Scenario worlds for infrastructures in the context of energy system transformation
Scenario-based analysis of infrastructure requirements in the context of energy system transformation and effects on their financing and planning
Client
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
Duration October 2018 – October 2020

Background
The focus of this project is the interaction between different infrastructures such as electricity, gas, district heating networks, etc. in different scenarios dealing with the German energy transition that is the decarbonisation of the Germany energy market. The technical and economic parameters, age, design and implementation time, regulatory framework, etc. are considered for each infrastructure and decarbonisation scenario.
Tasks of IREES
Analysis of the future role of energy sources and technologies in existing energy scenarios
Analysis of technical and economic properties of district heating and cooling infrastructure
- Analysis of the existing stock and current planning of district heating and cooling networks
- Future requirements for district heating and cooling depending on different transformation scenarios
Project partners
Consentec GmbH (Administrativer Koordinator)
Fraunhofer ISI (Inhaltlicher Koordinator)
IFEU
Technical University of Berlin
KIT Karlsruhe
Institute for Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT)
Foundation for Environmental Energy Law (SUER)