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Challenges in top-down and bottom-up soft-linking: Lessons from linking a Swedish energy system model with a CGE model

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: This paper proposes and discusses a soft-linking procedure between a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and an energy system model with the aim to improve national energy policy decision-making. Significant positive and negative experiences are communicated. Specifically, the process of soft-linking the EMEC and TIMES-Sweden models is presented, and unlike previous work we rely on the use of multiple direction-specific connection points. Moreover, the proposed soft-linking methodology is applied in the context of a climate policy scenario for Sweden. The results display a partly new description of the Swedish economy, which when soft-linking, generates lower CO 2 -emissions in the reference scenario due to a decline in industrial energy demand. These findings point at the importance of linking bottom-up and top-down models when assessing national energy and climate policies.

Source: Energy

DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.09.107

Authors: Anna Krook-Riekkola, Charlotte Berg, Erik O. Ahlgren, Patrik Söderholm

Institutions: Luleå University of Technology, National Institute of Economic Research, Chalmers University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Integrated Energy Systems Optimization

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,732