Tools - Modelling Systems

The SAVE-production model for industry, agriculture and cogeneration

The SAVE-production model  simulates the energy use of the manufacturing industry and the agricultural sector of the Netherlands. The model is used to generate outlooks, to analyze historical developments and to study the effects of policies in detail.

The SAVE-approach has a ‘bottom up’ character. It uses a detailed set of technologies for energy savings for an economic evaluation of the application of these technologies, based on assumptions on energy prices and policies. Furthermore, it incorporates lag and lead phenomena reflecting the (in)sensitivity of actors to economic drivers, and a vintage approach for the replacement of existing technologies.

SAVE-production also covers cogeneration in the Dutch industry, agriculture, the services sector and refineries. The  model simulates the decision-making on investments in new cogeneration installations and the operation of these plants.

The model is part of the National Energy Outlook Monitoring System of ECN. This system consists of a large number of models which together simulate the energy use in the Netherlands. See also SAVE Services, the SAVE model for the services sector (banks, governmental institutes, educational facilites, health care, etc.).

Reference:
B.W. Daniëls, A.W.N. van Dril (2007): Save production: A bottom-up energy model for Dutch industry and agriculture, Energy Economics, 29, 847. doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2007.02.001

For more information please contact Wouter Wetzels.