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Title: Policy modeling for industrial energy use

Abstract

The international workshop on Policy Modeling for Industrial Energy Use was jointly organized by EETA (Professional Network for Engineering Economic Technology Analysis) and INEDIS (International Network for Energy Demand Analysis in the Industrial Sector). The workshop has helped to layout the needs and challenges to include policy more explicitly in energy-efficiency modeling. The current state-of-the-art models have a proven track record in forecasting future trends under conditions similar to those faced in the recent past. However, the future of energy policy in a climate-restrained world is likely to demand different and additional services to be provided by energy modelers. In this workshop some of the international models used to make energy consumption forecasts have been discussed as well as innovations to enable the modeling of policy scenarios. This was followed by the discussion of future challenges, new insights in the data needed to determine the inputs into energy model s, and methods to incorporate decision making and policy in the models. Based on the discussion the workshop participants came to the following conclusions and recommendations: Current energy models are already complex, and it is already difficult to collect the model inputs. Hence, new approaches should be transparent and not leadmore » to extremely complex models that try to ''do everything''. The model structure will be determined by the questions that need to be answered. A good understanding of the decision making framework of policy makers and clear communication on the needs are essential to make any future energy modeling effort successful. There is a need to better understand the effects of policy on future energy use, emissions and the economy. To allow the inclusion of policy instruments in models, evaluation of programs and instruments is essential, and need to be included in the policy instrument design. Increased efforts are needed to better understand the effects of innovative (no n-monetary) policy instruments through evaluation and to develop approaches to model both conventional and innovative policies. The explicit modeling of barriers and decision making in the models seems a promising way to enable modeling of conventional and innovative policies. A modular modeling approach is essential to not only provide transparency, but also to use the available resources most effectively and efficiently. Many large models have been developed in the past, but have been abandoned after only brief periods of use. A development path based on modular building blocks needs the establishment of a flexible but uniform modeling framework. The leadership of international agencies and organizations is essential in the establishment of such a framework. A preference is given for ''softlinks'' between different modules and models, to increase transparency and reduce complexity. There is a strong need to improve the efficiency of data collection and interpretation efforts to produce reliable model inputs. The workshop participants support the need for the establishment of an (in-)formal exchanges of information, as well as modeling approaches. The development of an informal network of research institutes and universities to help build a common dataset and exchange ideas on specific areas is proposed. Starting with an exchange of students would be a relative low-cost way to start such collaboration. It would be essential to focus on specific topics. It is also essential to maintain means of regular exchange of ideas between researchers in the different focus points.« less

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Environmental Protection Agency Contract DW-89-93934401-1 (US)
OSTI Identifier:
816777
Report Number(s):
LBNL-52698
R&D Project: 43AJ01; TRN: US200321%%191
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Policy Modeling for Industrial Energy Use, Seoul (KR), 11/07/2002--11/08/2002; Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; COMMUNICATIONS; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DEMAND; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MODELS; ENERGY POLICY; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; RECOMMENDATIONS; SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY ECONOMICS GLOBAL ENERGY TREND BENCHMARKING GHG ABATEMENT CLIMATE CHINA ENERGY FUTURES

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Worrell, Ernst, Park, Hi-Chun, Lee, Sang-Gon, Jung, Yonghun, Kato, Hiroyuki, Ramesohl, Stephan, Boyd, Gale, Eichhammer, Wolfgang, Nyboer, John, Jaccard, Mark, Nordqvist, Joakim, Boyd, Christopher, Klee, Howard, Anglani, Norma, and Biermans, Gijs. Policy modeling for industrial energy use. United States: N. p., 2003. Web.
Worrell, Ernst, Park, Hi-Chun, Lee, Sang-Gon, Jung, Yonghun, Kato, Hiroyuki, Ramesohl, Stephan, Boyd, Gale, Eichhammer, Wolfgang, Nyboer, John, Jaccard, Mark, Nordqvist, Joakim, Boyd, Christopher, Klee, Howard, Anglani, Norma, & Biermans, Gijs. Policy modeling for industrial energy use. United States.
Worrell, Ernst, Park, Hi-Chun, Lee, Sang-Gon, Jung, Yonghun, Kato, Hiroyuki, Ramesohl, Stephan, Boyd, Gale, Eichhammer, Wolfgang, Nyboer, John, Jaccard, Mark, Nordqvist, Joakim, Boyd, Christopher, Klee, Howard, Anglani, Norma, and Biermans, Gijs. 2003. "Policy modeling for industrial energy use". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/816777.
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title = {Policy modeling for industrial energy use},
author = {Worrell, Ernst and Park, Hi-Chun and Lee, Sang-Gon and Jung, Yonghun and Kato, Hiroyuki and Ramesohl, Stephan and Boyd, Gale and Eichhammer, Wolfgang and Nyboer, John and Jaccard, Mark and Nordqvist, Joakim and Boyd, Christopher and Klee, Howard and Anglani, Norma and Biermans, Gijs},
abstractNote = {The international workshop on Policy Modeling for Industrial Energy Use was jointly organized by EETA (Professional Network for Engineering Economic Technology Analysis) and INEDIS (International Network for Energy Demand Analysis in the Industrial Sector). The workshop has helped to layout the needs and challenges to include policy more explicitly in energy-efficiency modeling. The current state-of-the-art models have a proven track record in forecasting future trends under conditions similar to those faced in the recent past. However, the future of energy policy in a climate-restrained world is likely to demand different and additional services to be provided by energy modelers. In this workshop some of the international models used to make energy consumption forecasts have been discussed as well as innovations to enable the modeling of policy scenarios. This was followed by the discussion of future challenges, new insights in the data needed to determine the inputs into energy model s, and methods to incorporate decision making and policy in the models. Based on the discussion the workshop participants came to the following conclusions and recommendations: Current energy models are already complex, and it is already difficult to collect the model inputs. Hence, new approaches should be transparent and not lead to extremely complex models that try to ''do everything''. The model structure will be determined by the questions that need to be answered. A good understanding of the decision making framework of policy makers and clear communication on the needs are essential to make any future energy modeling effort successful. There is a need to better understand the effects of policy on future energy use, emissions and the economy. To allow the inclusion of policy instruments in models, evaluation of programs and instruments is essential, and need to be included in the policy instrument design. Increased efforts are needed to better understand the effects of innovative (no n-monetary) policy instruments through evaluation and to develop approaches to model both conventional and innovative policies. The explicit modeling of barriers and decision making in the models seems a promising way to enable modeling of conventional and innovative policies. A modular modeling approach is essential to not only provide transparency, but also to use the available resources most effectively and efficiently. Many large models have been developed in the past, but have been abandoned after only brief periods of use. A development path based on modular building blocks needs the establishment of a flexible but uniform modeling framework. The leadership of international agencies and organizations is essential in the establishment of such a framework. A preference is given for ''softlinks'' between different modules and models, to increase transparency and reduce complexity. There is a strong need to improve the efficiency of data collection and interpretation efforts to produce reliable model inputs. The workshop participants support the need for the establishment of an (in-)formal exchanges of information, as well as modeling approaches. The development of an informal network of research institutes and universities to help build a common dataset and exchange ideas on specific areas is proposed. Starting with an exchange of students would be a relative low-cost way to start such collaboration. It would be essential to focus on specific topics. It is also essential to maintain means of regular exchange of ideas between researchers in the different focus points.},
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