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Area of research focus, Phase 2:
Energy efficiency and resource management
Nordic Energy Perspectives is to indicate means for
improved efficiency and resource management at all levels (supply,
distribution and use) in the Nordic energy system, to describe
how these influence the development of the energy markets and CO2
emissions, and to show what role is played by increased
efficiency at the different levels in the energy system. We will
also demonstrate the consequences of the political requirements
(goals and policy tools) for increased energy efficiency which
have been set up by the EU and the Nordic countries.
This is to be done through impact analyses
with NEP’s comprehensive toolbox of models. We will – at a more
aggregate level and with data from other experts’ detailed
analyses – identify the possibilities for effectivisation
throughout the energy system. Thereby we can analyse which roles
are played by different types of effectivisation measures,
ranging from measures near buildings to the utilisation of
surplus heat in the district heating system.
Charting of energy efficiency
based on different motives for effectivisation
A charting is performed of the possibilities for energy
efficiency and resource management through-out the energy
system. The charting employs NEP’s energy models but we also
make extensive use of previously performed analyses in the area.
How are the political goals to be reached?
Which control instruments are available?
Impact analyses are performed in regard to the political goals
of energy efficiency, both national and EU-wise. The analyses
will include examining where possible unclarities or
contradictions exist in the EU’s goal formulations and
definitions, and how much leeway exists for interpretations and
national initiatives. NEP’s point of departure, however, is not
to question the goals but to scrutinise them and display
possibilities for interpretation and taking measures, and
thereafter to analyse what consequences the goals yield.
Deeper analysis of certain
measures’ benefits for energy efficiency
A deeper impact analysis is made of a selection of the most
important measures in the Nordic energy system. Besides measures
to reduce electricity and heat consumption at the user stage,
this may involve for instance:
• Expansion of district
heating.
• Combined heat and power
• Heat pumps
Also here the consequences are analysed of
different motives for energy efficiency and resource management:
to save energy, to reduce CO2 emissions, to decrease
costs, etc.
Kompas – improving the description of the user
side in NEP’s models
Kompas is conducted as an independent sub-project within NEP.
The main goal is to understand how, and under what preconditions,
the energy consumption is modelled in NEP’s Nordic energy models.
One of the sub-goals is to chart the consequences of different
consumption modellings for results of comparable model runs. It
is also an important sub-goal to be able to see the choice of
methodology/approach for consumption modellings in connection
with the individual country’s preconditions and energy-policy
goals, and to study differences in the development of the Nordic
countries’ energy usage against the background of a common
energy market. Modelling of the energy markets is an important
tool in the design of policy and for evaluating the effects of
policy in the energy area. For the modelling to be as relevant
as possible it is crucial that the consumption side be modelled
as well as possible.
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