OpenENTRANCE aims at developing, using and disseminating an open, transparent and integrated modelling platform for assessing low-carbon transition pathways in Europe.
The EU has set the ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the point of becoming climate neutral by 2050 and prevent the negative and irreversible effects of climate change. This goal includes shifting the energy system to renewable and clean system, as well as technological, behavioural and organisational changes in the economy and society. For doing so, the coordination of relevant technologic solutions, policies, funding and actors, with well-defined targets based on scientific analyses will be required.
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In response, openENTRANCE is developing an open-source modelling platform that will:
- Allow carrying out scientific calculations and assessments for different future options of a low-carbon Europe.
- Link and integrate macro-economic and energy system models, and provide economic (e.g. GDP, employment) and human behavioural data (e.g. energy consumption habits) relevant for the energy transition to be used in modelling analyses.
- Support stakeholders to determine macro-economic consequences of the energy transition and identify the best ways to transition to a 'low-carbon' economy.
- Be openly available to use by any interested users, targeting mainly researchers and modellers.
OpenENTRANCE is a consortium including 13 leading energy modelling and advocacy groups, coordinated by the SINTEF Energy Research Institute.