Designing Tools for Energy System Scenario Making in Municipal Energy Planning

Rasmus Magni Johannsen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, David Maya-Drysdale and Louise Krog Elmegaard Mouritsen
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Rasmus Magni Johannsen: Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
Poul Alberg Østergaard: Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
David Maya-Drysdale: Department of Planning, Aalborg University, A.C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 København, Denmark
Louise Krog Elmegaard Mouritsen: Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: Energy planning increasingly revolves around the use of tools for energy system modelling and analysis with a view to generating scenarios to show implications and possibilities for decision makers. Municipalities engage in the transition to renewable energy systems through the formulation of strategies and goals at a local level despite often lacking appropriate tools and resources to conduct the needed complex analyses. Tools for energy system analyses have traditionally been designed either with the scope of national energy systems or detailed project-specific analysis in mind, leaving municipal planners in a state of flux. This study aims to identify important specifications and critical design principles for future energy system modelling tools designed for municipal planners. Through a qualitative case-oriented approach, this study investigates the planning practices of four municipalities. It is found that future tools for municipal planning purposes need to combine the need for systematic analyses with concrete and implementable initiatives while balancing analytical complexity with operational simplicity.

Keywords: energy planning; energy system modelling; tool design; energy scenario making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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