Call for Applications: Energy Modelling Platform Training for Latin America and the Carribean 2025 (funding available for in-person participants)
Closing Date: 1 November 2024
Call for Applications: Energy Modelling Platform Training for Latin America and the Carribean 2025 (funding available for in-person participants)
Overview
The main objective of the Energy Modelling Platform Training for Latin America and the Carribean 2025 is to contribute to creating optimised investment business cases for the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. Attracting this investment will meet the continent’s growing demand for low-carbon, inclusive, and climate-resilient development pathways whilst making use of its large resource base. This event is an excellent opportunity for you to acquire free training relevant to your professional role, to get access to discussion forums, and coaching skills in models and tools for energy planning needs.
To date, three EMP-LAC events have taken place. The first one, Energy Modelling Platform for Latin America and the Carribean (EMP-LAC) 2022, was held online and was a small free training event. The second one, EMP-LAC 2023, was much larger and took place between 16 January and 3 February 2023 in San Jose, Costa Rica. This event trained 45 individuals in person. The third event, held from from 15 January and 2 February 2024, in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, saw 51 individual being trained in person.
EMP-LAC 2025 will take place from 27 January to 14 February 2025 as an in-person event – with the first week of training (27–31 Jan) and induction session (22 Jan) online only. In-person training will take place from 3 to 14 February in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM). The event is co-hosted by Climate Compatible Growth, UNLaM, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, and the British Embassy of Argentina.
Funding
Funding will be made available for in-person participants to cover the cost of travel, accommodation, and lunch. However, participants not selected for funding can still attend at their own expense. Please specify in your application if you wish to be considered for funding.
Courses
Please read the following document for all the details of the course and all eight tracks.
You can apply to be trained in one of the following energy modelling tools:
1. Energy and Flexibility Modelling: OSeMOSYS & IRENA FlexTool (Windows and Mac OS)
2. FinPlan (Financial Planning of Energy Infrastructure) and Investment Pipelines
3. MAED
4. Introduction to CLEWs: Climate, Land-Use, Energy and Water Systems
5. OnSSET / The Global Electrification Platform
6. Input-Output-based Life-Cycle Assessment with MARIO
7. Electricity Transition Playbook: (NB, this course only runs 10 to 13 February)
8. Spatial Data Management and Analytics for Integrated Energy Planning
Before you apply
As part of the application, you must attach the following:
- A stamped letter from your institution, endorsing your commitment to attend your chosen module [see guidance document for details]
- A letter of motivation explaining your own reasons for wishing to take the course and how it will impact your work and ability to affect policy making in your country
- An Open University certificate of completion for “Modelling, policy, and political economy” [link opens in new tab. All candidates must complete; freely available on the Open University collection].
- An Open University certificate of completion for your relevant track. The links (see above) for the relevant tools are free via the Open University [Links open in a new tab – Spanish versions of some courses available. See Spanish section].
Once completed, you will receive a certificate from the Open University. The certificate must be attached to your application form.
Application Period
- 2 September – applications open
- 1 November – application deadline
- 13 November – applicants notified of success or failure
- 14 November to 9 January – details for accommodation and flight booking are communicated
Training Period
- 22 January – Induction Session, Online
- 27 January to 31 January – Week 1 of training, Online,
- 3 February to 7 February – Week 2 of training, In-Person
- 10 February to 13 February – Week 3 of training, In-Person
- 14 February – Closing event of EMP-LAC 2025, In-Person
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