Regional & Resilient Energy Systems
Niveau
Introduction & in-depth study
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• describe regional energy systems and explain their importance for sustainability, security of supply and resilience.
• analyze regional energy demand and energy infrastructures using GIS and assess spatial relationships between energy generation, consumption and grids.
• collect exemplary energy-relevant data such as local load profiles, site parameters or potential data and use these for GIS-supported analyzes.
• assess the risks and disruption potential of regional energy systems and derive measures to increase resilience.
• develop basic technical and organizational solution approaches for regional energy systems, incorporating locally collected data, GIS analyzes as well as participation and decision-making processes.
• interpret basic political decision-making processes and explain how citizen participation and local governance influence regional energy projects.
• describe regional energy systems and explain their importance for sustainability, security of supply and resilience.
• analyze regional energy demand and energy infrastructures using GIS and assess spatial relationships between energy generation, consumption and grids.
• collect exemplary energy-relevant data such as local load profiles, site parameters or potential data and use these for GIS-supported analyzes.
• assess the risks and disruption potential of regional energy systems and derive measures to increase resilience.
• develop basic technical and organizational solution approaches for regional energy systems, incorporating locally collected data, GIS analyzes as well as participation and decision-making processes.
• interpret basic political decision-making processes and explain how citizen participation and local governance influence regional energy projects.
Prerequisites for the course
Energy technologies, smart energy systems
Course content
- Fundamentals of regional energy systems, including electricity, heating, cooling and locally available resources
- GIS-based analysis of regional energy flows, including the spatial assessment of potentials, grid structures and supply gaps
- Collection of energy-relevant data and integration into simple GIS-based site and potential analyzes
- Assessment of the performance and stability of regional electricity, heating and cooling infrastructures
- Resilience of regional energy systems, including risks, disruptive factors and basic measures for system security
- Political decision-making processes in regional energy planning, including basic procedural structures and responsibilities
- Citizen participation in energy projects, including concepts of local participation and their importance for acceptance and implementation
- Current developments in resilient regional energy systems, including local governance and participatory energy planning
- GIS-based analysis of regional energy flows, including the spatial assessment of potentials, grid structures and supply gaps
- Collection of energy-relevant data and integration into simple GIS-based site and potential analyzes
- Assessment of the performance and stability of regional electricity, heating and cooling infrastructures
- Resilience of regional energy systems, including risks, disruptive factors and basic measures for system security
- Political decision-making processes in regional energy planning, including basic procedural structures and responsibilities
- Citizen participation in energy projects, including concepts of local participation and their importance for acceptance and implementation
- Current developments in resilient regional energy systems, including local governance and participatory energy planning
Recommended specialist literature
- Di Somma, M., Papadimitriou, C., Graditi, G., & Kok, K. (Eds). (2025). Integrated local energy communities: From concepts and enabling conditions to optimal planning and operation. Wiley-VCH. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527843282
- Hua, W., Zhang, X.-P., & Wallom, D. C. H. (Eds). (2025). Digitalisation of local energy systems. Springer.
- Lavikka, R., Rehman, H. U., Reda, F., & Kazi, A. S. (Eds). (2022). Positive energy buildings: Concepts, challenges and opportunities. Springer.
- Hua, W., Zhang, X.-P., & Wallom, D. C. H. (Eds). (2025). Digitalisation of local energy systems. Springer.
- Lavikka, R., Rehman, H. U., Reda, F., & Kazi, A. S. (Eds). (2022). Positive energy buildings: Concepts, challenges and opportunities. Springer.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
5
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work, field trip
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
5