ESI cordially invites you to a training course on
Energy and Economy Modelling (MARKAL-MACRO)
by
Gary A. Goldstein
Senior Manager
International Resources Group (IRG)
Date: 10-11th November 2008
Venue: Rosewood Room
Orchard Hotel Singapore
442 Orchard Road
Singapore 238879
Phone: (65) 67347766
Registration is free but pre-registration is required. Please email your name, title, organisation and email address to esilyyj@nus.edu.sg by 4th November 2008 to help us gauge the response. Due to limited seating capacity at 40, please register early.
About the course
This is an instructor-led energy-economy modelling session focusing on MARKAL-MACRO. The objective is to introduce MARKAL-MACRO to the energy related stakeholders in Singapore, demonstrating the applications of the MARKAL family of models in energy and economic analysis.
This event is for analysts, researchers, academics and policymakers in energy modelling. Other interested parties are also welcomed. We aim to create an interest group of energy modellers.
This introductory training session would be followed up by an energy modelling workshop on 12-13th November. International energy and economic modellers would be presenting on their methodology and findings, with ample opportunity catered for technical discussion. Participants of the MARKAL-MACRO introductory course are welcomed to attend this workshop; details on the presentation topics would be provided at a later date.
About the Instructor
GARY GOLDSTEIN is a project manager, modeller, and information systems specialist with extensive experience in the development, deployment, and application of complex energy systems models, and the design of data handling systems to facilitate the management of energy, environmental and economic analysis. He has assisted policy makers around the world in the effective application of such systems to foster informed decision-making. He is well-known for his successful capacity building undertakings empowering researchers and policy makers from all corners of the globe with the necessary skills to conduct integrated energy system planning. As an IRG Senior Manager he leads IRG activities in applying energy models at the regional, national, local or multi-national corporation levels.
He has strong expertise in the development and use of least‑cost energy system planning tools, and has regularly assisted analysts with the interpretation of model results and the presentation of said results to planners and decision-makers. As Lead Systems Analyst at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Mr. Goldstein contributed directly to the application of the methodology for least-cost energy system planning conducted at BNL on behalf of the US Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and New York Energy Research and Development Administration. Besides direct model application and development, he has provided support and training to the global community of researchers and energy/environmental planners employing the methodology to assess the role of technology in cost‑effectively meeting future energy needs in a changing world.
Mr. Goldstein has been involved in supporting analytic undertakings in multi‑national environments over the past 30 years. For 6 years he was a project manager and systems analyst at the International Atomic Energy Agency. From 1992 until present he led the research and development efforts for the International Energy Agency’s, Energy Technology Systems Analysis Programme (IEA‑ETSAP) – the primary group of policy advisors employing the MARKAL methodology. Both as a result of this responsibility and the US Country Studies program, he has guided capability building exercises aimed at transferring the skills needed to work with the MARKAL least-cost energy system model, and provided ongoing support to experts in over 60 countries. In particular, he was project manager for an Asia Pacific Economic Council (APEC) initiative to examine the maximum cost-effective penetration of renewable energy technologies.
In addition, Mr Goldstein was a main contributor to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new global modeling initiative for the System to Analyze Global Energy (SAGE), which will provide the analytic basis for future International Energy Outlook publications by the EIA. He is also playing a similar role in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) project, which will bring technology detail to the IEA’s World Energy Outlook scenarios.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Day 1 — 10th November 2008 - Overview of MARKAL/TIMES
- ETSAP Tools
- MARKAL Components and Principles - Introduction to ANSWER Software (Hands-on)
Day 2 — 11th November 2008 - ANSWER Software Advanced Features (Hands-on)
- VEDA-BE for Analysing Results
- MARKAL-MACRO
- Formulation
- Calibration - MARKAL/TIMES Comparison
- Difference between MARKAL and TIMES
- VEDA-FE for Management of Input Data
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