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In the last years the EnerGEO Summer School took place at different places all over the world to communicate the message of EnerGEO.
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EU FP7 EnerGEO
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The main objective is to develop a strategy for a global assessment of the current and future impact on the environment.
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The main objective of the FP7 EnerGEO project (2009-2013) is to develop a strategy for a global assessment of the current and future impact on the environment and ecosystems caused by the exploitation of energy resources and to validate this strategy for a variety of energy resources worldwide.
The EnerGEO project provides a contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The global observation strategy is developed to appropriately assess the impacts of the current and future transitions in energy use on the environment by a combination of:
- Existing energy system models and methodologies to assess and forecast environmental impacts and costs of energy exploitation
- Existing global datasets from which environmental indicators will be derived to quantify changes to freshwater systems, biosphere, ecosystems, atmosphere and oceans
The EnerGEO project is designed as a European initiative providing such information in a fast-changing world. with the development of a strategy for a global assessment of the current and future impact of the exploitation of energy sources.
EnerGEO combines complex modelling systems to provide a unique picture of how energy uses are changing and how these changes impact on their surroundings. One big step in the EnerGEO research of IIASA has been the integration of the model platform and assimilation of the TRANS-CSP scenario, validated by the REMIX model by DLR.
Mercury over Europe
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The GAINS model is one important part of this system; covering 43 countries in Europe, it explores synergies and trade-offs between the control of local and regional air pollution, and the mitigation of global greenhouse gas emissions. MESSAGE is a systems engineering optimisation model used for medium- to long-term energy system planning, energy policy analysis, and scenario development. EnerGEO offers unique new capabilities by merging these existing systems with renewable energy models, combining them with the temporally and spatially high resolved renewable energy models ReMIX and TASES.
The aim is to produce modelling information that is better adapted to our changing patterns of energy use. While this needs more work to come up with a consistent picture, it shows that in principle the model cluster works. Analysis concentrates on the effects of different structures of power generation for a Baseline scenario and three alternative scenarios:
- Open Europe, which assumes import of solar power from North Africa, high renewable energy share in electricity generation, and phase-out of nuclear energy.
- Island Europe, which allows a high share of power generation from renewable sources but no imports from outside Europe; missing electricity can be generated by nuclear plants.
- Maximum Renewable Power, which assumes the highest possible electricity generation from renewable sources.
Ten emission scenarios have been created through combination of energy pathways with assumptions about emission control measures.
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Emissions of Air Pollutants
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Three sets of measures to control air emissions were studied:
- "Current Legislation" (CLE) case assumes current air pollution control policies.
- "Fixed Emission Factors" (FEF) scenario simulates the effects of freezing the emission factors for each source at the 2005 level.
- "Maximum Technically Feasible Reductions" (MTFR) scenario presents how the emissions could be reduced through implementation of the best available technology (BAT).
Scenarios were developed through linking the IIASA GAINS model with the DLR power sector simulation tool and the REMIX model (Trieb et al., 2012). IIASA compiled national energy scenarios using available long-term studies. In the next step, electricity demand, as in the IIASA scenarios, was used by DLR to determine structure of power generation by country, following assumptions of each of the low carbon cases. Finally, demand for primary energy consistent with the DLR scenarios was implemented in GAINS and the model calculated emissions of air pollutants, together with impact indicators. Results are described in Cofala et al., 2013. They have been transferred for further processing and presentation to the Platform for Integrated Assessment (PIA).
Accurate modelling information is vital, if energy planners are to respond to serious concerns about sustainability and environmental pressures. The results of the EnerGEO project offer a unique new resource for policy makers concerned with transitions in energy use.
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Result Downloads
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The results of the project proof that information is available (or can be generated) for investigating and implementing a worldwide energy change from fossil fuels to renewables. It also shows how to achieve that change with tools (the EnerGEO Knowledge Geoportal, the Integrated Assessment Platform) that will contribute to a strategy for the future exploitation of energy resources.
The main results and outputs of the EnerGEO project are:
- Link energy use and environmental impact by applying state-of-the-art environmental and energy models under different socioeconomic scenarios
- Compile the required datasets and indicators by exploring the current contributions to GEOSS and global in-situ networks
- Validate the EnerGEO concept through dedicated pilot cases to proof the approach viable and supportive
- Facilitate the access to EnerGEO data by providing a portal within the context of GEOSS based on GEO-ADC recommendations
- From pilot- to global scale, enable users to run global scenarios on energy use and environmental impact
