In many countries, the share of renewable energy sources (RES) is increasing in parallel with an extensive electrification of the energy demand. The electrification of the demand results from for example the replacement of traditional cars with electric vehicles (EVs) or the displacement of fos-sil fuel heating systems with energy efficient heat pumps. These changes, on both the demand and supply sides, impose new challenges to the management of energy systems. A paradigm shift is, thus, required away from existing systems, where energy supply always follows demand, to a system where the demand side considers available supply. This is also true for the building sector and neihbourhoods.
Within this IEA project, beside others, following things will be investigated and analized:
The Austrian participation in the Annex will further develop characterization and building labeling methods of energy-flexibility. For this purpose, case studies of the project partners are evaluated and the Flexibility Evaluation Tool (FET) is adapted towards evaluation tool for building clusters. Political requirements and new cooperation and business models are analyzed together with the target groups of the construction and building sector as well as energy suppliers and service companies for heat and electricity. The findings from participation in the Annex flow directly into the implementation of a national smart readiness indicator (SRI) methodology.
AEE - Institut für Nachhaltige Technologien
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Center for Energy