Research Project Wärmewende Nordwest

Transparent recording and optimisation of heating requirements in buildings, neighbourhoods, commerce and industry in the Oldenburg/Bremen region

Credit:

BMBF

One of the climate goals set by the German government for 2050 is to reduce greenhouse emissions by 80% relative to the year 1990. Space heating and process heat as well as hot water make up a significant share of energy consumption in Germany, indicating a particular need for action to bring about a heating transition. For example, building renovations and the digitalisation of systems can contribute to restructuring the supply of heat and reducing heating energy consumption.

Research project Wärmewende Nordwest

 

Duration

April 2021 to November 2025

Funded by

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Project participants

  • OFFIS – Institut für Informatik, Oldenburg (Konsortialführer)
  • Institut of Networked Energy Systems
  • BTC
  • Bundestechnologiezentrum für Elektro- und Informationstechnik e.V.
  • Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
  • Detelf Coldewey GmbH
  • EWE NETZ GmbH
  • Fraunhofer IFAM
  • FSO Fernwirk-Sicherheitssysteme Oldenburg GmbH
  • GSG Oldenburg
  • Hochschule Bremen
  • Jade Hochschule
  • Oldenburger Energiecluster OLEC e.V.
  • Stadt Oldenburg
  • swb Services AG & Co. KG
  • Telefonbau Arthur Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG
  • Universität Bremen
  • Universität Vechta
  • VDE DKE
  • VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH
  • worldiety GmbH

Practical research into the heating transition in the Oldenburg and Bremen regions is under way in the project “Wärmewende Nordwest” (WWNW – Northwest Heating Transition). The goal of the project is the transparent surveying and optimisation of heating demands in buildings, residential districts, business and industry. Smart meters will play a key role here as digital measurement systems for networking and cross-sectoral use of distributed components.

The project is divided into six research fields and two interdisciplinary activities, which the project partners are working on together. The researchers of the Institute of Networked Energy Systems have been entrusted with leadership of research field 5 “Transformation strategies for urban district and local heating supply systems”. They are working with the University of Bremen to improve a model for energy simulation of city districts that was previously used in the research project ENaQ (Energetisches Nachbarschaftsquartier – Energetic Neighbourhood). This model identifies energy systems that optimally satisfy a combination of various targets and also optimises the operation of these systems. The project WWNW is extending the previously used model with components of heating networks and optimising it for better applicability to other systems and projects.

Departments, research groups and challenges related to the WWNW project:

Department

Energy Systems Technology

The Energy Systems Technology department focuses on the interaction between system-relevant technologies within decentralised networked structures, particularly at the low-voltage and medium-voltage level.

Research Group

Smart Energy Management

The Smart Energy Management research group develops methods and strategies to optimise the operation and design of future energy systems hand in hand.

Challenge

Strategies for sustainable energy systems

Energy transition is a dynamic process that must be continuously adapted to new influences such as technical innovations or socially negotiated framework conditions.

Contact

Smart Energy Management

Research Group
Institute of Networked Energy Systems