Model Factsheets
| Name | Square/EMC2 |
| Acronym | EMC2 |
| Methodical Focus | None |
| Institution(s) | Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use (IER); University of Stuttgart |
| Author(s) (institution, working field, active time period) | Thiruchittampalam; B. |
| Current contact person | Schmid, D. |
| Contact (e-mail) | ds@ier.uni-stuttgart.de |
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| Primary Purpose | Spatial distribution and allocation of emissions across Europe |
| Primary Outputs | Spatially distributed emissions (1km x 1km; 5km x 5km) |
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| Documentation quality | expandable |
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| Number of developers | less than 10 |
| Number of users | less than 10 |
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| Modelling software | T-SQL |
| Internal data processing software | MS-SQL |
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| Additional software | MS-SQL Server |
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| Geographical coverage | EU28; Norway; Switzerland | ||||||
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| Time resolution | annual | ||||||
| Comment on geographic (spatial) resolution | Currently, we use two different resolutions. Many emissions are allocated using land-use and population data which largely determine the final resolution. | ||||||
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| Model class (optimisation) | - |
| Model class (simulation) | Top down |
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| Mathematical objective | - |
| Approach to uncertainty | - |
| Suited for many scenarios / monte-carlo | |
| typical computation time | more than a day |
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| Model file format | Other |
| Input data file format | .csv |
| Output data file format | .csv |
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