Open ENTRANCE developed an Open energy system Modelling Platform for analyses of the transition to a low emission future in Europe (
https://openenergymodels.net/(opens in new window)). The Platform includes among other things:
* 4 consistent scenarios for low-carbon energy futures at the pan-European and country levels. Three of these scenarios are complying with a maximum of 1.5°C in global temperature increase, while the last one is complying with a maximum of 2.0°C increase. These quantitative scenarios (see image) have been created using a tailor-made adaptation and extension of the open energy system model GENeSYS-MOD. The scenarios were validated against the "most alike" pathways of the IAM MESSAGix-GLOBIOM model, which is used in the scope of IPCC.
* Open consistent data sets for macro-economic studies of the 4 scenarios. The macro-economic studies are conducted by the open models REMES and EXIOMOD.
* Open data sets for 8 case studies related to among other demand response, community of actors, flexibility provided by hydrogen, electric vehicles, transmission grids, heat storage and hydropower.
* A suite of models that is being made open, thus enabling reuse and further development by a wide research community. The suite includes models of different types: energy-system models, power system models, macroeconomic models, investment models and models for optimisation of local energy use and production.
* A Scenario Explorer (an open database) for sharing data among models and providing access to data sets. The database includes large data sets which are relevant for analyses of the transition to a low-carbon energy system in Europe.
* Linkage of most of the models in such a way that they can share data, and that output data from one model can become input data to another model. Thanks to this linkage, several analyses can be done in a consistent way.
* A data format and a nomenclature for linking models (
https://github.com/openENTRANCE/openentrance(opens in new window)).
At the end of the project, the results are used further in at least 19 new projects, e.g. the Horizon Europe project OpenMod4Africa (www.openmod4africa.eu) and Nordic Energy Outlook (www.sintef.no/en/projects/2021/nordic-energy-outlooks/). These include several results from Open ENTRANCE, e.g. the open models, the open datasets and the data format, and the nomenclature for linkages of models. The open character of the results makes it likely that they will be exploited in many new activities in the next years. The partners plan to use the results in new research activities and in master's and PhD studies. However, the open models and corresponding data sets can be used by any skilled user who wants to explore pathways for decarbonisation of a region, a country or the entire European Union.
The results are disseminated to a broad audience through the project's web page (openentrance.eu) through Twitter/X and LinkedIn accounts, and in newsletters. The results were also presented at the project's final conference, at a workshop in the European Parliament, at EMP 2020 and 2021 and ECEMP 2022, and at nine workshops facilitated by the project. Finally, there are 16 videos available from the project.
