Prof Brian O'Gallachoir spoke about IEA-ETSAP - which is one of 39 IEA Technology collaboration programmes.

1. Benefits to Ireland from participation in IEA ETSAP
Technology Collaboration Programme
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
Chair IEA ETSAP TCP Executive Committee
Director SFI MaREI Centre
SEAI-DCCAE Workshop on Best Practice in
International Collaboration on Energy Research
Dublin Sept 27 2018

2. What is IEA-ETSAP?
• One of 39 IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes
www.iea.org/tcp/
• 41 years international cooperation on energy systems
modelling (since first oil crisis)
• Develop and maintain (MARKAL and TIMES) tools
• Assist policy decisions to model future energy pathways
• Focus on key role of technology to meet goals
• Biannual workshops and training
• Collaborative research and analyses

3. www.iea-etsap.org
Who is IEA-ETSAP?
Unique network of Energy Modelling teams from almost 70 countries use MARKAL &
TIMES models analyse energy systems and support decision making in energy policy.

4. Participants
Australia CSIRO Japan IEEJ
Belgium VITO/SPW/Brussels Kazakhstan NURIS
Denmark DEA Korea KEA
EC JRC Netherlands ECN
Finland TEKES/VTT Norway IFE
France ADEME/DGEMPEDAD/EDMP Russia ERI-RAS
Germany IER Spain CIEMAT
Greece CRES Sweden STEM
Ireland SEAI Switzerland PSI
Italy ENEA UK DBEIS
Sponsor Enel Foundation US DOE
Sponsor GE Global Research

5. Annexes (Work Progs)
XIV 2017-19 Understanding & Facilitating the Energy Transition to
Achieve the well below 2OC Goal
XIII 2014-16 Tools for Analysis of a Future Energy Revolution
XII 2011-13 Policy Analyses Tools for Global Sustainability
XI 2008-11 JOint STudies for New & Mitigated Energy Systems
X 2005-07 Global Energy Systems and Common Analyses
IX 2003-05 Energy Models User's Group
VIII 2002-05 Exploring Energy Technology Perspectives
VII 1999-01 Contributing to the KYOTO Protocol
VI 1996-98 Dealing with uncertainty together
V 1993-95 Energy options for sustainable development
IV 1990-92 Greenhouse gases and national energy options
III 1987-89 International forum on energy environment studies
II 1984-86 Information exchange project
I 1981-83 Energy technology systems analysis programme
1978-80 MARKAL Model generator development (BNL, KFA)
1976-77 Analysis of tools for evaluating R&D strategies

6. Annex XIV – well below 2OC
Research and Development
ETSAP will support research and development activities in order to advance the
state-of the art of energy systems analysis. A non-exhaustive list of topics includes:
1. Climate mitigation responding to the policy ambition aiming for “well below 2o C”;
2. Incorporating impacts of R&D in TIMES to capture the role of innovation;
3. Exploring the interplay between differences in long term and short term policy
ambition;
4. Energy Technology Data Source (E-TechDS) updates;
5. Improved modelling of variable renewables and short term system operational issues
in long term energy systems modelling;
6. New approaches for integrating human behaviour into energy systems modelling; and
7. Improved modelling of the interactions between the energy system and the economy

7. > 100 publications per annum (including 50 peer‐review journal papers) from:
i) Global Models: incl. IEA ETP model, original TIMES Integrated Assessment Model (TIAM),
derived TIAM models, ETSAP-TIAM model
ii) Regional Models: Pan‐European TIMES model, MARKAL‐TIMES Models for Europe, Asia and
North America.
iii) National Models of 32 countries (including China).
iv) Sub‐National Models: Western China, Reunion Island (France), Lombardy (Italy), Pavia (Italy),
and Kathmandu Valley (Nepal).
v) Local Models for rural areas and cities in Austria, Germany and Italy, other bigger cities such as
Madrid (Spain), Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai (China), Johannesburg (South Africa) and New
York City (United States).
https://iea-etsap.org/finreport/ETSAP_Annex-XIII_Report.pdf
Multi-regional models
ETSAP Outputs

8. ETSAP Book 2015
www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319165394
• methodologies and case studies
• demonstrating use of energy systems models
• supporting energy and climate policy
• critical analysis of rich and varied applications
• includes diverse global case studies
• role of technology in energy systems
>20,000 Chapter downloads - one of the top
25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant
SpringerLink eBook Collection in 2016

9. ETSAP Book 2018
• explores feasibility of a well-below-2°C world
• energy system pathways and technology innovations
• behaviour change and the macro-economic impacts
• chapters directly related to the NDCs
www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319744230

10. Benefits to Ireland from participation in IEA ETSAP
Brian Ó Gallachóir

11. MaREI Facts and Figures““To advance the science,
engineering and
commercialisation of marine
and renewable energy and the
policy context necessary for this
to happen, in order to assist
Ireland’s transition to an
internationally competitive,
low-carbon sustainable
society; and to do this through
research, development,
demonstration, innovation,
education, capacity building,
public engagement and
commercialisation”
Mission

12. BENEFIT 1: CAPACITY IMPACT
• ETSAP saved Ireland two years
and ~ €750k
• MaREI has one of the largest
energy systems modelling teams
(30 researchers) globally
• secured over €11m research
funding in energy systems
modelling
• 230 peer reviewed publications
and 246 invited papers
• social media (Newspapers
OpEds, LinkedIn blogs/posts-8k
views, Tweets 7k Impressions)

13. First
Low Carbon
Roadmap
Global Policy
Relevance*
Climate
Legislation
Mitigation
Plans
EU Policy
Relevance
EU
Negotiations
Society
BENEFIT 2: POLICY IMPACT
White
Paper

14. BENEFIT 3: ACCESS TO H2020 NETWORKS

15. BENEFIT 4: REPUTATONAL IMPACT

16. BENEFIT 5: RECOGNITION OF OUTCOME
“ ‘it was clear that the positions we argued (with
EC), based on the UCC guidance, were well
marshalled, based on the robust modelling. I
am grateful to UCC and to Brian and his team who
have served Ireland well in this matter’ Ken
Spratt, former Assistant Secretary Dept. Energy
‘ …. this [hosting International Energy
Workshop 2016] is a tribute to the work
of Brian and his team, who have
developed an international reputation
over the last two decades for the
quality and relevance of their energy
systems analysis. Denis Naughten,
Minister for Climate Action

17. MaREI’s work has been a key input into our strategy
development….. We believe that the investment in this
collaboration will inform and facilitate our national transition
to a sustainable low-carbon economy
the team have made a valuable
contribution to national debate and policy
development founded on rigorous
research”
The collaboration with UCC
strengthened IRENA in executing
its mandate. Dr. Asami Miketa
we’re hoping to spend some serious time
improving our modelling capacity … we’d
very much appreciate the chance to learn
from your experience in these areas.
Dr. Eric Masanet
BENEFIT 5: RECOGNITION OF OUTCOME

18. Benefits to Ireland from participation in IEA ETSAP
Technology Collaboration Programme
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir
Chair IEA ETSAP TCP Executive Committee
Director SFI MaREI Centre
SEAI-DCCAE Workshop on Best Practice in
International Collaboration on Energy Research
Dublin Sept 27 2018