The Research Department operates a set of models at complementary scales and domains to carry out the research in the Working Groups:
- Acclimate: A unique model of loss-propagation in a global supply network
- LIMES: Long-term Investment Model for the Electricity Sector
- MAgPIE: Model of Agricultural Production and its Impact on the Environment
- MICA: Modeling International Climate Agreements
- PRIDE: Policy and Regulatory Instruments in a Decentralized Economy
- REMIND: REgional Model of Investment and Development (World)/ ReMIND-D (Germany)