1. UCL Energy Institute
Introduction to UCL Energy Institute
UCL Energy Institute, University College London
g.anandarajah@ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/energy

2. UCL Energy Institute
University College London (UCL) has been ranked as the
fourth best university in the world by QS World University
Rankings – 2012.
The UCL Energy Institute (started in 2009) delivers worldleading learning, research and policy support on the
challenges of climate change and energy security.
Core researchers at the UCL Energy Institute carry out worldleading research in the fields of buildings, energy
systems, people and energy, policy and law, smart energy and
transport.
• Academic staff - 16
• Research staff – 34

3. Teaching
MRes in Energy Demand studies (from 2009)
• Technical modules (thermodynamics, building
physics, behaviour, energy systems, modelling, policy and
economics)
• Transferable skills (e.g. writing, presenting, communicating with the
public) and research.
MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment
(Starting from September 2013)
• Research Concepts and Methods; Environmental and Resource
Economics; Modelling, Methods and Scenarios; Political Economy of
Energy Policy; Evidence, Policy Assessment and Environmental Law;
Advanced Energy-Environment-Economy Modelling;
Energy, Technology and Innovation; Energy, People and Behaviour;
Business and Sustainability; Advanced Quantitative Methods
• Dissertation (60 credits)
Mphil/PhD in Energy and …….

4. Research
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Energy demand in building (UK focused)
Energy systems
Energy and Transport
Shipping
Smart-grid
Part of the major research consortium in UK
– UKERC, UHSKEC, SUPERGEN, WholeSem

5. Energy System Optimisation Models in UCL EI
Core whole system models
• UK MARKAL model (Macro, MED, Stochastic)
• 2R UK MARKAL Model (Scotland and rest of the UK)
• UK Times model (being built)
• 11 Region ETM-UCL (European Times Model)
• 16 Region TIAM-UCL Global model
Other system models
• LEAP model
• Open Source Energy Modelling Systems -Osemosys
• ESME (energy system modelling environment)
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6. MARKAL/TIMES modelling for UK policy
2007
2000
EWP 03
Model
type
CAT
Strategy
STND
STND
Energy
Review
2008
EWP 07
MACRO
CC Bill
2010
2011/12
LCTP
GCP
MED
TIMES, Stocha
stic
UK Government, CCC
Funding
UK Government
UKERC, UKSHEC, Research council
projects, UK-Japan LCS , Ofgem, NGOs etc
Rapid simple
structured model
development to
inform EWP 03
CCS
enhancemen
t for CAT
strategy
Major 2 year UKERC
programme; enhanced
UK model with MACRO
extension
MED model
development with
major CCC and
UKERC scenarios
Stochastic MED
model , 16R
Global TIMES
model
(UKERC, UKSHE
C)

7. 2 R UK MARKAL Model
Scotland Energy System
• We can model Scottish as well as
UK energy and climate policies
• Communicated model results with
Scottish policy makers
Electricity
Coal, Gas, Oil
Oil products
RUK Energy System

8. 11 R ETM-UCL
• Calibrated to 2010 data, flexible time horizon through to 2100
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9. TIAM Model
TIAM-UCL
Multi-region model
Each region has its own energy system
Endogenous
technology learning
Reg. 1
Resource1
Resource 2
Resource 3
Module: New
Technologies
Module:
Market for
emission
trading
Reg. 16
OPEC
Climate
Module
Reg. 2
Reg. ....
Reg. ...

10. Regions in 16R TIAM model
Regions: Africa, Australia, Canada, Central and South America, China, Eastern
Europe, Former Soviet Union, India, Japan, Mexico, Middle-East, Other Developing
Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, USA, Western Europe

11. UK Renewable and Climate change targets
• Climate Policy
– The UK has committed to reducing carbon emissions by
34% below 1990 levels by 2020 and by 80% by 2050.
• EU Renewable Energy Directive
– The UK has also committed to increase the share of
final energy consumption from renewable sources to
15% by 2020

12. UK Energy and Climate Policy Contd..
• Renewable Obligation (RO)
– Require 15% of renewable in electricity production. The RO has been
increased to 30% (RES 2009)
• Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)
– 5% (10%) renewable from 2020
• Renewable heat
– 12% renewable from 2020
• Feed-in Tariff Scheme (FiTS)
• Renewable Heat Incentive
– The RHI supports the production of non-domestic heat from renewable
and low-carbon sources through payment of a tariff similar to FiTs.
• EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS)
• Carbon price floor
– Plan is to start at £16 per tonne of CO2 in 2013 and rise to £30/tCO2 in
2020 and £70/tCO in 2030

13. UK Energy and Climate Policy Contd..
• Climate change levy (CCL)
– CCL is an energy use tax on business and the public
sector (not households or transport), introduced in 2001.
• The Green Deal
– is a policy to encourage energy efficiency improvements
in the UK's building stock. It will be financed through
loans attached to the energy bills of the improved
properties.
• CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
– The Carbon Reduction Commitment is a scheme which
requires large energy users (more than 60,000 MWh per
year) to cut emissions and improve energy efficiency.
• Vehicle emission tax, Labeling programme

14. Thank You
g.anandarajah@ucl.ac.uk