Argonne Trains Power Market Analysts in Using EMCAS to Analyze Restructured Market Issues

In December 2007, Argonne hosted a 2-week international training course titled "Workshop on Competitiveness of Nuclear Power and Other Electricity Generation Technologies in Restructured Electricity Markets." The workshop focused on how to use the Electricity Market Complex Adaptive System (EMCAS) model to evaluate various generation technologies in restructured markets. EMCAS is Argonne's newest power market analysis tool and is used in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Workshop participants came from Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Korea, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, and Turkey. Click here for more information on this recent course. Also, click here for more information on our EMCAS model.

Center Description

The Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis (CEEESA) is part of Argonne's Decision and Information Sciences Division (DIS). CEEESA activities focus on (1) power systems analysis, (2) energy systems analysis, and (3) environmental systems analysis. Our multi-disciplinary staff has in-depth expertise in the scientific, engineering, and social science disciplines critical to analyzing and solving today's energy and environmental problems. We have extensive experience in deploying our multi-disciplinary teams of specialists to address complex energy and environmental problems of international and regional importance. CEEESA specializes in the development of innovative methodologies, systems, and analytical tools that can be used for energy, economic, and environmental systems analysis and to facilitate credible decision making.

CEEESA's mission is to develop, apply, and transfer tools and techniques to analyze energy, environmental, and economic issues. The methodologies and tools we develop include computer-based simulation models of the energy system for national, regional, and international applications.

For more information, contact:

Guenter Conzelmann
Decision and Information Sciences Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Ave., Bldg. 900
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone: 630-252-7173
Fax: 630-252-6073
E-mail: guenter@anl.gov