International Conference on Energy, Environment and Health

– Optimisation of Future Energy Systems

May 31-June 2, 2010, Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark

Day 1: May 31th 2010

09:00 - 09:30: Registration and coffee

09:30 - 09:55: Official opening by Eigil Kaas - An overview of the CEEH system

09:55 - 10:00: Practical information

Session 1: Environmental and Health Impacts

Keynote speaker: Professor Steffen Loft, University of Copenhagen, Denmark,
Chair: Jørgen Brandt

10:00 – 10:30 Steffen Loft Environmental and Health Impacts

10:30 – 10:55 Flachs et al Health Impact Assessment in a Danish context

10:55 – 11:20 Bønløkke et al Adverse effects of particles: historical overview and future directions

11:20 – 11:45 Karl et al Worst Case study method to assess the environmental impact of amine emissions from CO2 capture plant

11:45 – 12:10 Riddervold et al Respiratory responses in atopic humans exposed to wood smoke

12:10 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 13:25 Jensen et al Impacts of large-scale introduction of hydrogen in the road transport sector on urban air pollution and human exposure in Copenhagen

13:25 – 13:50 Forchhammer et al The effect of wood smoke on vascular function and oxidative stress. An exposure study among 20 healthy subjects

13:50 – 14:15 Winther et al Emission consequences of introducing biofuels in the Danish road transport sector

Session 2: Energy System Modelling

Keynote speaker: Professor Henrik Lund, Aalborg University, Denmark, Chair: Allan Gross

14:15 – 14:45 Henrik Lund Energy system modelling

14:45 – 15:10 Balyk et al Including Health Cost in the CEEH version of the Energy System Optimisation Model Balmorel

15:10 – 15:55 Coffee break + posters

15:55 – 16:20 Häfele et al Analysis of the impact of changing hydro-meteorological parameters on the electricity production of once-through cooled thermal power plants in Germany - A System Dynamics modelling approach

16:20 – 16:45 Souza et al Modelling the demand for energy in an end-use perspective focusing on identifying energy efficiency opportunities

16:45 – 17:10 Wilson Bottom-up estimation of annual investment costs in end use technologies and their energy-using components

17:10 – 17:35 Eder et al GIS based Model to optimize the utilization of renewable energy carriers and related energy flows

17:35 Icebreaker reception at the Carlsberg Academy

Day 2: June 1st 2010

Session 3: Economic valuation

        Keynote speaker: Professor Susan Chilton, Newcastle University, United Kingdom,
        Chair: Kenneth Karlsson

09:30 – 10:00 Susan Chilton Economic valuation

10:00 – 10:25 Møller Problems of discounting and aggregation in estimating the value of a life year VOLY on the basis of persons willingness to pay WTP

10:25 – 10:50 Nielsen et al From the Value of a Statistical life to the Value of a Life Year lost. Does it make sense?

10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break + posters

11:20 – 11:45 Hasberg et al The role of discounting in socio-economic analysis and CO2 damage cost estimation

11:45 – 12:10 Aertsens et al Relation between burden of disease and cost of illness

12:10 – 12:35 Kruse et al Future costs in cost-effectiveness analysis: an empirical assessment

12:35 – 13:25 Lunch

13:25 – 13:50 Sørensen et al Health Services Costs of Treating Patients with Air Pollution Related Illnesses

Session 4: Integrated modelling

Keynote speaker: Fabian Wagner, IIASA, Austria, Chair: Steen Solvang Jensen

13:50 – 14:20 Fabian Wagner Integrated modelling

14:20 – 14:45 Gross et al Regional Air Quality Assessment of Biofuel Scenarios in the Road Transport Sector

14:45 – 15:10 Frederiksen et al Integrated assessment of the introduction of biofuels in the Danish Transport sector

15:10 – 15:40 Coffee break + posters

15:40 – 16:05 Slentø et al Integrated WTW consequential analysis on biofuel scenarios - Energy, Emission and Welfare economic consequences

16:05 – 16:30 Jepsen et al Emission scenarios for biofuel crop production in Denmark 2010-2030

16:30 – 16:55 Andersen et al External costs of conventional air pollutants for carriers of road transport

16:55 – 17:20 Brandt et al Assessment of Health-Costs Externalities of Air Pollution at the National Level using the EVA Model System

19:00 Conference Dinner ("Hansens køkken og bar", Frederiksberg Allé 11)

Day 3: June 2nd 2010

Session 5: Future energy scenarios in integrated assessment models

Keynote speaker: Maryse Labriet, ENERIS, Spain, Chair: Pia Frederiksen

09:30 – 10:00 Maryse Labriet Future energy scenarios in integrated assessment models; 10:00 – 10:25 Dupont A trans-disciplinary approach to the use of scenarios for energy production and consumption; 10:25 – 10:50 Lauridsen et al Enabling and governing transitions to a low carbon society; 10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break + posters; 11:20 – 11:45 Fazeli et al Development of a multi-criteria evaluation framework for alternative light-duty vehicles technologies; 11:45 – 12:10 Sellberg Review of a Climate Simulator - a Tool in the Process towards a Climate Neutral Malmö; 12:10 – 12:35 Figueroa et al The application of sustainability criteria in an environmentally adapted scenario for the development of biofuels in Denmark; 12:35 – 13:25 Lunch; 13:25 – 13:50 Karlsson et al Optimal Investment Paths for the Danish Energy System in the CEEH Modelling System; 13:50 – 14:15 Callesen et al Bioenergy yield from cultivated land in Denmark - competition between food, bioenergy and fossil fuels under physical and environmental constraints; 14:15 – 14:40 Meyer et al Policy Means for Sustainable Energy Scenarios
: 14:40 – 15:00 Closing of the conference; 15:00 – 16:00 Goodbye Coffee

Posters:

Krassovan The role of EU's Structural Funds in the realization of the environmental investments and the effects of the investments in the 2020's final energy consumption in Hungary
Frohn The EVA system