Summary
LEAP, the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning system, is an advanced
Windows-based software tool for integrated energy-environment and greenhouse
gas mitigation analysis . LEAP has been developed by the Stockholm Environment
Institute-Boston with support from international organizations to meet the
needs of researchers, NGOs and government agencies worldwide.

The LEAP tool includes a Technology and Environment Database that provides
descriptions, technical characteristics, costs, and emissions of a wide range
of energy technologies.

For more information and samples, see:
http://www.energycommunity.org/default.asp?action=47

Service Citation

Originators: SEI-Boston Center Title: Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning system Release_Date: 2003-05 Provider: SEI-Boston Center Edition: 2003.052 URL: http://www.energycommunity.org/default.asp?action=47

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE ENVIRONMENT

Access Constraints
Evaluation version is available on CD-ROM for $40.00 USD or for free
by downloading from SEI web site. Full version requires a 2 year site
license. Non-profit, government, or academic organization in a
developing country license at no charge. all other users; license fee
is $2,500.00 USD

Use Constraints
No copies of the software or the information required to unlock the
software may be distributed to any other individual or
organization.

Ancillary Keywords

greenhouse gases emissions scenarios energy scenarios global warming

Service Provider

SEI > Stockholm Environment Institute-Boston Center Service Organization URL: http://www.seib.org/ Service Provider Personnel Name: CHARLIE HEAPS Phone: 617-266-5400 Fax: 617-266-8303 Email: leap at tellus.org Contact Address: SEI-Boston/Tellus Institute 11 Arlington Street City: Boston Province or State: MA Postal Code: 02116-3411 Country: USA

Distribution Media

Distribution_Media: CD-ROM Fees: varies; contact provider

Personnel

CHARLIE HEAPS Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 617-266-5400 Fax: 617-266-8303 Email: leap at tellus.org Contact Address: SEI-Boston/Tellus Institute 11 Arlington Street City: Boston Province or State: MA Postal Code: 02116-3411 Country: USA MICHAEL LAZARUS Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 617-266-5400 Fax: 617-266-8303 Email: leap at tellus.org Contact Address: SEI-Boston/Tellus Institute 11 Arlington Street City: Boston Province or State: MA Postal Code: 02116-3411 Country: USA

Publications/References
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines
for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories,} Volume 3: Reference Manual,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996,
(http://www.ipcc.ch).

NEA/IEA: Nuclear Energy Agency and International Energy Agency, Projected Costs
of Generating Electricity, 1998, ... Nuclear Energy Agency and International Energy
Agency, Paris, France , (http://www.iea.org).

SEI-B: Stockholm Environment Institute Boston Center, LEAP: Long-range Energy
Alternatives Planning System, User Guide for version 95.0, Stockholm
Environment Institute Boston, USA, 1995, (http://www.seib.org).

SEI-B: Stockholm Environment Institute Boston Center, User Guide for LEAP2000
and TED, Stockholm Environment Institute Boston, USA, 2001.

US-DOE and EPRI: U.S. Department of Energy and the Electric Power Research
Institute, Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations, 1997, U.S. Department
of Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute, Washington, D.C., USA.

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: SERF Last Revision Date: 2008-05-30

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