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MARKAL-Geneva: A model to assess energy-environment choices for a Swiss canton

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Operations Research and Environmental Management

Part of the book series: Economics, Energy and Environment ((ECGY,volume 5))

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This paper presents the implementation of a comprehensive energy-environment model for the “Canton de Genève” in Switzerland. The approach is based on the use of a standard energy systems analysis model called MARKAL(MARket ALlocation), which has been implemented in more than 16 countries, including Switzerland (see Abilock et al. (1979); Altdorfer et al. (1979); Berger et al. (1992); Service de l’énergie (1991); Kypreos (1992)). The modelling, through MARKAL, of energy systems at the level of a small community was first promoted by a team of Chalmers University (Sweden) and our model is influenced by Wene and Andersson (1982) and Wene and Ryden (1988). In representing energy and technology choices at such a local level it is imperative to represent the nonlinearities, due in particular to the indivisibility of projects. It is also important to take explicitly into account the uncertainties in the definition of scenarios. This model will be among the first to include, in a MARKAL exercise, an integer and a stochastic programming approach.

This research has been conducted in close cooperation with the Office cantonal de l’énergie, Genève under the supervision of J. P. Genoud and the participation of R. Beck, M. Sella and E. Spierer.

Research supported by FNRS-Switzerland and benefitting from a research agreement between IBM and University of Geneva.

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Fragniere, E., Haurie, A. (1996). MARKAL-Geneva: A model to assess energy-environment choices for a Swiss canton. In: Carraro, C., Haurie, A. (eds) Operations Research and Environmental Management. Economics, Energy and Environment, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0129-2_3

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