OpenMod Canada

Panel 1: Open models in planning, policy, and institutions

Moderator: Olivier Bahn

Luciana Marques — Rethinking Energy Planning: What Open-Source
Models Reveal About Network Development and Flexibility Needs

Samuel  Dotson (Not available)

Simon Langlois-Bertrand (Not available)

Edouard Clément — Introducing the Energy Policy Monitor (EPM)

Panel 2: Methods, uncertainty, and responsible modelling

Moderator: Normand Mousseau

Davey Elder — Diagnostic Modelling: A Framework of Principles for Responsible Energy Systems Modelling

Dheepak  Krishnamurthy — Assessing the Spatiotemporal Generalizability of Power Outage Prediction Models using GeoAI Foundation Models

Samuel  Dotson (Not available)

Kamyar  Amirmoeini —Integrated assessment of the nexus among energy transitions, climate impacts, and adaptation responses

Lightning Talks

Matthieu Souttre — Coupling energy system models with life-cycle  assessment — a case study on Québec

Yamil Essus — Assessing the Spatiotemporal Generalizability of  Power Outage Prediction Models using GeoAI

Madanmohan Ghosh — Beyond the numbers: Examining economic  modeling tools for climate change policy analysis

Tengxiang Ren — Bridging the gap between long-term planning  and grid physics: coupling capacity expansion  with PowSyBl Metrix

Lih Wei Yeow — Energy system implications of decarbonized  truck electricity demand profiles

Manish Mosalpuri — Analyzing Industrial Decarbonization Pathways  in Canada using CANOE

Florian Mitjana — Impacts of various energy efficiency options on  the power system in Québec

Soroosh Sabaei — Cross-Border Renewable Integration: The Role  of Québec Hydropower in the Decarbonization of  New York City

Sara Ghaboulian Zare — Hydrogen Pathways for Metropolitan Energy  Transition — Montréal Metropolitan Community

Maïka Lamoureux — Regionalizing Canada in AD-MERGE:  Implications for Net-Zero Pathways and  Climate Policy

Michel Denault — On the Value of Saved Power

Plenary Breakout

David Diaz — Open modelling feature gaps and priorities

Technical Demonstration 

Nathan de Matos, Michel  Bui, Adrien Prigent — PyPSA-Canada framework and national model

Lightning Talks

Daniele Lerede — Assessing Electrofuels Supply Potential in the United States using PyPSA-Earth 

Davey Elder — Modeling Multisectoral Interactions in the Temoa Canadian Open Energy Model

Andrew Vigars — Geospatial Optimization of Power-to-X Fuels and CCUS Supply Chains for Canadian Net-Zero Pathways 

Xiao Li — The role of energy carriers in cross-sector decarbonization: insights from CAN-TIMES (Not available)

Erica Attard — Generative city-based optimization model for energy technologies (COMET)

Davey Elder — Assessing the System Value of Emerging Technologies in A Multi-Sector Energy Model

Breakout Session

Francis Lebreux Desilets — Industry Data and Modelling Opportunities