An energy-plus neighbourhood is meant to generate more energy over the year than it consumes. What matters, however, is how well generation and demand match in time, and an annual balance does not show that.
- Setting: cooperation with ecovillage hannover eG
- Methods: time-resolved simulation, scenario comparison
My contribution
- Demand profiles for electricity, space heating and hot water, for different building types and insulation standards
- Generation profiles for photovoltaics
- Scenarios with electricity and heat storage, combined heat and power units, and load shifting
- Evaluation by self-consumption and grid imports
Outcome
- A quantitative basis for planning the energy system of the neighbourhood