Shaping the heating transition in Thuringia
Project title:
WiThStand: Heating transition in Thuringia - safely adapting & decarbonising heating systems
Funded by:
Free State of Thuringia
European Union
Project duration:
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Project coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Mark Jentsch
Project partners:
University of Applied Science Nordhausen, University of Applied Science Jena
Team members involved in the project:
Dipl.-Ing. Angela Clinkscales M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. Helge Grüter-Birgaoanu
Project outline
The aim of the project is to identify ways to decarbonize the heat supply with a focus on Thuringia's existing buildings and districts in order to contribute to achieving climate protection targets in the building sector. To this end, a Thuringian residential building and heating typology will first be developed in order to identify solutions for the most climate-neutral heat supply possible for existing buildings. In addition to the thermal building envelope, the building-related heat and electricity supply via technologies currently available on the market will be considered, as shown in Figure 1.
As part of the project, both residential buildings typical for Thuringia and their energy supply systems will be analyzed and modeled and suitable technical solutions are to be simulated with different input parameters. Finally, economic and ecological optima for various existing typologies will be identified by means of optimization and the results will be prepared in the form of building-type-related "climate protection roadmaps" in concrete recommendations and instructions for action for the heating transition in Thuringia.
