Openmod workshop Canada 2026

Workshop
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Programme

Day 1 - Thursday 14 May 2026

Location: HEC Montreal

Times Span Session Presenter(s) Organization Title / Activity
08:00 - 08:45 00:45 Arrival, registration, coffee Arrival, registration, coffee
08:45 - 09:00 00:15 Welcome and opening Organizers Opening remarks
09:00 - 09:53 00:53 Panel 1 Luciana Marques; Samuel Dotson; Edouard Clément; Simon Langlois-Bertrand Open Energy Transition; Union of Concerned Scientists / U of Illinois; Energy Modelling Hub; Institut de l’énergie Trottier Open models in planning, policy, and institutions
09:53 - 10:11 00:18 Lightning talk Matthieu Souttre CIRAIG, Polytechnique Montréal Coupling energy system models with life-cycle assessment — a case study on Québec
10:11 - 10:29 00:18 Lightning talk Yamil Essus University of Toronto Assessing the Spatiotemporal Generalizability of Power Outage Prediction Models using GeoAI
10:29 - 10:50 00:21 Morning break Morning break
10:50 - 11:35 00:45 Panel 2 Davey Elder; Dheepak Krishnamurthy; Samuel Dotson; Kamyar Amirmoeini University of Toronto; EPRI Canada; University of Illinois; GERAD / HEC Montréal Methods, uncertainty, and responsible modelling
11:35 - 11:52 00:17 Lightning talk Madanmohan Ghosh Former Principal Economist, Bank of Canada Beyond the numbers: Examining economic modeling tools for climate change policy analysis
11:52 - 12:09 00:17 Lightning talk Tengxiang Ren Artelys Bridging the gap between long-term planning and grid physics: coupling capacity expansion with PowSyBl Metrix
12:09 - 12:26 00:17 Lightning talk Lih Wei Yeow University of Toronto Energy system implications of decarbonized truck electricity demand profiles
12:26 - 13:50 01:24 Lunch Lunch
13:50 - 14:50 01:00 Plenary breakout David Diaz Open Energy Transition Open modelling feature gaps and priorities
14:50 - 15:20 00:30 Technical demonstration Nathan de Matos, Michel Bui, Adrien Prigent NRCan / CanmetENERGY PyPSA-Canada framework and national model
15:20 - 15:40 00:20 Afternoon break Afternoon break
15:40 - 15:55 00:15 Lightning talk Manish Mosalpuri University of Calgary Analyzing Industrial Decarbonization Pathways in Canada using CANOE
15:55 - 16:10 00:15 Lightning talk Florian Mitjana HEC Montréal Impacts of various energy efficiency options on the power system in Québec
16:10 - 16:25 00:15 Lightning talk Soroosh Sabaei HEC Montréal Cross-Border Renewable Integration: The Role of Québec Hydropower in the Decarbonization of New York City
16:25 - 16:40 00:15 Lightning talk Sara Ghaboulian Zare GERAD / Université de Montréal Hydrogen Pathways for Metropolitan Energy Transition — Montréal Metropolitan Community
16:40 - 16:55 00:15 Lightning talk Maïka Lamoureux GERAD / HEC Montréal Regionalizing Canada in AD-MERGE: Implications for Net-Zero Pathways and Climate Policy
16:55 - 17:10 00:15 Lightning talk Michel Denault HEC Montréal On the Value of Saved Power
17:10 - 17:30 00:20 Day 1 wrap-up Organizers Closing remarks

Day 2 - Firday 15 May 2026

Times Span Session Presenter(s) Organization Title / Activity
08:30 - 08:45 00:15 Arrival coffee Arrival coffee
08:45 - 09:02 00:17 Lightning talk Daniele Lerede Open Energy Transition Assessing Electrofuels Supply Potential in the United States using PyPSA-Earth
09:02 - 09:19 00:17 Lightning talk Daniel Posen University of Toronto Modeling Multisectoral Interactions in the Temoa Canadian Open Energy Model
09:19 - 09:36 00:17 Lightning talk Andrew Vigars University of Toronto Geospatial Optimization of Power-to-X Fuels and CCUS Supply Chains for Canadian Net-Zero Pathways
09:36 - 09:53 00:17 Lightning talk Xiao Li McGill University The role of energy carriers in cross-sector decarbonization: insights from CAN-TIMES
09:53 - 10:15 00:22 Morning break Morning break
10:15 - 10:32 00:17 Lightning talk Erica Attard ESMIA Generative city-based optimization model for energy technologies (COMET)
10:32 - 10:49 00:17 Lightning talk Davey Elder University of Toronto Assessing the System Value of Emerging Technologies in a Multi-Sector Energy Model
10:49 - 11:34 00:45 Breakout - Industry data and modelling Francis Lebreux-Desilets CanmetENERGY-Varennes, NRCan This session invites groups and experts active in energy, power, and industrial system modelling to discuss key questions including: main data sources for the industry sector; data limitations; formulation of industry demand; modelling of industry flexibility contributions to the power system; modelling of energy efficiency gains; and managing optimistic/pessimistic assumptions around prospective industrial electrification.
11:34 - 11:49 00:15 Report-backs Breakout groups Summary of discussions
11:49 - 12:09 00:20 Closing discussion All participants Synthesis and next steps
12:09 - 12:14 00:05 Final remarks Organizers Closing