How open energy modelling can save the planet – Unlocking potentials in research and industry
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PyPSA meets Edinburgh - Hybrid Seminar
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2022-11-25T12:00:00Z→2022-11-25T13:00:00Z (will show the event in your time zone)
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Live: James Clerk Maxwell Building Lecture Theatre C
Abstract:
Impactful energy policy decisions affecting our planet, our economy and you are nowadays still based on closed-source software and closed-data, lacking transparency, participation and reproducibility. This is also true for the „Fit for 55“ green deal package impacting the future of Europe. Shouldn’t these decisions of utmost importance be based on a transparent and open procedure? We certainly think so! This talk provides an introduction to Open Energy System Modelling and selected tools, visualised by examples from research and industry. Furthermore, the founders of the global “PyPSA meets Earth” initiative present their vision, open software ecosystem and reveal how you can get involved in their journey towards better decision-making for a sustainable (energy) future.
Speakers:
Max Parzen is PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, founder and co-director of the PyPSA meets Earth initiative as well as core team member and developer in the PyPSA ecosystem. His research focuses on energy storage evaluations and macro-energy system optimization. Prof. Davide Fioriti is an Associate Professor at the University of Pisa and co-director of the PyPSA meets Earth initiative. He leads many of the software activities in the initiative and has a research interest in macro and micro-energy system optimization, economics and computer science. Leon Schumm is PhD student at the Technical University of Berlin & Regensburg. He is currently co-leading sector-coupling activities, and his research focuses on decarbonizing the European energy system in an integrated analysis of Morocco’s hydrogen exports. Denise Giubilato is a talented master student at the University of Pisa currently developing her thesis on mini-grids with the support of open energy system tools. All speakers are engaged in the open energy modelling community & love what they do. Prof. Aristides Kiprakis, leader of the Agile Energy System Group at the University of Edinburgh, will moderate the session.
Program
All timestamps are London time/ GMT / UTC+0.
| Time | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00–12:05 | Prof. Aristides Kiprakis University of Edinburgh |
Event introduction |
| 12:05–12:20 | Maximilian Parzen University of Edinburgh |
Why do people care about open energy modelling? Providing insights from research and industry experience. |
| 12:20–12:35 | Leon Schumm OTH Regensburg |
The PyPSA meets Earth initiative and global energy planning solutions focusing on power and sector-coupled systems. |
| 12:35–12:45 | Davide Fioriti University of Pisa |
Think not only big but also small. The vision of a scalable mini-grid planning software solution. |
| 12:45–12:50 | Denise Giubilato University of Pisa |
Does open-source helps skill building? Experience from doing a master thesis on the mini-grid package. |
| 12:50–13:00 | Open ended Q&A |
