Authors:
Sonja Klingert
1
;
Michael Niederkofler
2
;
Hermann de Meer
3
;
Mona Bielig
4
;
Stepan Gagin
3
;
Celina Kacperski
4
and
Matthias Strobbe
5
Affiliations:
1
IPVS, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
;
2
Energiekompass GmbH, Stegersbach, Austria
;
3
University of Passau, Passau, Germany
;
4
Seeburg Castle University, Seekirchen, Austria
;
5
Ghent University - imec, Ghent, Belgium
Keyword(s):
Energy Island, Self-Sufficiency, Renewable Energy, Inter-Disciplinarity, Energy Community.
Abstract:
Creating so-called “energy islands” with a high level of energetic self-sufficiency is one strategy to fight climate crisis. To become a realistic goal, such a concept needs trans-disciplinary research that defines promising transformation paths towards reaching this vision. The presented paper introduces a conceptual framework that provides approaches for technical optimization across all energy vectors, socio-technical optimization of the usage of energy demand flexibility, socio-psychological interventions, and a replication strategy that considers all these different aspects. The focus lies on the architecture of a management system that answers requirements also from social sciences, on engagement strategies and on defining a cross-vector, cross-disciplinary design for flexibility in terms of demand-response schemes.