CityCalc - Calculation Tool for Energy-Efficiency in Urban Planning

To assess the energy performance of urban planning projects in early design stages with low input and evaluation effort within the project CityCalc, an easily applicable planning and evaluation tool has been developed.

PESI - Paradigm shift in urban energy systems through synergies with industry

Analysis of different options for the use of industrial surplus energies of various shapes (waste heat, waste water, waste) and renewable energy sources in the industrial sector (e.g. solar panels on roof surfaces) in adjacent urban areas, which act as an "energy sponge". Based on real consumption and availability data, a simulation model was created and opportunities for synergies were documented.

PEAR – Test facility for energy efficient automation and control of buildings

The energy demand calculated in the design phase often differs from measured values in the actual building operation. This projects reviews building automation and operation by presenting a solution how to assess energy efficiency of control strategies in the fields of air conditioning systems, concrete core activation and free cooling. The results are implemented in the demonstration building "Post am Rochus".

Workshop zum Abschluss des Smart Grid Plus ERA-Net-Projekts MATCH

4. Oktober 2018
Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung der ÖAW, Apostelgasse 23, 1030 Wien, AT

Das Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung (ITA) lädt zum Abschluss-Workshop des Projekts MATCH. Es werden Forschungsergebnisse aus Dänemark, Norwegen und Österreich zu erfolgreichen Smart Energy Systems Lösungen für EndnutzerInnen vorgestellt und vorliegende Empfehlungen diskutiert.

Smart Services for resource optimized energy systems in urban districts

The concept of a smart city explicitly refers to a sustainable city development. To apply smart city concepts in practice, it is essential to develop practice- and profit-oriented business models (smart services), which at the same time generate social and ecological benefits. Smart services were developed for the application in three specific city development areas and their practicability was verified in a comprehensive stakeholder process with decision makers.

InnoGOK – Investigation of the energetic and ecological usability of solar radiation on urban spaces and paths

Examination of the suitability of street space or other paved or not paved surfaces in urban areas for promoting renewable heat from solar radiation. Thus offers a high potential for increasing energy efficiency and conserving resources in urban contexts. Besides, the dissipation of heat from large solar-heated surfaces promises to prevent urban heat islands.

EnergyCityConcepts - Methods and concepts for the implementation of sustainable energy systems in cities

Two concrete model regions (small city Gleisdorf and urban city quarter Salzburg-Schallmoos) will be developed and tested using new methodical approaches (interdisciplinary urban and regional energy planning, modeling and simulation). Therefore, it is aimed to substantiate scenarios and concepts for the implementation of defined targets on technical, ecological and economic criteria.

PRoBateS - Potentials of planning and building legislation for energetically sustainable city structures

The aims of this project are to analyse planning and building legislation in order to identify barriers, potentials and suitable courses of action for energy-orientated policy measures. Specific policy recommendations are developed with a view to increasing the sustainability of energy-related city structures. For these purposes the project combines two different disciplinary approaches: a thorough legal analysis and a spatial structure and quantitative impact assessment.

AR-HES-B – Abwasserreinigung zur hybriden Energiespeicherung, Energiebereitstellung und Wertstoffgewinnung

AR-HES-B verfolgt das übergeordnete Ziel, technologische Änderungen der kommunalen Abwasserreinigung zu entwickeln, um die Abwasserreinigung vom Energieverbraucher hin zum hybriden Energieerzeuger und Energiespeicher und als Wertstoffbereitsteller zu erreichen. Durch das AR-HES-B Konzept positioniert sich die städtische Abwasseraufbereitung als eine wichtige Drehscheibe im überregionalen Energie- und Stoffaustausch.

EDEN - Developement of a structured data and preparation documentation with a minimized error-proneness for energy performance cerificates.

Current energy performance certificates hold major flaws. Therefore, the presented research initiative aimed at the development of a standardized and easy-to-use, generic Input-Data-Documentation, which ensures the quality of energy certificates for all involved stakeholders. During the development, the documentation had been conducted and for a chosen sample of representative buildings, which is expected to demonstrate the high potential of such a development.

Manage_GeoCity - Entwicklung einer Methodik zur koordinierten Nutzung und Bewirtschaftung der oberflächennahen Erdwärme in urbanen Räumen

Anhand der Modellregion Graz wurde eine Methodik für die koordinierte Nutzung und Bewirtschaftung oberflächennaher Erdwärme für Wärme- und Kühlanwendungen sowie saisonaler Speicherung in urbanen Räumen entwickelt. Dabei wurden Grundwasserströmungen, unterschiedliche geologische Verhältnisse, Wärme- und Kühlbedarf, Wärmeeintrag von Solaranlagen und betrieblicher Abwärme und die Möglichkeiten der saisonalen Speicherung von Wärme im Untergrund berücksichtigt.

KELVIN - Reducing the urban heat island effect via improving the reflective properties of buildings and urban areas

The aim of this project was to estimate the potential to reduce urban heat islands via low-tech measures such as the variation of the surface albedo, using the City of Vienna as an example. The project has also assessed the energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions due to the decreased energy demand for cooling as a result of such measures.

InnoGOK – Untersuchung der energetisch und ökologisch verwertbaren Nutzbarkeit der solaren Einstrahlung auf urbane Plätze und Wege

Untersuchung von befestigten und unbefestigten horizontalen Flächen im städtischen Raum für die Energienutzung womit ein nicht unwesentliches Potential zur Ressourcenschonung und Energieeffizienz im städtischen Kontext besteht. Zudem verspricht die Wärmeabfuhr großer solar erwärmter Oberflächen der Bildung urbaner Hitzeinseln vorzubeugen.

SIMULTAN - Simultaneous planning environment for buildings in resilient, highly energy efficient and resource-efficient districts

This project enabled the opportunity for an essential energy efficiency increase within overlapping buildings, to achieve the objective of resilient cities and districts with respect to a high quality of life, resource sustainability and energy efficiency. The goal was a workable tool based on a multidisciplinary planning approach, to support the decision finding process in order to design both refurbishment projects and new developments within a highly efficient city.

SynENERGY - Energy optimised settlement development by making use of synergies of energy efficiency, spatial planning and building culture

SynENERGY aims at an innovative, holistic approach to urban district optimization. The project targets a comprehensive analysis of the framework and urban development concept which includes not only optimisation of sustainable energy supply and use but also increased material flows (construction and disposal) at urban district level.

AR-HES-B – Energy storage, production and recovery of valuable substances in wastewater treatment plants

AR-HES-B develops technologically based concepts of municipal wastewater treatment plants in order to convert them from energy consumers into a hybrid energy provider, energy storage and a provider of resources. The concept enables wastewater plants to turn into an important platform in the regional energy and mass transfer.

SMARTIES - SMART Innovative Energy Services - Analyse von Anforderungen smarter Energie-Dienstleistungen

Im Rahmen der Entwicklung von Smart Grids zeichnen sich Marktchancen für neue, IKT-basierte Dienstleistungen ("Smarte Mehrwertdienste") ab. Jedoch kann nur mit der geregelten Verfügbar­machung von Energie­verbrauchsdaten die umfangreiche Erschließung ihrer Wertschöpfung stattfinden. Zur Realisierung der Nutzen aus den Anwendungsmöglich­keiten der Daten für KundInnen und Unternehmen führt SMARTIES eine vorausschauende Analyse durch und leitet Empfehlungen für eine proaktive Gestaltung des Innovationsumfeldes ab.

Syn[EN]ergy - Synergiepotenziale zwischen Stadtplanungszielen und Photovoltaiknutzung auf Freiflächen

Freiflächen wie Großparkplätze, Brachen oder manche Kategorien von Erholungsflächen bieten ein bislang wenig genutztes Potenzial für Photovoltaik-Anwendungen im urbanen Raum. Im Rahmen von Syn[En]ergy wurden Synergien und Konfliktpotenziale der PV gegenüber anderen Nutzungen untersucht, planerische Lösungsvorschläge für konkrete Freiflächen unter Berücksichtigung ökonomischer, stadtplanerischer, gestalterischer, rechtlicher und sozialer Aspekte entwickelt und die Ergebnisse gemeinsam mit Stakeholdern aus Wirtschaft, Verwaltung und Gesellschaft bewertet.

Syn[En]ergy: Development of Potential Synergy Effects between the Interdependency of Urban Planning goals and Photovoltaic Usage on Open Urban Landscapes

Open spaces such as parking lots, brownfields and some categories of recreation areas offer an underutilised potential for photovoltaics in urban regions. In the course of Syn[En]ergy an inter- and transdisciplinary approach potential synergies and conflicts with other use demands were investigated, a typology and practical solutions for selected areas with regard to requirements from economy, urban planning and design, legal as well social aspects developed, and then evaluated by stakeholders from enterprises, administration and the general public.

urban pv+geotherm - Innovative concepts for the supply of large volume buildings/ quarters with PV and geothermal energy

The use of renewable energies in inner city locations is mostly linked to higher costs andconsidered as problematic. The aim of this project was to optimize (cost and energy) heating (and where required, cooling) using geothermic and photovoltaic for an urban, densely-built development area. With the project´s findings it will be easier to ecologically and economically plan the use of renewable energies especially in urban areas.