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FREIDA (framework of resources for modeling energy/environmental/economic impacts of development and advancements) in ports”: A portfolio of interactive information resources, and an illustrative energy sector analysis
Citation:
Bandyopadhyay, R., O. Kaplan, R. Araujo, R. Dodder, AND Betsy Smith. FREIDA (framework of resources for modeling energy/environmental/economic impacts of development and advancements) in ports”: A portfolio of interactive information resources, and an illustrative energy sector analysis. In Proceedings, 7th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) 2017, San Jose, CA, October 19 - 22, 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, online, (2017).
Impact/Purpose:
This paper will be submitted to be considered for presentation at 2017 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (July 20-22, 2017) at Toronto, Canada. http://www.ihtc2017.ieee.ca/
Description:
This paper presents preliminary results from our ongoing work on the development of “FREIDA in Ports”: an interactive information resource and modeling framework for port communities, that may be used to enhance resilience to climate change and enable sustainable development. The objective is two-fold: (a) to create a systematic framework of information resources for modeling the behavior of primary stakeholders in the context of increased port activities along the US east coast, and (b) to design possible energy futures and study the impact of different scenarios on the energy, environmental, and economic sectors (both at the local and national levels) in the US. The framework of information resources includes a broad range of agents and related data/modeling resources that could play a key role in building port communities resilient to the impacts of climate change. The illustrative scenario analysis discusses the impacts of catastrophic climate change events on the US energy sector using US EPA’s MARKAL model. Subsequent impacts on energy generation mix, air emissions, and energy prices are also reported.
