Scamman, D;
Solano-Rodríguez, B;
Pye, S;
Chiu, LF;
Smith, AZP;
Gallo Cassarino, T;
Barrett, M;
(2020)
Heat Decarbonisation Modelling Approaches in the UK: An Energy System Architecture Perspective.
Energies
, 13
(8)
p. 1869.
10.3390/en13081869.
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Abstract
Energy models have been widely applied to the analysis of energy system decarbonisation to assess the options and costs of a transition to a low carbon supply. However, questions persist as to whether they are able to effectively represent and assess heat decarbonisation pathways for the buildings sector. A range of limitations have been identified, including a poor spatio-temporal resolution, limited representation of behaviour, and restricted representation of the full technical option set. This paper undertakes a review of existing energy models for heat decarbonisation in the UK, applying the novel perspective of energy system architecture (ESA). A set of ESA-related features are identified (including evolvability, flexibility, robustness, and feasibility), and models are reviewed against these features. The review finds that a range of models exist that have strengths across different features of ESA, suggesting that multiple modelling approaches are needed in order to adequately address the heat decarbonisation challenge. However, opportunities to improve existing models and develop new approaches also exist, and a research agenda is therefore proposed.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Heat Decarbonisation Modelling Approaches in the UK: An Energy System Architecture Perspective |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.3390/en13081869 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/en13081869 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited |
Keywords: | heat decarbonisation; energy system architecture; energy modelling |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10094999 |
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