10-11 July 2017
Kiev, Ukraine
Workshop on Tools and Methodologies for Municipal Sustainable Energy Planning
Kiev, July 10-11, 2017
Background
While energy and climate policies are often set at the national level, a significant share of implementing actions are being taken at the regional
and municipal level. The overall success depends on the capacity of local authorities to properly plan and select cost-efficient and effective
measures and develop municipal energy sector development plans taking into consideration national and international climate policy objectives
and minimizing costs of a low carbon transition.
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) and the Institute for Economics and Forecasting of Ukraine organize this
workshop in the framework of the project “Local Initiatives for Sustainable Ukraine – LINK” supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and
Environment. The main purpose of this workshop is to improve capacity of Ukrainian municipalities in using relevant energy planning tools for
sustainable energy planning and smooth transition to a low carbon economy. The key objectives of the workshop are as follows:
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Improving energy planning capacities of Ukrainian local authorities via the use of relevant energy planning tools
Creating a network of energy planning tool developers, energy modelling experts and Ukrainian and international practitioners involved
in energy sector planning at the municipal level;
Identifying knowledge and experience gaps for future capacity building and networking activities.
It is expected that key audiences of the workshop will be municipal energy planning practitioners from municipalities of Ukraine and other
countries of the region as well as Ukrainian and international energy modelling experts. Workshop languages will be Ukrainian and English.
Simultaneous interpretation during the workshop will be arranged.
The workshop venue will be Radisson Blu Hotel, Podil (address: вулиця Братська, 17-19, Київ, 04070).
10-11 July 2017
Kiev, Ukraine
Draft agenda
Timing
Agenda item
8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30
DAY 1 - 10 July 2017
Registration
Introduction and & welcome to participants
9:30 – 11:00
9:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Energy sector planning in cities: objectives and challenges
Energy planning in cities
Sustainable Energy Roadmaps are powerful tools that encompass the key
components for designing a comprehensive sectoral strategy: Technology
assessments, socio-economic modeling and finance sector analysis are being
used to draft a long-term vision, design concrete policies and measures, and
implement effective governance procedures.
Strategic (Energy) Planning process in Ukraine:
- definitions and main steps
- key targets, tasks and measures
- typical mistakes and barriers of implementation
- opportunities for process improvement
Energy policy planning on a regional / municipal level in Ukraine, current
status and future trends:
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11:00 – 11:15
11:15 – 13:00
11:15 – 11:45
lessons learned from the SEAP preparation by Ukrainian
municipalities
- common challenges and tasks
- preparation process design
- implementation barriers
- fundraising challenges and solutions, etc.
Coffee break
Energy sector planning in cities: how to start and key steps
Regional energy planning in the EU
- Why Regional Energy Planning (REP) is necessary
Potential presenters / moderators
REC
IEF Director
Norway Embassy
Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
Others (to be confirmed)
Alexander Ochs
Managing Director of SD Strategies and
Chair of the LEDS-GP Energy Working Group
Volodymyr Vakulenko
National Academy for Public Administration
under the President of Ukraine
Representative of the Association “Energy
efficient cities of Ukraine”
(to be confirmed)
Pavel Manchev
Director at EnEffect Group, Bulgaria
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11:45 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:00
What is REP
REP key steps
Review and key findings from the practice of EU countries on each
step on the basis of regional plans or guidelines on development of
REPs
- Support the findings with examples from the regional plans of the
EU countries.
Panel discussion on energy sector planning in cities: presentations of case
studies:
- 2-3 Ukrainian representatives present their municipal plans or SEAPs
(10-15 min presentations) followed by discussion on:
- Objectives and challenges of energy sector planning
- Who initiated and participated in the process?
- How the process was organized?
- Which stakeholders were involved and consulted with?
- What's the current progress with the implementation?
- Did SEAPs help with fundraising?
- What are the key lessons and what could have been done better?
- What could help with developing and implementing the energy plans?
- What assistance would be helpful in developing and implementing the
energy plans?
Lunch
Overview of energy modelling approaches and tools
Overview of energy planning tools
Presentation of the LEDS GP Energy Toolkit 2.0: Leading instruments and
methodologies for sustainable energy planning
Energy modelling essentials for the strategic planning process
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What is energy modeling for?
Why, What and How we model?
Potential moderator: Charlie Heaps, Senior
Scientist at SEI-US and developer of LEAP
(the Long-range Energy Alternatives
Planning System)
Potential panel participants:
- Pavel Manchev, Deputy Director of the
Center for Energy Efficiency
- Representative of the Association
“Energy efficient cities of Ukraine”
- Representative of The International
Centre for Sustainable Development of
Energy, Water and Environment
Systems – SDEWES, Croatia
- Representatives of 2-3 Ukrainian cities,
members of the Covenant of Mayors
for Climate and Energy
(to be confirmed)
Alexander Ochs
Managing Director of SD Strategies and
Chair of the LEDS-GP Energy Working Group
Roman Podolets
Institute for Economics and Forecasting
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Kiev, Ukraine
- Common approach in modelling for SEAPs
- Steps and organization
- Building up modeling into strategic planning process
- Integration of national/regional energy modelling
- Scenario analysis
Energy modelling in Ukraine
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15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:30
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:00
17:00 – 17:30
17:30 – 18:00
Who and how does energy modelling in Ukraine (institutions, models,
results, services, networking)
- Energy modeling in the IEF, brief introduction of MARKAL-TIMES
approach and TIMES-Ukraine model
Coffee break
Presentation of selected energy modelling tools
An integrated planning framework for the development of sustainable and
resilient cities (EU FP7 InSMART project)
- InSMART project: organization, participants, tasks, methods and
models, results
- Why TIMES model generator was used for this project?
- Advantages and challenges with using TIMES model
- General users of MARKAL-TIMES models
- What is ETSAP?
Presentation of the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP)
Oleksandr Diachuk
Institute for Economics and Forecasting
Rocco Demiglio and Alessandro Chiodi,
E4SMA
Charlie Heaps
Senior Scientist at SEI-US and developer of
LEAP
Representatives from the Ukrainian office of
the EU Covenant of Mayors
(to be confirmed)
Presentation of new initiatives of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and
Energy
- New 2030 initiatives of the Covenant of Mayors
- MRV tools and experience with using energy planning tools for
development of Sustainable Energy Action Plans and Sustainable Energy
and Climate Action Plans to be submitted under the 2030 Covenant
Panel discussion on energy modelling on municipal and regional levels,
Potential moderator: Pavel Manchev
experience sharing
Deputy Director of the Center for Energy
- How to use energy models for energy sector planning on municipal
Efficiency
and regional levels?
Participants:
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How to arrange cooperation with national governments, academia
(experts) and businesses?
Benefits of long-term energy planning and modelling
How to start? How to choose the right modelling tool?
Human and technical resources for energy planning and modeling
Costs of using simplified and advanced tools
Availability and quality of data, international, national and regional
data sources
Scenario development and modeling of impacts of policies and
measures
Capacity building and technical assistance needs.
18:00 – 18:15 Concluding remarks and plans for the 2nd day
Short reception and networking
9:00 – 9:10
9:10 – 11:00
9:10 – 9:35
9:35 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:20
10:20 – 10:40
DAY 2 - 11 July 2017
Recap of the previous day and agenda for the 2nd day
Availability of data for municipal energy modelling
Energy audit of multi-apartment and office buildings in Ukraine and use of
this data for energy planning:
- Typical problems and technical decisions of energy use in Ukrainian
housing sector
- Energy efficiency improvement potentials and costs
- Financing options and realistic renovation scenarios
- Implementation of municipal energy management
- Energy use monitoring system
Characterization and data collection of cities’ energy systems and networks –
insights from InSmart Project
Data for municipal energy planning and modelling:
- What data is needed for energy modelling at regional and municipal
level?
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Charlie Heaps, Senior Scientist at SEI-US
and developer of LEAP
- Anna Sikharulidze, technical manager,
EC-LEDS project, Sustainable
Development Centre Remissia, Georgia
- Representative of The International
Centre for Sustainable Development of
Energy, Water and Environment
Systems – SDEWES, Croatia
- Representatives of Ukrainian
municipalities using modelling tools for
energy sector planning
(to be confirmed)
Eduardas Kazakevicius, REC
Eduardas Kazakevicius
REC
Representative of the Association of Energy
Auditors
http://aea.org.ua/en/
(to be confirmed)
Luís Pereira Dias, (NOVA University of
Lisbon, Portugal)
Ukrainian State statistics service
Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development
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- What data is available on the national level and how it can be used?
FAITU energy monitoring system (to be
- Data from energy use monitoring systems
confirmed)
- Key energy data collection methodologies
Moderated discussion on
Potential moderator: Oleksandr Diachuk,
- Key data sources
Institute for Economics and Forecasting
- Challenges and opportunities of data collection
- Data quality and consistency
- Challenges and opportunities of available data use for energy planning
and modelling
Coffee break
Parallel sessions for energy planning beginners and advanced users of modelling tools
Beginners: how to develop and use simple energy planning tools
Panel discussion on challenges and opportunities of using simple tools for
Potential moderator: Roman Podolets
energy planning
Institute for Economics and Forecasting,
- The use of LEAP and simple muni-EIPMP tool for SEAP development and Kyiv, Ukraine
monitoring in Georgian municipalities (30 min)
- 2-3 presentations of Ukrainian small municipalities on the use of simple
- Anna Sikharulidze, technical manager,
tools for energy planning (10 min each)
EC-LEDS project, Sustainable
Development Centre Remissia, Georgia
Panel discussion and Q&A on issues such as:
Other potential panel participants:
- Pros and cons of using simplified tools
- Pavel Manchev, Deputy Director of the
- Which tools could be used?
Center for Energy Efficiency
- Main challenges with energy modelling such as data availability,
- Representative of The International
availability and development of simple tools, availability of experts, etc.
Centre for Sustainable Development of
- How can simple energy planning tools help with meeting the Covenant
Energy, Water and Environment
of Mayors objectives?
Systems – SDEWES, Croatia
- What are key needs, such as better tools; capacity building of experts;
- Representatives from the Ukrainian
financial support for proper planning, etc.?
office of the EU Covenant of Mayors
- Representatives of 2-3 Ukrainian
municipalities using simple tools
(to be confirmed)
Advanced users: how to adapt and use advanced tools for energy planning
Potential moderator: Oleksandr Diachuk
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Exploring integrated energy action plans for a sustainable transition in the
InSmart project (45 min)
- The case of Cesena (Italy)
- The case of Nottingham (UK)
- The case of Évora (Portugal)
- 1-2 presentations of Ukrainian municipalities on the use of advanced
tools for energy planning (10 min each)
Panel discussion and Q&A on issues such as:
- Pros and cons of using advanced tools
- Should one start with a simplified tool or choose an advanced tool?
- Which tools could be used?
- Main challenges with energy modelling in Ukraine and other
countries such as data availability, relevance of tools, availability of
experts, involvement of stakeholders, costs and financing options,
etc.
- What are the opportunities for expanded use of robust tools?
- How can energy planning tools help with meeting the Covenant of
Mayors objectives?
- What are the key needs, such as better, more tailored tools; capacity
building of experts; financial support for proper planning?
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:45
14:00 – 15:00
Institute for Economics and Forecasting,
Kyiv, Ukraine
Potential panel participants:
- Alessandro Chiodi, E4SMA, Italy
- Rocco De Miglio, E4SMA, Italy
- Luís Pereira Dias, NOVA University of
Lisbon, Portugal
- Charlie Heaps, Senior Scientist at SEI-US
and developer of LEAP
- Representative of The International
Centre for Sustainable Development of
Energy, Water and Environment
Systems – SDEWES, Croatia
- Representatives of 1-2 Ukrainian
municipalities using advanced tools
- Representative of the Association
“Energy efficient cities of Ukraine”
(to be confirmed)
Lunch
Discussions in groups on challenges and opportunities for using energy tools for supporting low carbon transition of
urban communities, Work in groups
All participants will be split into 3-5 working groups led by moderators and
Potential working group moderators:
they will discuss issues related to energy planning and the use of tools.
Groups will be asked to discus and answer the following questions:
- Charlie Heaps, Senior Scientist at SEI-US
- Institutional readiness – are local authority, business/utilities/energy
and developer of LEAP
suppliers, experts/universities and other important actors ready to
- Anna Sikharulidze, Technical manager
create a steady team to launch the energy modelling (planning)
of the Sustainable Development Centre
process?
Remissia, Georgia
- Technical readiness – which barriers could meet such working group:
- Pavel Manchev, Deputy Director of the
data availability and quality, system boundaries, other?
Center for Energy Efficiency
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What are the most urgent problems or long-term objectives for local
energy supply to be studied with modeling tools? What benefits are
expected to receive from energy modeling/planning?
What kind of modeling tools seems more preferably to apply in your
case considering workshop discussion
What are the capacity building and technical assistance needs?
How these needs are to be addressed?
Each group will be a mix of:
- Tool developers
- Energy modelling experts
- Advanced users from municipalities
- Beginners from Ukrainian small municipalities
15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:00
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Roman Podolets, Institute for
Economics and Forecasting, Kyiv,
Ukraine
- Oleksandr Diachuk, Institute for
Economics and Forecasting, Kyiv,
Ukraine
- Alessandro Chiodi, E4SMA, Italy
- Rocco De Miglio, E4SMA, Italy
- Luís Pereira Dias, NOVA University of
Lisbon, Portugal
(to be confirmed)
Coffee break
Presentations of working groups and discussion
Representatives of Working Groups
Concluding remarks:
- What did we learn?
- What are the future capacity building and technical assistance needs?
- What the current initiatives could do in addressing these needs?
- Which energy models and tools should be selected for further training
activities?
- Planning of further training activities.
Eduardas Kazakevicius, REC