solution to absorb these electricity surpluses. The authors proposed a wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP) as one actor for applying TEPS and demonstrated that
TEPS led to decreased electricity purchase from fossil fuel fired power plants and
reduced CO 2 emissions for the WWTP operator.
2.5 Integration of Prospective, Economic, Social and Other
Issues in LCM Models
Løkke et al. [11] carried out a socio-technical investigation of the decision process
in a policy discussion, through critical review of the tools used and the scenarios
developed. This study identified major barriers for the successful application of
LCA to major infrastructure projects, provided learnings on designing scenarios and
conducting LCA of large infrastructures. The authors demonstrated that a critical
design of the LCA can help avoid biased decision-making and proposed
LCA-based guidance for projects characterized by a highly political context.
3 Concluding Comments
This work has pointed out the importance of the integration of methodologies and
modelling for assessing future energy systems. The necessity of using energy
system models in combination with different environmental or social assessment
tools was highlighted, particularly in prospective assessments. The difficulties in the
integration of the results, the lack of data of the emerging energy technologies, the
prospective background databases, the relationships between different energy sectors and the stochastic energy production from renewable energies have been
highlighted as major challenges. The research work being carried out by the presenters in the session contributed toward finding possible solutions to these challenges and will be crucial to understand and facilitate a smooth energy transition
towards a low carbon economy.
References
1. Baron R, Energy Transition after the Paris Agreement: Policy and Corporate Challenges,
OECD, 2016.
2. OECD, Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy, OECD, 2015.
3. Garcia-Gusano D, Garrain D, Dufour J, Prospective life cycle assessment of the Spanish
electricity production, Renewable and sustainable Energy Reviews. 75 (2017) 21–34.
4. Röder A, Integration of life-cycle assessment and energy planning models for the evaluation
of car powertrains and fuels (Thesis Diss ETH no 14291], Zurich (Switzerland), Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, 2001.
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treatment plant (WWTP) as one actor for applying TEPS and demonstrated that
TEPS led to decreased electricity purchase from fossil fuel fired power plants and
reduced CO 2 emissions for the WWTP operator.
2.5 Integration of Prospective, Economic, Social and Other
Issues in LCM Models
Løkke et al. [11] carried out a socio-technical investigation of the decision process
in a policy discussion, through critical review of the tools used and the scenarios
developed. This study identified major barriers for the successful application of
LCA to major infrastructure projects, provided learnings on designing scenarios and
conducting LCA of large infrastructures. The authors demonstrated that a critical
design of the LCA can help avoid biased decision-making and proposed
LCA-based guidance for projects characterized by a highly political context.
3 Concluding Comments
This work has pointed out the importance of the integration of methodologies and
modelling for assessing future energy systems. The necessity of using energy
system models in combination with different environmental or social assessment
tools was highlighted, particularly in prospective assessments. The difficulties in the
integration of the results, the lack of data of the emerging energy technologies, the
prospective background databases, the relationships between different energy sectors and the stochastic energy production from renewable energies have been
highlighted as major challenges. The research work being carried out by the presenters in the session contributed toward finding possible solutions to these challenges and will be crucial to understand and facilitate a smooth energy transition
towards a low carbon economy.
References
1. Baron R, Energy Transition after the Paris Agreement: Policy and Corporate Challenges,
OECD, 2016.
2. OECD, Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy, OECD, 2015.
3. Garcia-Gusano D, Garrain D, Dufour J, Prospective life cycle assessment of the Spanish
electricity production, Renewable and sustainable Energy Reviews. 75 (2017) 21–34.
4. Röder A, Integration of life-cycle assessment and energy planning models for the evaluation
of car powertrains and fuels (Thesis Diss ETH no 14291], Zurich (Switzerland), Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, 2001.
246
K. Treyer et al.