Energy Systems in Transition

Project Information

ENSYSTRA

Grant agreement ID: 765515

DOI 10.3030/765515

Project closed

EC signature date 3 August 2017

Start date 1 October 2017

End date 30 September 2021

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 4 067 521,56

EU contribution € 4 067 521,56

Coordinated by

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN
Netherlands

Deliverables

Other (2)

Supervisory Board established

ENSYSTRA Supervisory Board established

Course portfolio for graduate students in the interdisciplinary field of energy system transition, scenario analysis and relevant (energy) modelling tools and methods

Course portfolio for graduate students in the interdisciplinary field of energy system transition scenario analysis and relevant energy modelling tools and methods

Documents, reports (12)

Policy strategy framework on energy transition in the North Sea region

Policy strategy framework on energy transition in the North Sea region compilation and synthesis of policy recommendations resulting from all ESR projects WP 14

Six policy briefs
Compilation of model specifications covered in ENSYSTRA

Compilation of model specifications (existing, improved and new) covered in the ENSYSTRA program (covering scope, methodology, parameterisation, reliability and limitations)

Articles and conference papers

At least 3 submitted articles to high ranking academic journals and at least 2 scientific conference papers per ESR

Ph.D. Theses

PhD Thesis ESRs are to graduate as PhDConditions of the individual beneficiary apply

Quantified roadmaps towards 2050

Quantified roadmaps for energy transition towards 2050 compilation of scenario results and impacts of energy transition pathways for the North Sea region Based on a compilation of the work of WP 14

Article or editorial in media for general public or energy industry

At least 1 article or editorial per ESR in media for general public or energy industry

Best practice guidelines for model collaboration

Best practice guidelines for model collaboration based on methodological and organizational lessons in the interdisciplinary research and collaboration of ENSYSTRA WP14

Six industry and policy meetings

Six industry and policy meetings one in each region of the participating ENSYSTRA members

Advertisement ESRs
Final Conference
Workshop 1 and project kick-off

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Open source modelling infrastructure and databases

Open source modelling infrastructure and databases based on a compilation of the work of WP 14

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (21)

Decarbonization of the Iron and Steel Industry with Direct Reduction of Iron Ore with Green Hydrogen

Author(s): Abhinav Bhaskar, Mohsen Assadi, Homam Nikpey Somehsaraei
Published in: Energies, Issue 13/3, 2020, Page(s) 758, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en13030758

Transformations of trust in society: A systematic review of how access to big data in energy systems challenges Scandinavian culture

Author(s): Jaqueline de Godoy, Kathrin Otrel-Cass, Kristian Høyer Toft
Published in: Energy and AI, Issue 5, 2021, Page(s) 100079, ISSN 2666-5468
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100079

The Benefits of Local Cross-Sector Consumer Ownership Models for the Transition to a Renewable Smart Energy System in Denmark. An Exploratory Study

Author(s): Leire Gorroño-Albizu
Published in: Energies, Issue 13/6, 2020, Page(s) 1508, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en13061508

A data processing approach with built-in spatial resolution reduction methods to construct energy system models

Author(s): Christian Etienne Fleischer
Published in: Open Research Europe, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) 36, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: European Commission
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13420.1

Integration of hydrothermal liquefaction and carbon capture and storage for the production of advanced liquid biofuels with negative CO2 emissions

Author(s): E.M. Lozano, T.H. Pedersen, L.A. Rosendahl
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 279, 2020, Page(s) 115753, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115753

Techno-economic evaluation of carbon capture via physical absorption from HTL gas phase derived from woody biomass and sewage sludge

Author(s): E.M. Lozano, S.B. Petersen, M.M. Paulsen, L.A. Rosendahl, T.H. Pedersen
Published in: Energy Conversion and Management: X, Issue 11, 2021, Page(s) 100089, ISSN 2590-1745
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2021.100089

Spatial and temporal analysis of cumulative environmental effects of offshore wind farms in the North Sea basin

Author(s): Laura Florentina Gușatu, Stefano Menegon, Daniel Depellegrin, Christian Zuidema, André Faaij, Claudia Yamu
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 11/1, 2021, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89537-1

Using the max-p regions problem algorithm to define regions for energy system modelling

Author(s): Christian Etienne Fleischer
Published in: MethodsX, Issue 8, 2021, Page(s) 101211, ISSN 2215-0161
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101211

Open model-based analysis of a 100% renewable and sector-coupled energy system–The case of Germany in 2050

Author(s): Md. Nasimul Islam Maruf
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 288, 2021, Page(s) 116618, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116618

Improving the analytical framework for quantifying technological progress in energy technologies

Author(s): Srinivasan Santhakumar, Hans Meerman, André Faaij
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 145, 2021, Page(s) 111084, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111084

Can methane pyrolysis based hydrogen production lead to the decarbonisation of iron and steel industry?

Author(s): Abhinav Bhaskar, Mohsen Assadi, Homam Nikpey Somehsaraei
Published in: Energy Conversion and Management: X, Issue 10, 2021, Page(s) 100079, ISSN 2590-1745
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2021.100079

A Novel Method for Analyzing Highly Renewable and Sector-Coupled Subnational Energy Systems—Case Study of Schleswig-Holstein

Author(s): Md. Nasimul Islam Maruf
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 13/7, 2021, Page(s) 3852, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13073852

Modeling of thermochemically liquefied biomass products and heat of formation for process energy assessment

Author(s): E.M. Lozano, T.H. Pedersen, L.A. Rosendahl
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 254, 2019, Page(s) 113654, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113654

The past, present and uncertain future of community energy in Denmark: Critically reviewing and conceptualising citizen ownership

Author(s): Leire Gorroño-Albizu, Karl Sperling, Søren Djørup
Published in: Energy Research & Social Science, Issue 57, 2019, Page(s) 101231, ISSN 2214-6296
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101231

Sector Coupling in the North Sea Region—A Review on the Energy System Modelling Perspective

Author(s): Md. Nasimul Islam Maruf
Published in: Energies, Issue 12/22, 2019, Page(s) 4298, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en12224298

A Spatial Analysis of the Potentials for Offshore Wind Farm Locations in the North Sea Region: Challenges and Opportunities

Author(s): Gusatu, Yamu, Zuidema, Faaij
Published in: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Issue 9/2, 2020, Page(s) 96, ISSN 2220-9964
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi9020096

The cost of a future low-carbon electricity system without nuclear power – the case of Sweden

Author(s): Xiaoming Kan, Fredrik Hedenus, Lina Reichenberg
Published in: Energy, Issue 195, 2020, Page(s) 117015, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117015

The impacts of the electricity demand pattern on electricity system cost and the electricity supply mix: A comprehensive modeling analysis for Europe

Author(s): Xiaoming Kan, Lina Reichenberg, Fredrik Hedenus
Published in: Energy, Issue 235, 2021, Page(s) 121329, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121329

A review of the role of spatial resolution in energy systems modelling: Lessons learned and applicability to the North Sea region

Author(s): R. Martínez-Gordón, G. Morales-España, J. Sijm, A.P.C. Faaij
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 141, 2021, Page(s) 110857, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110857

Minimising the effects of spatial scale reduction on power system models

Author(s): Christian Etienne Fleischer
Published in: Energy Strategy Reviews, Issue 32, 2020, Page(s) 100563, ISSN 2211-467X
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2020.100563

Getting fair institutional conditions for district heating consumers: Insights from Denmark and Sweden

Author(s): Leire Gorroño-Albizu, Jaqueline de Godoy
Published in: Energy, Issue 237, 2021, Page(s) 121615, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121615

Other (1)

Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Steel Production Using Hydrogen Direct Reduction of Iron Ore and Molten Metal Methane Pyrolysis

Author(s): Bhaskar, A.; Assadi, M.; Nikpey Somehsaraei, H.
Published in: Preprints, 2019
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.20944/preprints201910.0107.v1