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Integrated Energy and Climate Protection Modelling
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 16:03

Overview

The aim of Module 1 is the consideration of all relevant aspects of the project in an integrated systems analysis through populating and developing a techno-economic energy optimising model, based on the TIMES framework, applied to Gauteng Province. The TIMES model represents a tool that enables policy makers to see implications of current decisions on energy sustainability in the future. The collaboration of the German and South African partners to collate the appropriate data will be crucial to the development of a sustainable energy and climate change concept. A detailed analysis of the energy balance (energy supply and consumption, efficiency, emissions, etc.) of the target municipalities, end-use efficiency and a least-cost expansion plan for the energy sector which will serve as basis for developing pilot projects and giving recommendations. Module 1 will coordinate data from all other modules and integrate these into the model as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: The flow of information from all modules into the TIMES model, synchronised by Module 1

 

Objectives

  1. To develop an integrated energy and climate protection concept with the help of an integrated energy system model (TIMES) for Gauteng Province
  2. To develop and implement a megacity energy optimising model (TIMES modified) to show the feasibility and practical use of model tools and planning instruments
  3. To collect and evaluate data within adapted energy optimising models
  4. To develop a common platform of strategies and measures for the integrated energy and GHG mitigation concept for the Gauteng Province

Outputs

The following outputs are expected from Module 1.

  1. Establishment of a solid database
  2. Development of a priority list of strategies and actively implementable measures
  3. Modified TIMES version by integrating existing and newly generated (by this project) knowledge
  4. Implementation of the TIMES model at UCT, IER and in the metropolitans within the Gauteng Province (Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane).

TIMES Modelling

TIMES is a flexible tool for long-term analysis in the energy sector, with particular strength in the consideration of inter-dependencies in the energy system, analysis of competition and substitution effects between technologies and a detailed representation of the results (i.e. emissions, costs, capacities, energy flows). The TIMES model will function as the fundamental tool for the Advanced Local Energy Planning (ALEP) within the EnerKey project.
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M1 Module Leader – IER-University of Stuttgart:
Dr. rer. pol. Uli Fahl
 Audrey Dobbins
Jan Tomaschek
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+49-(0)711-685 878 89
+49-(0)711-685 878 36
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