Objective A new partial equilibrium model will be developed and assessed for the energy sector and markets of the Community.The PRIMES model combines the detailed "bottom-up" technological approach conventionally used in energy system models with an accurate representation of the different energy markets and the feedback between supply and demands as determined by market prices. The PRIMES model achieved a high level of technological detail, making it an ideal tool for the analysis of energy research and design strategy. PRIMES incorporates a substantial amount of environmental data which makes it suitable for the examination of environmental policy options, such energy taxes, emission constraints, and emission permit trading. It was also designed so that it can incorporate external costs associated with energy production.The PRIMES project proposal aims at building a partial equilibrium model for the European energy system. The PRIMES model will: - explicitly compute the energy prices of equilibrium; - have a flexible modularised structure; - cover in full detail both the country-specific energy systems and the overall energy market, clearing at the European Community level; - combine an engineering-oriented representation of energy-supply with analytical econometric functions for energy demand. The different steps in building the model are the following: 1. Mathematical specification of the model architecture and the model building blocks 2. Specification and implementation of the power generation block of the model 3. Specification and implementation of the environmental module, evaluation of externalities and related policy instruments 4. Specification and implementation of the basic model framework (input/output, accounts, trade matrix) for both the full and the minimum standards model 5. Model solution algorithms and computer support 6. Model running for testing and evaluation purposes Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicssocial sciencessociologygovernancetaxationnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsarithmeticsprime numbersnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software Programme(s) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0102 - Development of new methods Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority EU contribution No data Address 353,Harwell OX11 0RA Didcot - Oxfordshire United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COHERENCE S.P.R.L. Belgium EU contribution No data Address 2 A,Cour du Cramignon 2 A 1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE See on map Total cost No data Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France EU contribution No data Address 31-33 rue de la Fédération 75752 Paris See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address WILHELM JOHNEN STRASSE 52425 JUELICH See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution No data Address Oude Markt 13 3000 LOUVAIN / LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data National Technical University of Athens Greece EU contribution No data Address 42,Patission Street 10682 Athens See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Belgium EU contribution No data Address 34,Voie du Roman Pays 34 1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE See on map Total cost No data École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs, Formation Industrie France EU contribution No data Address 4 avenue de Bois Préau 92500 Rueil-Malmaison See on map Total cost No data