The page lists the technologies and processes of the MATTER 4.2 database. Information regarding the model input is available from ECN, Dolf Gielen (gielen@ecn.nl). More background on this project can be found in a number of recent publications.

The most complete reference is the report:
MATTER 1.0 - A MARKAL Energy and Materials System Model Characterisation
D.J. Gielen, T. Gerlagh, A.J.M. Bos, September 1998
On-line explanation is available

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Technologies producing electricity and heat (Total: 51)

Code	Description
ELE	Electricity and heat production
BD1	Lignine boilerlarge industrial cog.
BD2	Lignine gasifierlarge industrial cog.
BE1	Wood gasificationsmall industrial cog.
BE2	Wood gasificationSTAG power plant
BE3	Biomass gasifierdedicated STAG (NH)
BE4	Biomass gasifierSOFC
BE5	co-firing wood chips in coal fired plant
BE6	IGCC with co-gasification of biomass
BE7	Biomass gas turbine CHP plant
BE8	Biomass gasifierdedicated STAG (NH) STW
BE9	Biomass gasifier FT-fuel/ele co-prod
BF3	Biomassmethanol from waste (Biometh)
BI4	HTU oil/STAG power plant
EC2	Existing pulverised coal power plant
EC3	Existing lignite fired power plant
EC4	New pulverised coal power plant
EC5	Integrated coal gasification power plan
EC6	New lignite fired power plant
EC7	Integr. lignite gasification power plan
ECA	Coal FBC CHP plant
ED0	Existing oil fired power plant
ED1	New oil fired power plant
EG0	Existing gas fired power plant
EG1	Gas turbine peaking plant
EG2	Existing STAG power plant
EG3	New STAG power plant
EGA	Existing gas turbine CHP plant
EGB	Existing STAG CHP plant
EGC	Exist. gas eng. gen. set for H, C and A
EGD	New gas turbine CHP plant
EGE	New STAG CHP plant
EGF	New gas engine gen. set for H, C and A
EGG	SOFCgas turbine comb. for H, C and A
EH0	Medium and high head hydro
EH1	Low head hydro
EH2	Hydro pumped storage
EH3	Hydro pumped storage (more expensive)
EH4	Hydro Iceland for Aluminium smelters
EI1	Waste to energy plant (incinerator)
EI2	Waste to energy plant (Lurgi gasifier)
EI3	Waste to energy plant (Gibros PEC)
EN0	LWR power plant
ES1	Solar PV in Middle Europe
ES2	Solar PV in South Europe
ES3	Solar PV from South Europe for rest Eur
ET1	geoThermal energy
EW4	Large onshore wind turbine
EW5	Large onshore wind turbinestorage
EW6	Large offshore wind turbinestorage
EW7	Existing capacity windturbines onshore
EXA	Steam turbine industry