Whole Energy System Dynamics

Catalina Spataru is a Lecturer in Energy Systems and Networks at UCL Energy Institute in London, UK, Course Director of MRes in Energy Demand Studies at UCL and Group Leader of Energy Space Time Group. Her expertise is in whole energy system dynamics, with great interest for regional interconnections (EU, West Africa, MENA countries, Latin America) and market integration, future energy development in emerging economies, reliability and security of future energy systems and with particular interest in the interaction of water–energy–land nexus to assess water scarcity problems in risky countries like Brazil, Jordan, Egypt. She regularly delivers presentations in academic and professional circles, public engagement events and for the media, recently visited Princeton University and MIT (USA), spoke at Cheltenham Science Festival and was interviewed by the Sunday Telegraph. Currently she teaches Smart Energy Systems for MSc EDE students at UCL, a multidisciplinary module that she proposed and developed in 2013. This multidisciplinary module provides students with an understanding of the methods, concepts and practice of whole energy systems, offering a combination of theory, modelling interactive exercises and case studies. Also she teaches Communication Skills to MRes EDS students and Metrics, Modeling and Visualisation of the Resource Nexus module for the ISR MSc sustainable resources programme. She supervises MSc, MRes and PhD students. She is the regional representative of the IEEE Women in Power (Region 8 – Europe).

Part I Theory and History

1. Global Energy Systems - A Historical Perspective

2. Scales and Systems Interactions at All Scales across Multiple Energy Domains

3. Whole Energy Systems Components

4. Brief Overview of Energy Systems Models and Methodologies

5. Discrepancies in Energy System Models: Actual vs. Forecast

6. Drivers and Challenges for Energy Systems Modelling for 20th Century and of Future WES Integration

7. Worldwide Conversation about Energy Systems Integration

Part II Modelling – Challenges and Discussions

8. Why do Mathematical Modelling?

9. Indicators and Their Role in Models

10. Research Challenges

11. Performance of Multi-Scale Energy Systems

12. Problems/Gaps/Research Questions and Issues

Part III Energy Policy, Markets and Geopolitics

13. Energy Policies - What Our Past Teaches Us

14. Measures, Practices, and Tools - Utilizing Best Practices to Reduce Air Pollution and Carbon Footprint World Wide

15. Energy Policy Simulators & Modelling Approaches

16. Energy Policy Simulators & Energy Modelling Approaches

17. Policy Instruments

18. Energy Resource Use and Geopolitics of Trade