Harmonising Energy Models and Data to Aid Decisions on the Net Zero Transition (Openmod Workshop, Austria, 23rd Mar 2023)
Which models & data sources will deliver this information?
Load profile generator
Established Open source
RAMP
Established Open source
Energy planning models
Established Open source
LCA model (of generation technology)
Established Commercial
LCA modeling (in general)
Emergent Commercial
GHG Protocol
Existence TBC
National inventories
Currently available
ENTSOE
Currently available
IPCC
Currently available
Ecoinvent
Currently available
What information is necessary to address this question?

What is the electricity mix (today/future), i.e. the share that each generation technology (e.g. coal, wind) has in the total electricity production?

What is the total amount of electricity generated (today/future)?

What is the total amount of emissions generated from electricity production?

What are the emissions per technology (e.g. coal, wind)?

What is the proper geographic reference frame for the assessment (e.g. country, bidding zone, continental grid)?

What is the time frame of interest?

What logic do you apply to allocate total electricity emissions to an individual consumer's emission share?

What is the total electricity consumption / the load profile (high temporal resolution) of the consumer?

Question
What is the emission share that an electricity consumer in a specific location (e.g. Vienna, AT) is responsible for (today/in the future)?
DECISION
Compiled evidence