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Funding: ZukunftBau Research funding by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB)
Abstract: The research project “QuartierOpt” of the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg and the University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) aims to use suitable modeling approaches to investigate the climate-neutral transformation of urban quarters. This involves a holistic approach that takes into account the composition of the urban quarter, energy concepts and energy market design. The focus of the project is on the optimal design and technical-economic operation of the local energy system in the urban quarter for various transformation pathways with uncertainty about the future economic and regulatory framework conditions. In particular, energy and market-based solution concepts for urban quarters are being investigated that are characterized by their resilience to various future scenarios. Central aspects for evaluating different technical configurations for local energy systems in urban quarters are costs, climate neutrality, flexibility and resilience. These objectives are only included in the analysis if the energy industry framework conditions provide appropriate incentives. They are therefore often only considered implicitly or not at all when deciding on the technical configuration and during operation, as uncertainty about future framework conditions is ignored or the additional benefits are not directly attributable to local conditions.
Project manager: Veronika Grimm and Jonas Egerer
Stuff: Tim Rauschmeier
Project term: 01.12.2023 – 20.11.2025