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arbcombo -- ARB Research Seminar: Modeling Optimal Transition Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy in California
Posted: 30 Apr 2014 11:57:20
Presentations are available for downloading! “Modeling Optimal Transition Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy in California” http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/yeh/yeh.htm Sonia Yeh, Ph.D., and Christopher Yang, Ph.D. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:00 am, PDT (WEBCAST) Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California An optimization model of the California Energy System (CA-TIMES) is used to understand how California can meet the 2050 targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (80% below 1990 levels). This model represents energy supply (energy resources electricity generation, and fuel production and infrastructure) and energy demand (commercial, residential, transportation, industrial and agriculture) sectors in California and simulates the technology and resource requirements needed to meet projected energy service demands. These model choices vary based upon policy constraints (e.g. a carbon cap, fuel economy standards, renewable electricity requirements), as well as technology and resource costs and availability. Multiple scenarios are developed to analyze the changes and investments in low-carbon electricity generation, alternative fuels and advanced vehicles in transportation, resource utilization, and efficiency improvements across many sectors. Results show that major energy transformations are needed but that achieving the 80% reduction goal for California is possible at reasonable average carbon reduction cost (-$75 to $124/tonne CO2 discounted cost) relative to the baseline scenario. Availability of low-carbon resources such as nuclear power, carbon capture and sequestration, increased availability of biomass/biofuels and wind and solar generation, and demand reduction all serve to lower the mitigation costs. Announcement and Presentation can be viewed at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/seminars.htm For “external” users please check the external webcast calendar at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1 For “internal” users please check the internal webcast calendar at: http://epanet.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1 Your e-mail questions will be aired during the Q&A period. Please send your-e-mail questions to: sierrarm@calepa.ca.gov For more information on this seminar presentation please contact: Fereidun Feizollahi at (916) 323-1509 or ffeizoll@arb.ca.gov For more information on the ARB Research Seminar Series please contact: Peter Mathews at (916) 323-8711 or pmathews@arb.ca.gov To receive notices for upcoming Seminars please go to: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and sign up for the seminars list serve. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: altfuels, ccms, ceqa, clean_cars, energyaudits, fuels, lcfs, levprog, research, rsc-ghg, seminars, sip.