic, demographic and policy framework conditions as well as the macroeconomic impacts of particular scenarios, the bottom-up models simulate the technical developments in the final energy sectors and try to optimise electricity generation under the given boundary conditions of a particular scenario. This introductory article gives an overview of some of the energy models used in Switzerland and — more importantly — some insights into current advanced energy system modelling practice pointing to the characteristics of the two modelling types and their advantages and limitations.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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An overview of energy planning in Iran and transition pathways towards sustainable electricity supply sector (2019, background): “Some studies have focused on energy modelling as the most appropriate and effective mean for energy policy analysis [38-45].”
Modeling sustainable long-term electricity supply-demand in Africa (2017, unknown): “Moreover, optimization models assume the existence of optimal consumer behaviour and perfect markets; market imperfections and obstacles as in Africa’s context are not considered, resulting in improbably low projections of energy demand (Schade et al. 2009; Herbst et al. 2012; Semertzidis 2015).”
A Review of Electricity Demand Forecasting in Low and Middle Income Countries: The Demand Determinants and Horizons (2020, background): “Since they do not include technological aspects, they lack in providing information on technological progress [34].”