Energy systems modeling: Trends in research publication

摘要

This study analyzes 34 tools through 442 publications on energy systems modeling,aiming to identify the most relevant trends in research and the research gaps inenergy planning. For detecting these gaps, the publications analyzed were categorizedbased on pre-defined criteria regarding geographical coverage, sectoral coverage,time horizon, analytical approach and energy source. The categories weredesigned to be a broad classification with the appropriate level of informationrequired to differentiate between models. The results show that there is a lack ofstudies concerned with better understanding the energy systems in Africa andSouth America. Environmentally-oriented publications account for 50.4% of all thepublications studied. Modelers have thus shown a greater interest in studying issuesrelated to climate change mitigation than in other areas of the energy chain.