TRANSIENCE: D4.6 – Energy system pilot module
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: OPEN-PROM is a global, open-source energy system simulation model that projects energy system developments under varying macroeconomic, technological, and policy scenarios. It uses a structured set of exogenous inputs, including economic drivers, technology parameters, resource constraints, and policy assumptions, to generate internally consistent outputs such as energy demand, fuel mix by sector, technology uptake, energy and electricity mix, emissions, investment needs, and energy prices. The model’s workflow is supported by two data frameworks: mrprom, which automatises input data preparation and harmonisation, and postprom, which converts raw model output into analysis-ready formats compatible with Integrated Assessment Modelling (IAM) practices. These tools ensure data transparency, consistency, reproducibility, and traceability throughout the modelling process. OPEN-PROM plays a central role in the MIC3 modular framework, which additionally comprises macroeconomic (OPEN-GEM), industry (FORECAST, ITOM), material flow (EU-MFA, SIMSON), and life-cycle assessment (premise) models. OPEN-PROM translates macroeconomic trends into energy system projections and provides key outputs, such as energy prices and CO₂ emissions, to sector-specific industrial modules. These interactions enable detailed and coherent assessments of industrial decarbonisation pathways and circular economy strategies. Model enhancements are underway to improve its sectoral detail and realism. Key upgrades include the explicit modelling of industrial technologies, e-fuels, Direct Air Capture (DAC), energy storage, and endogenous fuel price formation. These developments will reinforce the model’s ability to analyse complex energy-industry interactions in support of sustainable transition strategies in the EU and globally.
Author: Baka, Maria-Iro (Maro)
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W7204485390