Hotmaps

Hotmaps

Heating and Cooling: Open Source Tool for Mapping and Planning of Energy Systems

HotMaps developed, demonstrated and disseminated a toolbox to support public authorities, energy agencies and planners in strategic heating and cooling planning on local, regional and national levels, and in-line with EU policies. The toolbox facilitates the following tasks on a spatially disaggregated level: (1) Mapping heating and cooling energy situation including renewable and waste heat potentials in GIS layers; (2) Modelling the energy system, considering hourly matching of supply and demand, demand response etc.; (3) Supporting the comprehensive assessment of efficient heating and cooling according to the Energy Efficiency Directive; (4) Comparative assessment of supply and demand options and of given scenarios until 2050 regarding e. g. CO2-emissions, costs, share of renewables.

An open data set for EU-28 was created to perform those tasks in virtually any EU region up to a 250x250m level, reducing barriers for authorities to heating and cooling planning. HotMaps allows uploading local data and links to existing models. The software was developed in close cooperation with the target group, within the consortium and beyond. Moreover, the toolbox was validated and demonstrated in 7 pilot areas to provide a tested and user friendly software entirely based on user needs.

e-think's Role in the project

Development of the Toolbox and the Calculation Modules.
Organization, Planning and Delivery of the Capacity Building Programme, Material, and Events.
Development of the Local Strategy for the Pilot Areas of Bistrița, San Sebastian-Donostia, and Frankfurt.

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Project Start / End: 2016 - 2020
Project Duration: 4 Years
Project Coordinator
Lukas Kranzl, TU Wien
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