Across Scales in Energy Decision Making (ASCEND) stakeholder meeting, London, 5 December 2017

Mountbatten Exhibition Room, IET Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL
Tuesday 5 December 2017

The workshop brought together policy, business, research and other communities to discuss the challenges of whole energy systems analysis and decision-making across scales, and identify opportunities for improved analysis and strategy. It was designed as a constructive space for discussion on Scotland’s energy strategy among policy, research, business and other groups, and the cross-scale opportunities and challenges involved.

A summary note of the meeting will be produced shortly. Please find below a download link to the full agenda plus presentations for some of the sessions.

Agenda (pdf)

Session presentations

 Welcome and introduction - Dr Jonathan Radcliffe (pdf)

Report back from Edinburgh workshop - Mark Winskel, University of Birmingham (pdf)

Energy system modelling to inform policy-making - Ian Walker, Element Energy (pdf)

A network approach - Timea Nochta, University of Birmingham

The use of whole systems analysis in local decision making - Chris Grainger, GLA (pdf)

Linking models across scales - Will McDowall & Francis Li, UCL (pdf)

Participatatory modelling - Catherine Bale, University of Leeds (pdf)