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Title: Policy Strategies and Paths to promote Sustainable Energy Systems- The dynamic Invert Simulation Tool

Abstract

The European Union has established a number of targetsregarding energy efficiency, Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and CO2reductions as the 'GREEN PAPER on Energy Efficiency', the Directive for'promotion of the use of bio-fuels or other renewable fuels fortransport' or 'Directive of the European Parliament of the Council on thepromotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internalenergy market'. A lot of the according RES and RUE measures are notattractive for investors from an economic point of view. Thereforegovernmentsall over the world have to spend public money to promotethese technologies/measures to bring them into market. These expenditureshave to be adjusted to budget concerns and should be spent mostefficiently. Therefore, the spent money has to be dedicated totechnologies and efficiency measures with the best yield in CO2 reductionwithout wasting money. The core question: "How can public money - forpromoting sustainable energy systems - be spent most efficiently toreduce GHG-emissions?" has been well investigated by the European projectInvert. In course of this project a simulation tool has been designed toanswer this core question. This paper describes the modelling with theInvert simulation tool and shows the key features necessary forsimulating the energy system. A definition of 'Promotion SchemeEfficiency' is given which allowsmore » estimating the most cost effectivetechnologies and/or efficiency measures to reduce CO2 emissions.Investigations performed with the Invert simulation tool deliver anoptimum portfolio mix of technologies and efficiency measures for eachselected region. Within Invert seven European regions were simulated andfor the Austrian case study the detailed portfolio mix is shown andpolitical conclusions are derived.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; European Union (EU)
OSTI Identifier:
923637
Report Number(s):
LBNL-60230
Journal ID: ISSN 0301-4215; ENPYAC; R&D Project: E42901; BnR: YN1901000; TRN: US200804%%1365
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Energy Policy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 01/2007; Journal ID: ISSN 0301-4215
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32; 29; COGENERATION; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPENDITURES; MARKET; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SIMULATION; TARGETS; TRANSPORT

Citation Formats

Stadler, Michael, Kranzl, Lukas, Huber, Claus, Haas, Reinhard, and Tsioliaridou, Elena. Policy Strategies and Paths to promote Sustainable Energy Systems- The dynamic Invert Simulation Tool. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Stadler, Michael, Kranzl, Lukas, Huber, Claus, Haas, Reinhard, & Tsioliaridou, Elena. Policy Strategies and Paths to promote Sustainable Energy Systems- The dynamic Invert Simulation Tool. United States.
Stadler, Michael, Kranzl, Lukas, Huber, Claus, Haas, Reinhard, and Tsioliaridou, Elena. 2006. "Policy Strategies and Paths to promote Sustainable Energy Systems- The dynamic Invert Simulation Tool". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/923637.
@article{osti_923637,
title = {Policy Strategies and Paths to promote Sustainable Energy Systems- The dynamic Invert Simulation Tool},
author = {Stadler, Michael and Kranzl, Lukas and Huber, Claus and Haas, Reinhard and Tsioliaridou, Elena},
abstractNote = {The European Union has established a number of targetsregarding energy efficiency, Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and CO2reductions as the 'GREEN PAPER on Energy Efficiency', the Directive for'promotion of the use of bio-fuels or other renewable fuels fortransport' or 'Directive of the European Parliament of the Council on thepromotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internalenergy market'. A lot of the according RES and RUE measures are notattractive for investors from an economic point of view. Thereforegovernmentsall over the world have to spend public money to promotethese technologies/measures to bring them into market. These expenditureshave to be adjusted to budget concerns and should be spent mostefficiently. Therefore, the spent money has to be dedicated totechnologies and efficiency measures with the best yield in CO2 reductionwithout wasting money. The core question: "How can public money - forpromoting sustainable energy systems - be spent most efficiently toreduce GHG-emissions?" has been well investigated by the European projectInvert. In course of this project a simulation tool has been designed toanswer this core question. This paper describes the modelling with theInvert simulation tool and shows the key features necessary forsimulating the energy system. A definition of 'Promotion SchemeEfficiency' is given which allows estimating the most cost effectivetechnologies and/or efficiency measures to reduce CO2 emissions.Investigations performed with the Invert simulation tool deliver anoptimum portfolio mix of technologies and efficiency measures for eachselected region. Within Invert seven European regions were simulated andfor the Austrian case study the detailed portfolio mix is shown andpolitical conclusions are derived.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/923637}, journal = {Energy Policy},
issn = {0301-4215},
number = 1,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}