Cellular energy systems in suburban areas

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Abstract

Cellular energy systems represent a new form of organization in energy technology that attempts to create a balance between energy supply and demand at a local level. The focus here is on generating as many regional energy products as possible in the form of heat, electricity and gas. The submitted paper describes the analysis of the cellular approach using the example of a small German town. Especially in suburban areas, there is either no or only limited data available, a special methodology is used to analyze the energy demand situation. This is based on freely available data, which is aggregated in a geoinformation system with the potential influencing factors for each building and visualized in a so-called energy atlas. Taking into account population forecasts, the associated vacancy rate and the current renovation rate, future energy requirements are forecasted up to the year 2050. Based on the results, technological developments such as the expansion of photovoltaics, storage systems, heat pumps, etc. are also simulated. The energy demand values and the technological developments are simulated stochastically, taking into account various criteria and factors. The evaluation of ensembles allows statistically robust results to be obtained. This enables a well-founded analysis of the transformation to a cellular energy system and supports future decision-making processes. The aim of the methodology presented in this article is to support the transformation of energy technology towards renewable energies with a simple and scalable model tool kit.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th REHVA HVAC World Congress - CLIMA 2025
EditorsC. Zilio, F. Busato, L. Mazzarella, M. Noro
PublisherSpringer, Cham
Pages950-959
Number of pages10
Edition1
ISBN (electronic)978-3-032-10546-2
ISBN (print)978-3-032-10545-5
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

Series Lecture notes in civil engineering
ISSN2366-2557

Conference

Title15th REHVA HVAC World Congress CLIMA
SubtitleDecarbonized, healthy and energy conscious buildings in future climates
Abbreviated titleCLIMA 2025
Conference number15
Duration4 - 6 June 2025
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationPolitecnico di Milano & Online
CityMilan
CountryItaly

External IDs

ORCID /0009-0004-1088-648X/work/206672535
ORCID /0009-0004-7903-8411/work/211779332
Scopus 105038474701

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • Cellular approach, Heat atlas/energy atlas, Heat demand assessment, Municipal energy planning