Openmod meets USA 2023

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Programme

Monday 13 November 2023 — Day 1

Location: Stanford University, Old Union Ballroom

  Times Span  Item
08:45
09:00

 00:15 ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
:one: 09:00
10:50

 01:50 WELCOME & LIGHTNING :zap: TALK MARATHON
Each lightning talk consists of a 6 minutes presentation followed by 4 minutes of Q&A. Profile your favorite project, tool, data, research findings, etc.

  • The Blue Sky Initiative to Advance Long-term Modeling at EIA, Nina Vincent (U.S. Energy Information Administration) • more

  • LOADMATCH – A model for matching intermittent electricity, heat, cold, and hydrogen demand with 100% clean, renewable energy supply, storage, and demand response, Mark Z. Jacobson (Stanford University) • more

  • Integrated and Inclusive Energy Planning with Energy Access Explorer, Tarannum Sarwat Sahar (World Resources Institute) • more

  • The Canadian Open Energy Model (CANOE), Davey Elder (University of Toronto) • more

  • Electricity Production Air Pollutant Optimization Model (APOM), Valerie Thomas (Georgia Tech) • more

  • PyPSA‑Earth‑Sec: Introducing a global sector-coupled energy system model, Hazem Abdel-Khalek (Fraunhofer IEG) • more

  • SWITCH-China: Open Data and Model for the World’s Largest Power Sector, Gang He (CUNY-Baruch College) • more

  • The role of district heating in energy systems with early natural gas phase-out, Bilal Siddique (Technical University of Denmark) • more
10:50
11:20

 00:30 TEA & COFFEE BREAK
:two: 11:20
12:30

 01:10 STATE OF OPEN ENERGY PLANNING :chart_with_upwards_trend: 2023
Panel discussion with plenty of room for audience questions

:arrow_forward:  speakers

 
12:30
13:30

 01:00 LUNCH BREAK
Sit with folks you don’t know!
:three: 13:30
14:30

 01:00 TECH :wrench: TANGO
Explore multiple projects and code demos within 1 hour. Each project = 1 stall. Facilitators are discouraged from using boring slides but rather encouraged to provide demos, tell stories, and introduce code repository architectures. Each interactive demo should take 7–15 minutes, including your change‑over.

:arrow_forward:  list of stalls

 
14:30
15:00

 00:30 TEA & COFFEE TIME
:four: 15:00
16:00

 01:00 LIGHTNING :zap: TALKS
Each lightning talk consists of a 6 minutes presentation followed by 4 minutes of Q&A. Profile your favorite project, tool, data, research findings, etc.

  • Introduction to the Exascale Grid Optimization (ExaGO) library, Shri Abhyankar (PNNL) • more

  • Scalable Solutions to Massive Grid Planning Problems, Anthony Degleris (Stanford University) • more

  • Case study: Using a global energy system model for a detailed country study, Martha Frysztacki (Open Energy Transition) • more

  • International intercomparison of decarbonization pathways for the electricity sector, Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez (UC San Diego) • more

  • PyPSA-USA: Open-Source Model for the United States Energy System, Kamran Tehranchi (Stanford University) • more
:five: 16:00
17:00

 01:00 BREAKOUT :busts_in_silhouette: SESSIONS
At least one facilitator per session self‑organizes a breakout session that takes 40 minutes. Together with the audience, the facilitator will explore one topic of choice. Session outcomes and insights will be discussed in the last 20 minutes.

  • Open Source Modeling for Power Systems Dynamics. Facilitated by Rodrigo Henriquez-Auba (NREL) • more

  • Open Software, More Voices, Better Plans: Unlocking the Potential of Stakeholder-Driven Modeling. Facilitated by Aaron Schwartz (RMI). • more

  • Energy Modeling intersections with Earth Systems: Needs for Integration. Facilitated by Lyssa Freese (Carnegie Institution for Science). • more
    17:00 SOCIAL EVENT

     
     

    Tuesday 14 November 2023 — Day 2

    Location: Stanford University, Old Union Ballroom

      Times Span  Item
    08:45
    09:00

    		 00:15 ARRIVAL & COFFEE
    :one: 09:00
    10:50

    		 01:50 WELCOME & LIGHTNING :zap: TALK MARATHON II
    Each lightning talk consists of a 6 minutes presentation followed by 4 minutes of Q&A. Profile your favorite project, tool, data, research findings, etc.

    • Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Can Reduce Total Installed Capacity Required in Zero Emissions Grids, Natalia Gonzalez (UC San Diego) • more

    • Modeling energy storage in capacity expansion models: an analysis of the Italian energy system, Matteo Nicoli (Politecnico di Torino and North Carolina State University) • more

    • The Role of Multi-day Energy Storage Systems in a Decarbonized California Power Sector, Dimitri M. Saad (Stanford University) • more

    • Heterogeneous effects of battery storage deployment strategies on decarbonization of provincial power systems in China, Liqun Peng (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) • more

    • Robust Decision Making with Open Energy Models for Mexico, Giovanni Hernandez (UNAM Energy Planning Unit) • more

    • The Public Utility Data Liberation Project (PUDL), Christina Gosnell, Ella Belfer (Catalyst Cooperative) • more

    • Using PowerGenome as a common data source for the Model Intercomparison Project, Greg Schivley (Princeton University) • more

    • The Open Grid Emissions Initiative (OGE): Hourly, plant-level data for the entire U.S. power system, Greg Miller (Singularity Energy) • more

    • A physics-informed data reconciliation framework for electricity and emissions tracking, Jacques de Chalendar (Stanford) • more

    • Bridging Data Gaps: Early Challenges and Improved Representation of The Canadian Open Energy Model’s (CANOE) Transportation Sector, Felipe Rashid Zetter Salcedo (University of Toronto) • more
      10:50
      11:20

      		 00:30 TEA & COFFEE BREAK
      :two: 11:20
      12:30

      		 01:10 LET’S TALK ABOUT OPEN :open_book: DATA!
      Panel discussion with plenty of room for audience questions

      :arrow_forward:  speakers

       
      12:30
      13:30

      		 01:00 LUNCH BREAK
      Sit with folks you don’t know!
      :three: 13:30
      14:30

      		 01:00 TECH :wrench: TANGO
      Explore multiple projects and code demos within 1 hour. Each project = 1 stall. Facilitators are discouraged from using boring slides but rather encouraged to provide demos, tell stories, and introduce code repository architectures. Each interactive demo should take 7–15 minutes, including your change‑over.

      :arrow_forward:  list of stalls

       
      14:30
      15:00

      		 00:30 TEA & COFFEE TIME
      :four: 15:00
      15:45

      		 00:45 LIGHTNING :zap: TALKS
      Each lightning talk consists of a 6 minutes presentation followed by 4 minutes of Q&A. Profile your favorite project, tool, data, research findings, etc.

      • Pathways to Carbon Neutrality in California, Josh Neutel (Stanford) • more

      • A combined gas-electric optimization scenario for California with focus on end‑use appliances as a decarbonization strategy, Mo Sodwatana (Stanford) • more

      • Bridging the Two Modeling Worlds - Pairing GridPath with PLEXOS for Robust Procurement Planning, Jim Himelic (First Principles Advisory LLC) • more

      • GridPACK - A high-performance package for power grid transmission analysis, Shri Abhyankar (PNNL) • more
        :five: 15:45
        16:45

        		 01:00 BREAKOUT :busts_in_silhouette: SESSIONS
        At least one facilitator per session self‑organizes a breakout session that takes 40 minutes. Together with the audience, the facilitator will explore one topic of choice. Session outcomes and insights will be discussed in the last 20 minutes.

        • Modeling Large Scale Transmission Systems AC and DC technology modeling. Facilitated by José Daniel Lara (NREL). • more

        • Building Vibrant Communities for Your Open Source Project. Facilitated by Matin Mahmood (GE and PyPSA meets Earth). • more

        • How can we bring open source tools to policy/industry adoption?. Facilitated by Matthias Fripp (Environmental Defense Fund). • more
        :six: 16:45
        17:00

        		 00:15 CLOSING :yellow_circle: CIRCLE
        Wrap-up, event summary, ideas exchange on improvements, etc.
        17:00 SOCIAL EVENT