Economical and renewable: Integrated energy supply for residential districts

Your challenge: Between modernization, energy prices, and security of supply

Do you want to develop existing or new residential districts in a future-proof and climate-neutral way? Then you are faced with the task of reconciling legal requirements and volatile energy markets on the one hand with security of supply and costs on the other. The following questions pose challenges for companies of all sizes – from municipal and cooperative actors to SMEs and large housing companies:

  • What energy considerations need to be taken into account when planning a district renovation or the construction of new residential areas?
  • What does an efficient, low-greenhouse-gas energy system with a cost-effective transformation path look like?
  • What subsidies are available for the climate-neutral development of residential districts? And how can they be taken into account in specific cases?
  • And how can the idea be quickly put into practice?

Our solution: Research-based, future-proof, and integrated energy concepts for residential districts

As a neutral partner with comprehensive expertise in the market, funding, and applied research, we support you in answering these questions as well as in developing and implementing energy concepts for the future viability and low-emission supply of residential areas. We incorporate the latest findings from research projects directly into your district development.

Our offer consists of four phases, which we adapt to suit your specific needs and situation:

(1) Analysis and recommendations for action

  • Development of a vision for action, definition of clear goals, collection of all relevant data (energy requirements, renewable potential)
  • Identification of savings potential and derivation of initial options for action, including immediate measures

(2) Integral concepts and qualitative evaluation

  • Analysis and bundling of relevant technologies and measures into integral district concepts
  • Moderated selection process for preferred concepts, workshops on basic energy technology knowledge

(3) Simulative concept analysis and dimensioning

  • Validation of preferred concepts, evaluation of investment and operating costs, emissions, and other KPIs
  • Scenario and sensitivity analyses to select the best strategy

(4) Implementation and monitoring

  • Support for detailed planning and implementation, contribution of research findings, innovative methods, and best practices
  • Facilitation of cooperation, monitoring of operations for optimization and efficiency improvement

Your benefits

  • Cost savings: identification and implementation of quick wins, reduction of investment costs through subsidies
  • Minimized investment risk: well-founded analyses and reliable KPIs for your decisions
  • Innovation advantage through research: direct transfer from our projects to your district solution
  • Sustainability: development of climate-neutral, future viable concepts for existing or new residential districts
  • Regulatory certainty: orientation towards current legal requirements and funding landscapes
  • Individual support: tailor-made solutions and continuous support
  • Fast implementation: from the idea to support with applying for subsidies to efficient operation – everything from a single source

How you work with us

Our collaboration focuses on your strategic goals and the specific requirements of your company. At the outset, we work together – with facilitation if necessary – to define the tasks and objectives of your neighborhood project. This ensures that the technical concept, economic efficiency, and corporate philosophy are all aligned.

Based on the data you provide, we develop coordinated, research-based energy concepts and analyze selected variants with a view to feasibility, economic efficiency, and future viability. We present the results transparently and explain them in a decision-oriented manner.

Once the concept has been defined, we accompany you during implementation, support you in your exchanges with the engineering firms involved, and advise you on suitable funding programs. You can commission us for the entire process or specifically for individual project phases – exactly where you need support.

A look at our projects

 

Future-iQ

Accelerating the energy transition in the district

The Future-iQ project is developing integrated district solutions for the socially acceptable decarbonization of existing residential areas.

 

Customized energy concepts for urban districts

Fraunhofer UMSICHT has developed and evaluated energy concepts for an urban district. Renewable potential, supply concepts, and operating strategies were analyzed – qualitatively and simulatively – as a basis for climate-friendly district solutions.

 

Accompanying research ENERGIEWENDEBAUE

In the research project “Accompanying Research ENERGIEWENDEBAUEN – Module for district energy systems,” various current topics in neighborhood research were discussed with researchers and practitioners, and accompanying, model-based studies were conducted.