Energy technological foresight and scenario development (PLANETS)

Project programme

Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)

Period

01.01.2008 - 30.06.2010

Project status

Completed

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Project website

http://www.feem-project.net/planets/

Database link

http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/85741_en.html

The goal of PLANETS is to devise robust scenarios for the evolution of energy technologies in the next 50 years. This is achieved by means of an ensemble of quantitative and analytical tools that are designed to foresee the best technological hedging policy in response to future environmental and energy policies. Focused technological assessments will provide the necessary guidance for technology availability and competitiveness. Given the long term nature of the analysis, not to mention the many uncertainties surrounding the natural, technological and socio-economic determinants, the scenarios development will be accompanied by probabilistic and stochastic modelling analysis to quantify the most determinant sensitivities. To this purpose, a suite of state-of-the-art energy-economy-climate models will be brought together. The model portfolio spans varieties of regional coverage, technological detail and economic interrelations. Dedicated integrated assessments will explore the technological options that are most likely to play a role over the time horizon under investigation, and the critical issues that are needed for their competitive deployment. PLANETS will research the future of energy systems by examining environmental and energy policies at the European and global level in their capacity to influence the deployment of new technologies with respect to a mutually agreed Business-As-Usual scenario. This project will also analyse the linkage between European and world perspectives of energy technology futures and forecasts, in particular in terms of issues like economic competitiveness and the capacity to export clean technology adoption. Finally, PLANETS will aim to broadly disseminate EU energy technology futures, by setting up an informative scenarios website and acquainting a large number of stakeholders – from science, industry, government and so forth – with peer-reviewed publications and a final general-audience conference.

Total cost: 1 927 049,80 EUR (LEI part: 75 264 EUR)

Coordinator: FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI, Italy

Participants:

STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND, Netherlands
UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART, Germany
KANLO CONSULTANTS S.A.R.L., France
ORDECSYS SARL, Switzerland
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB, Sweden
LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS, Lithuania
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, United Kingdom
STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT BRABANT, Netherlands

Project Team

Project Team

Name, surname	Office	phone.	e-mail
LEI Representative
Dalia Štreimikienė	419-AK	+37037401958	Dalia.Streimikiene@lei.lt
Project Team
Asta Mikalauskienė

Ref no.	Project name	Energy technological foresight and scenario development (PLANETS)

Name of legal entity	Country	Overall contract value (EUR)	Proportion carried out by legal entity (%)	No of staff provided	Name of client	Origin of funding	Dates (start/end)	Name of consortium members, if any
Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI)	Lithuania	1 927 049,80 EUR	3,9	2	European Commission (FP7)	European Commission (FP7)	01.01.2008 / 30.06.2010	STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND, Netherlands. UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART, Germany. KANLO CONSULTANTS S.A.R.L., France. ORDECSYS SARL, Switzerland. CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB, Sweden. LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS, Lithuania. THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, United Kingdom. STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT BRABANT, Netherlands.

Name of legal entity

Country

Overall contract value (EUR)

Proportion carried out by legal entity (%)

No of staff provided

Name of client

Origin of funding

Dates (start/end)

Name of consortium members, if any

Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI)

Lithuania

1 927 049,80 EUR

3,9

European Commission (FP7)

01.01.2008 / 30.06.2010

STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND, Netherlands.
UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART, Germany.
KANLO CONSULTANTS S.A.R.L., France.
ORDECSYS SARL, Switzerland.
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB, Sweden.
LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS, Lithuania.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, United Kingdom.
STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT BRABANT, Netherlands.

Detailed description of the project	Type and scope of services provided
The goal of PLANETS is to devise robust scenarios for the evolution of energy technologies in the next 50 years. This is achieved by means of an ensemble of quantitative and analytical tools that are designed to foresee the best technological hedging policy in response to future environmental and energy policies. Focused technological assessments will provide the necessary guidance for technology availability and competitiveness. Given the long term nature of the analysis, not to mention the many uncertainties surrounding the natural, technological and socio-economic determinants, the scenarios development will be accompanied by probabilistic and stochastic modelling analysis to quantify the most determinant sensitivities. To this purpose, a suite of state-of-the-art energy-economy-climate models will be brought together. The model portfolio spans varieties of regional coverage, technological detail and economic interrelations. Dedicated integrated assessments will explore the technological options that are most likely to play a role over the time horizon under investigation, and the critical issues that are needed for their competitive deployment. PLANETS will research the future of energy systems by examining environmental and energy policies at the European and global level in their capacity to influence the deployment of new technologies with respect to a mutually agreed Business-As-Usual scenario. This project will also analyse the linkage between European and world perspectives of energy technology futures and forecasts, in particular in terms of issues like economic competitiveness and the capacity to export clean technology adoption. Finally, PLANETS will aim to broadly disseminate EU energy technology futures, by setting up an informative scenarios website and acquainting a large number of stakeholders – from science, industry, government and so forth – with peer-reviewed publications and a final general-audience conference.

Detailed description of the project

Type and scope of services provided

The goal of PLANETS is to devise robust scenarios for the evolution of energy technologies in the next 50 years. This is achieved by means of an ensemble of quantitative and analytical tools that are designed to foresee the best technological hedging policy in response to future environmental and energy policies. Focused technological assessments will provide the necessary guidance for technology availability and competitiveness. Given the long term nature of the analysis, not to mention the many uncertainties surrounding the natural, technological and socio-economic determinants, the scenarios development will be accompanied by probabilistic and stochastic modelling analysis to quantify the most determinant sensitivities. To this purpose, a suite of state-of-the-art energy-economy-climate models will be brought together. The model portfolio spans varieties of regional coverage, technological detail and economic interrelations. Dedicated integrated assessments will explore the technological options that are most likely to play a role over the time horizon under investigation, and the critical issues that are needed for their competitive deployment. PLANETS will research the future of energy systems by examining environmental and energy policies at the European and global level in their capacity to influence the deployment of new technologies with respect to a mutually agreed Business-As-Usual scenario. This project will also analyse the linkage between European and world perspectives of energy technology futures and forecasts, in particular in terms of issues like economic competitiveness and the capacity to export clean technology adoption. Finally, PLANETS will aim to broadly disseminate EU energy technology futures, by setting up an informative scenarios website and acquainting a large number of stakeholders – from science, industry, government and so forth – with peer-reviewed publications and a final general-audience conference.