Hi Iain,
thank you for sharing the DESSTINEE model, the idea of coupling a bottom-up approach with some macro-economic considerations sounds really interesting. Nevertheless, if I have more or less understood how the model is conceived, even removing other electricity uses from the DESSTINEE load profiles we would only get that portion of thermal demand that is supplied through electric appliances, which in many countries is currently a very small one. But in general, the idea of replicating/expanding something like this for the thermal side could be very interesting. I think that it might be useful also to compare the indications that can be provided by bottom-up models with those achievable from top-down models.
Since I see that many are responding to this topic with interest, I will propose shortly a working group for the next openMod, so that we can at least share views about the different existing approaches and get to know who’s doing what.
Best,
Francesco