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Lunch Hour Lecture | Building the foundations of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy
31 January 2023, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
In this lecture Paul Dodds will dissect the UK TIMES model to explore how it works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it can be used (and misused) by policymakers and researchers.
This event is free.
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About the Lecture:
The UCL Energy Transitions Modelling Lab has developed a series of energy system models over the last 20 years that have had a profound impact on UK energy policy. The most recent model, UK TIMES, was used by the UK Government to develop scenarios for both the Clean Growth Strategy and the Net Zero Strategy. These models straddle the boundaries between economics, engineering and the natural environment. In this lecture, we will dissect the UK TIMES model to explore how it works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it can be used (and misused) by policymakers and researchers. We will then consider future developments of the model and how it could help us to plan a low-carbon transition where you live.
About the Speaker
Paul Dodds
Professor of Energy Systems at UCL Energy Institute
Paul Dodds is Professor of Energy Systems in the UCL Energy Institute. He created and leads the development of the UK TIMES energy system model in partnership with the UK Government, who have adopted it as their principal in-house energy system model. He also works with global and European energy system models. His research projects have examined hydrogen energy systems, energy storage, interconnection, bioenergy and carbon capture and storage from a whole systems perspective. He initiated the current interest in repurposing the UK gas networks to deliver hydrogen as a heat decarbonisation strategy. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the nuclear power industry.