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October 18th, 2022: START2030 Dissemination Workshop at WIFO
On October 18th 2022, WIFO, IEE and CESAR hosted the START2030 dissemination workshop at WIFO.
The project team presented the final results of the simulations of scenarios illustrating a transition towards 100% renewable electricity in Austria by 2030 with the bottom-up electricity system model ATLANTIS and the macroeconomic model DYNK. In the second part of the workshop, policy options for mitigating high energy prices due to the Ukrainian war were discussed.
The presentations of the workshop can be downloaded here.
June 23rd, 2022: START2030 Policy Workshop at WIFO
On June 23rd 2022, WIFO, IEE and CESAR hosted a project workshop focussing on the development of policy recommendations for steering the transformation towards 100% renewable electricity generation in Austria.
The project team presented preliminary results of the policy simulations with the bottom-up electricity system model ATLANTIS and the macroeconomic model DYNK. These inputs from the project built the starting points for discussing pros and cons of the merit order concept with other researchers and stakeholders attending the workshop. In the second part of the workshop, options for relieving the pressure from rising energy prices on vulnerable household groups were discussed. The experts provided valuable input; the findings from the workshop will be incorporated into further project work.
The presentations of the workshop can be downloaded here.
February 18th, 2022: START2030 Workshop at EnInnov2022
On February 18th 2022, WIFO and the Institute of Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation at Graz University of Technology organized a START2030 workshop on achieving 100% renewable energy sources in the electricity sector in Austria by 2030 at EnInnov2022.
In the online workshop, first the expansion plans for renewable energy sources in Austria according to the Renewable Expansion Act (EAG) adopted in 2021 were discussed. Afterwards, the focus was on modelling the transformation of the electricity system. For this purpose, on the one hand, the structure and extensions of the two models used in START2030 (DYNK and ATLANTIS) as well as the approach for linking the two models were presented. This aspect was complemented by a presentation of the ACRP project SECURES. The SECURES project investigates the impact of climatological changes on the electricity system, while the focus in START2030 is on the economic and social consequences of the transformation.
The presentations can be downloaded here.
November 17th, 2021: START2030 Expert Workshop
On November 17th 2021, the START2030 expert workshop on the coupling of top-down macro models and bottom-up energy models took place. The aim of the workshop was to exchange experiences and to discuss the planned extensions of the two models used in START2030, DYNK and ATLANTIS.
In the online workshop, the project team discussed the extension of the two models and the planned procedure for the model coupling with selected experts. In addition to the data exchange between the models, the focus was on the improvement of the tech-nology representation in the macroeconomic model DYNK and on the localisation of future electricity generation from renewable energy sources in the model ATLANTIS. The experts provided valuable input; the findings from the workshop will be incorporated into further project work.
The presentations can be downloaded here.
April 27th, 2021: START2030 Stakeholder Workshop
The first START2030 Stakeholder Workshop was held online on April 27th, 2021. The Workshop focused on the scenario development, both with respect to the European Baseline Scenario for the Electricity Sector (see WP2) and the 100% RES-E scenarios for Austria (see WP3).
In the first part of the Workshop the discussions with experts from research institutions, administration and interest groups centered around the choice of the most suitable baseline scenario for the European electricity system. The second part of the Worshop was used for the first stage of a Delphi Survey in which the attendees participated in online polls on the possible development of a range of relevant exogenous parameters.
The presentations can be downloaded here.
April 12th, 2021: START2030 Poster Presentation
Claudia Kettner presented the START2030 project on behalf of the entire project team at the ACRP poster session at the 21st Austrian Climate Day. The poster summarised the aims of the project and the methodological approach, as well as the progress of the project. The project received valuable feedback by the ACRP Steering Committee that will be integrated in the future work.
The poster is available at the website of the 21st Austrian Climate Day or can be downloaded here.
