Day 1 - Monday 6th July 2015
10.30: Tea & coffee, registration
11.00-12.30: Plenary session
• Welcome to Cambridge, to the wholeSEM consortium, and to our 2nd Annual conference: Julian Allwood, University of Cambridge
• Keynote speaker: Mark Howells, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 'Supporting Policy Coherence - Challenges and Successes in Extending Energy Systems Models to other Resources'
• Respondents: Adam Hawkes, Imperial College London; Martin Haigh, Shell; Mark O'Malley, University College Dublin
12.30-13.30: Lunch
13.30-15.00: Concurrent sessions on modelling methodologies
Session 1a: Codifying and modelling social energy practices and demand changes
Organiser and Rapporteur: Tom Roberts, University of Surrey
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Speaker A: Malcolm Jay, Department for Transport, ‘The GB National Transport Model – demands and uncertainty in road transport energy forecasts’
• Speaker B: Ruchi Choudhary, University of Cambridge ‘Energy Efficient Built Environments: from unit to city scale’
• Speaker C: Kevin Lomas, University of Loughborough ‘How and when are UK homes heated: from measurement to modelling’
Session 1b: Improved modelling of technological change and diffusion
Organiser and Rapporteur: Birgit Fais, UCL
• Speaker A: Oliver Rix, Baringa and Dr Ren Orans, E3 ‘Long term energy system modelling: comparing UK and California’
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Speaker B: Brian O’Gallachoir, University College Cork ‘Developing and
using a multi-model approach – One size fits all does not work’
• Speaker C: Chris Heaton, Energy Technologies Institute ‘Developing UK energy scenarios from ESME modelling’
Session 1c: Interdisciplinary modelling of the whole energy system I
Organiser and Rapporteur: Matthew Winning, UCL
• Speaker A: Alison Hughes, University of Cape Town ‘Hybrid Models: Modelling Development Aspirations and Mitigation in South Africa’
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Speaker B: Joe DeCarolis, North Carolina State University, ‘Energy Scenario Exploration with Modelling to Generate Alternatives (MGA)’
• Speaker C: David McCollum, IIASA
‘Breaking down non-cost barriers to technology adoption is critical for
the transport-energy transformation’
15.00-15.30: Coffee break
Student poster session 1 – with rapid fire
presentations
Organiser: Neil Strachan, UCL
15.30-17.00: Concurrent sessions on modelling methodologies
Session 2a: Incorporating spatial and temporal detail in infrastructure
Organiser and Rapporteur: Marianne Zeyringer,
UCL
• Speaker A: Russell McKenna, Karlsruhe Institute
for Technology ‘Is there an optimum scale for energy autarky?’
• Speaker B: Keith Bell, University of Strathclyde
’It’s got to work: the engineering detail
in modelling electric power systems'
• Speaker C: Goran Strbac, Imperial College London, ‘Role and value of flexible technologies in supporting cost-effective evolution to a low-carbon energy system’
Session 2b: Energy-land-water trade-offs and constraints (the Nexus)
Organiser and Rapporteur: Zeniada Sobral-Mourao, University of Cambridge
• Speaker A: Alex Archibald, University of Cambridge ‘Towards the development of a community UK Earth System Model’
• Speaker B: Iain Morrow, AEA-Ricardo ‘Energy Models for Policy'
• Speaker C: Holger Hoff, PIK ‘Modeling the land-water-climate nexus - what are links to energy?’
Session 2c: Interdisciplinary modelling of the whole energy system II
Organiser and Rapporteur: Hannah Daly, UCL
• Speaker A: Chris Dent, Durham University ‘Linking energy systems models to real systems: model calibration and emulation’
• Speaker B: Jonathan Cullen, University of Cambridge, 'Resource efficiency in steel-making'
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Speaker C: Sheila Samsatli, Imperial College London, 'A general spatio-temporal model of energy systems, STeMES, and its application to integrated wind-hydrogen-electricity networks in Great Britain'
17.00-17.30: Wrap-up session on model methodologies and model linkages, plus Q&A
Chair: Ilkka Keppo, UCL
• Discussant 1: Alec Waterhouse, DECC
• Discussant 2: Peter MacGregor, University of Strathclyde
19.00 for 19.30: Conference Dinner at Emmanuel College
• After Dinner Speaker: James Smith; ex CEO of Shell UK, current Chair of Carbon Trust
Day 2 - Tuesday 7th July 2015
09.00 - 11:00: Concurrent sessions on linking interdisciplinary modelling topics
Session 3a: Practices and demand linking to Technological transition
Organiser and Rapporteur: Kavin Narasimhan, University of Surrey
• Speaker A: Evelina Trutnevyte, ETH ‘Mission (im)possible: Embracing parametric, structural and socio-political uncertainties in modeling energy transitions’
• Speaker B: Martino Tran, University of Oxford ‘A general framework for modelling techno-behavioural dynamics on networks’
• Speaker C: Sonia Yeh, UC Davis ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Incorporating Consumer Choices and Consumer Behavior in Energy–Economy– Engineering–Environment (4E) models’
• Speaker D: Thomas Roberts, University of Surrey, 'The Complexity and Dynamics of Household Energy Practices'
Session 3b: Technological transition linking to Infrastructure spatial and temporal detail
Organiser and Rapporteur: Marko Aunedi, Imperial College London
• Speaker A: Kenneth Karlsson, DTU ‘Heat saving and district heating potentials for TIMES-DK’
• Speaker B: John Barton, University of Loughborough ‘High-Temporal-Resolution Analysis of GB Power System Used to Determine Optimal Amount and Mix of Energy Storage Technologies’
• Speaker C: Kannan Ramachandran, PSI ‘Aspirations for electrification: Does the future electricity demand profile matter for electricity supply? – Temporal aspects of Energy system modelling’
• Speaker D: Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan, University of Cranfield ‘Urban economics and energy use: from pounds to electrons’
Session 3c: Infrastructure spatial and temporal detail linking to Energy-land-water nexus
Organiser and Rapporteur: Shelia Samsatli, Imperial College London
• Speaker A: Helen Houghton-Carr, CEH ‘Global modelling of water availability and water use under current conditions and future scenarios’
• Speaker B: Andrew Lovett, University of East Anglia ‘Spatial modelling of the energy-land-water nexus: challenges and opportunities’
• Speaker C: Richard Taylor, E4tech ‘Introducing the Bioenergy Value Chain Model: spatial optimisation, linkages and insights’
• Speaker D: Rick Lupton, University of Cambridge, ‘Integrating land, energy and water at different scales in Foreseer’
1100-1130: Coffee break
• Student poster session 2 – with rapid fire presentations
• Organiser: Neil Strachan, UCL
1130-1300: Concurrent sessions on linking interdisciplinary modelling topics
Session 4a: Practices and demand linking to Infrastructure spatial and temporal detail
Organiser and Rapporteur: Thomas Roberts, University of Surrey
• Speaker A: Benjamin Hobbs, John Hopkins University ‘Which Oversimplification is the Worst Sin? Lessons from Large Scale Transmission Planning for Renewables Using Optimisation in the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the US’
• Speaker B: Vlasios Voudouris, ABM Analytics ‘Towards new economy-energy models: Integrating agent-based and statistical models to incorporate spatial and temporal details’
• Speaker C: Alex Rogers, University of Southampton, ‘Thermal Modelling of Homes and Buildings From Minimal Sensor Deployments’
Session 4b: Technological transition linking to Energy-land-water nexus
Organiser and Rapporteur: Dennis Konadu, University of Cambridge
• Speaker A: Geoff Hammond, University of Bath ‘Environmental footprint analysis as an integrating tool for evaluating the energy-land-water nexus’
• Speaker B: Olga Ivanova, PBL Netherlands ‘EXIOMOD model: a General Equilibrium approach to life-cycle analysis of energy futures’
• Speaker C: Marta Dondini, University of Aberdeen ‘Ecosystem Land-Use Modelling & Soil C GHG Flux Trial (ELUM)’
Session 4c: Interdisciplinary modelling of the whole energy system III
Organiser and Rapporteur: Sandy Skelton, University of Cambridge
• Speaker A: Phil Summerton, Cambridge Econometrics ‘Hybrid modelling to assess the socio-economic consequences of a low carbon transition: Insights from E3ME applications’
• Speaker B: Garima Vats, Ritu Mathur, TERI ‘Interdisciplinary methods in energy & resources modeling’
• Speaker C: Birgit Fais, UCL, ‘Large-scale deployment of marine energy technologies - what could be the benefits of a strong national market?’
1300-1400: Lunch
1400-1500: Final session on application of linked models to decision maker needs plus Q&A
Chair: Nilay Shah, Imperial College London
• Discussant 1: Filippo Gaddo, Arup
• Discussant 2: Jan Imhof, Aurora Energy Research
• Discussant 3: David Joffe, Committee on Climate Change
• Discussant 4: Jonathan Radcliffe, University of Birmingham
1500-1520: Conference round up and close – including prizes for best 3 posters
• Neil Strachan, UCL and Jim Skea, Imperial College London
1530 – 1700: wholeSEM Advisory Board (By invitation only)
• Chair: Jim Skea, Imperial College London
• Contact: Liz Milner, UCL