PRESENCE - Power through resilience of energy systems: Energy crises, trends and climate change

01.03.2011 - 30.09.2013
Research funding project
This project provides measures and pathways how to increase the resilience of energy systems in the view of possible energy crises, trends and climate change. The analysis will include the following steps: (1) quantify the impact of climate change on energy systems, (2) quantify the impact of trends and possible crises on energy systems, (3) investigate adaptation measures and concepts for increasing the resilience and quantify the impact of transition paths on resilience indicators, (4) analyse economic impacts and discuss strengths and limitations of economic concepts for assessing adaptation measures. We will consider the following energy sectors: (1) hydro power, (2) heating and cooling of buildings, (3) selected aspects of cooling water availability for thermal power plants and industry and (4) electricity generation, storage and transmission.

People

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Grant funds

  • Kommunalkredit Austria AG (National) Kommunalkredit Public Consulting (KPC)

Research focus

  • Energy Active Buildings, Settlements and Spatial Infrastructures: 30%
  • Climate Neutral, Renewable and Conventional Energy Supply Systems: 35%
  • Efficient Utilisation of Material Resources: 35%

Keywords

GermanEnglish
Wasserkrafthydro power
VersorgungssicherheitResilience
Klimaclimate

External partner

  • Universität für Bodenkultur - Institut für Meteorologie und Physik
  • Universität für Bodenkultur, Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und konstruktiven Wasserbau
  • Institut für Hochbau und Technologie

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