Pan European TIMES model of the New Energy Externalities Developments for Sustainability (NEEDS) project

Coverage          28 European states, till 2050

Responsible      EC-DGR (FP6) / Andrea Ricci (ISIS) is responsible of the NEEDS project.

Web link           http://www.needs-project.org

Description:      The 28 country models take into account the main energy – environmental policies at national level. The reference energy technology database includes a fairly complete set of technologies and a set of default technological and economical parameters for Europe.

·         TIMES Pan-European-Model (short summary)

·         28 national models [Reports], [Summary result tables]

·         Reference Technology Database

Other models and applications:

·         Jussi Mäkelä: Development of an Energy System Model of the Nordic Electricity Production System, Thesis, Hlesinki University of Technology, 2000 [Download ]

·         Thomas Alfstad: "Development of a least cost energy supply model for the Southern African Development Community region", Thesis, University of Cape Town, Jan 2005. [Download ]