Grid, pipelines and other infrastructure - POLES

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Model Documentation - POLES

    Corresponding documentation
    Previous versions
    Model information
    Model link
    Institution JRC - Joint Research Centre - European Commission (EC-JRC), Belgium, http://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/.
    Solution concept Partial equilibrium (price elastic demand)
    Solution method SimulationRecursive simulation
    Anticipation Myopic

    Own use of the energy sector

    Fossil fuel extraction

    POLES describes explicitely the direct energy use, and the corresponding emissions, of the following fuels: - tar sands - extra heavy oil - oil shale

    All other energy use related to fossil fuel extraction is captured in one single factor, expressed by fuel as a % of the energy production and kepy constant over time at the last historical value.

    Refineries

    The energy use in the refining sector is captured through a coefficient, expressed as a % of the demand for oil product, kept constant over time at the last historical vakue

    Others

    Other own-energy uses are captured through a coefficient, expressed by fuel as a % of primary energy demand, kept constant over time at the last historical value.


    Losses in Transport & Distribution

    Grids and pipelines are not modelled explicitly. Pipelines are captured through transport costs as compared to other trade routes.

    Losses in T&D are expressed by fuel as a % of final energy use, and by default kept constant at the last historical value.

    They can be adjusted depending on the scenario (for instance to capture a decrease in electricity losses, ..).