E-learning (available in English, French and Spanish)
including energy commodities used
energy services
technological efficiencies
technological limitations
existing technologies
investment requirements
GHG emissions for all steps of the energy chain
A model designed to formulate and evaluate long term strategies by analyzing cost optimal energy mixes consonant with user defined constraints on new investment, market penetration rates for new technologies, fuel availability and trade, environmental emissions, energy supply security, etc. MESSAGE was designed to help energy analysts and decision makers in analyzing different supply strategies for building sustainable energy systems. It is an optimization model, applicable for medium and long term analysis at country or regional levels. It can help design long term strategies by analyzing cost optimal energy mixes, investment needs and other costs, energy supply security, energy resource utilization, introduction of new technologies, environmental policies, etc.