Dear colleagues,
we are happy to invite contributions to the special track "Agent-based
modelling of socio-economic challenges of the energy transition" at the
Social Simulation Conference 2019 (SSC2019),
23 – 27 September 2019, Mainz, Germany
The transition of the energy system is ongoing, a process that appears
to be more successful in some EU countries than in others. Stringent
targets are close, both on the EU and national level. The heat sector
needs to overcome its use of fossil fuels by energy efficiency measures
and the installation of technologies such as heat pumps. The
transportation sector needs to increase its share of electric vehicles
in order to decrease emissions. Rising shares of renewable energy
generation, meaning more volatile energy provision and a more and more
decentralised structure require new approaches to match consumption with
generation. Innovative energy market designs could generate price
signals which incentivise flexibility for instance through storage
and/or demand response. In addition, power grids need to be reinforced
and expanded in ways that are accepted by the affected population.
The success of such approaches is strongly dependent not only on finding
technical solutions and economic approaches for markets, but also on the
diffusion of required technical innovations, the design and
implementation of appropriate policies, integrating stakeholder
perspectives and the public acceptance of new ways of energy usage.
Therefore, socio-economic aspects of the energy transition are crucial
for its success.
Agent-based modelling is a promising way to represent the heterogeneity
of the involved actors and their interaction, to capture spatial aspects
of energy transition and to investigate processes of individual decision
making in various ways. Agent-based simulations enable the exploration
of these fundamental processes and emergent system-level phenomena in an
empirically grounded, explicit way. Finally, ABM is capable to offer
science-based instruments and approaches to govern and steer the energy
transition process successfully.
We ask for contributions of agent-based models that investigate the
following challenges and related:
• Energy market designs and behaviours towards participation
• Demand‐side management and its behavioural constraints
• Diffusion of energy related technology and practises
• Energy policies decision support for the energy transition
• Simulations combining the technical energy system with
socio-economic behaviour
> Submission
We welcome the submission of extended abstracts (3 - 4 pages; short oral
presentation) and full papers (max. 12 pages, long oral presentation).
All work must be original, i.e. must not have appeared in conference
proceedings, books, or journals and may not be under review for other
archival conferences, books, or journals
> Important Dates
Submission of extended abstracts (3-4 pages) or full papers (max. 12 pages):
01 April 2019
Notification of Acceptance:
24 May 2019
Final Version Submission:
11 June 2019
> Links
Conference homepage: https://ssc2019.uni-mainz.de
Submission page: https://easychair.org/
European Social Simulation Association (ESSA): http://www.essa.eu.org
> Track chairs
Dr. Sascha Holzhauer
Department Integrated Energy Systems, University of Kassel
Dr. Friedrich Krebs
Department Integrated Energy Systems, University of Kassel
Dr.ir. Emile Chappin
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology
Best regards,
Emile, Friedrich, and Sascha
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:::: Dr. Sascha Holzhauer ::::
Dipl.-Systemwissenschaftler
Universität Kassel - FB Elektrotechnik/Informatik -
FG: Integrierte Energiesysteme
Wilhelmshöher Allee 73, Raum 1517/18 (Untergeschoss)
34121 Kassel
Tel: +49 561 804-6513
Fax: +49 561 804-6027
http://ines.uni-kassel.de
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