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EURIO - Keep in Touch: country reports on energy supply and energy modelling (phase 2)
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ECN
Policy Studies
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1-10-1998
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ECN-I--98-050
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ECN publication
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152
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Abstract:
The EURIO-Keep-in-Touch project was carried out from 1997 to 1998, andwas supported by DG-17 within the framework of the INCO/COPERNICUS Programme.
The project consists of three phases. Each phase deals with a different set
of issues within the field of energy, environment and economy in Central and
Eastern Europe: Phase 1: Energy Demand and Technologies; Phase 2: Energy
Supply and Energy Modelling; and Phase 3: Global Issues. The following
Central and Eastern European countries participate in EURIO-KIT: The Czech
Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland, Hungary and
Slovenia. The report at hand comprises the country reports of phase two
'Energy Supply and Energy Modelling', and a summary. The country reports
focus on the short comings of existing tools for energy supply and integrated
modelling, and the demand for new tools. In the nine countries that
participate in EURIO-KIT, a wide range of modelling tools is being used for
supply-side and integrated (supply- and demand-side) planning. Most of the
mentioned short-comings refer to the model EFOM-ENV. Some of these could be
overcome with relatively simple model adaptations, e.g. the increase in
number of time periods. Others, e.g. improved modelling of energy demand or
infrastructure, would require more extensive model development. Finally, some
short-comings are inherent to energy system optimisation models based on an
engineering approach, e.g. the requirement on many exogeneously defined
constraints. These could partly be overcome by using additional models in
combination with EFOM-ENV. The demand for new or improved tools is very
divers. The consideration of environmental policy and its economic impact are
mentioned by more than one country as an important issue. A second frequently
mentioned issue is the improved modelling of energy demand, energy efficiency
and demand-side management. Thirdly, the use of optimisation models for
utility planning is mentioned twice. Finally, particularly challenging to
EFOM users and developers are, on the one hand, the regionalisation of the
model, mentioned by Poland, and, on the other hand, the multi-country
approach, required in the Baltic region
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