Energy management for energy networks and buildings

Targeted management of energy networks is important due to the integration of renewable energies, which are subject to certain fluctuation effects. The energy network is understood here as a holistic system with the sectors electricity, heat and gas. In the UCB-EMEG project, research approaches from energy management are ported to the buildings of the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld. Two aspects in particular are in focus: On the one hand, the investigation and optimization of sector coupling, i.e. the use of temporary surpluses in one sector such as electricity to generate raw materials in another sector, e.g. gas. On the other hand, the use of intelligent consumers is analyzed. This refers to control elements that regulate consumption depending on availability, e.g. a washing machine that switches on when there is enough electricity. These approaches are intended to exploit savings effects and contribute to grid stability.