Climbing the causality ladder to understand and project the energy demand of the residential sector

Project description

Modelling to better understand and predict household energy demand

Energy system models (ESMs) help energy experts predict and describe long-term impacts of energy systems. While ESMs have yielded useful results on energy supply, there is a lack of accuracy in simulating the residential sector, as the diversity of dwellings produces a broad spectrum of consumption patterns. To address this issue, the EU-funded WHY project will implement causal modelling to quantitatively analyse people’s everyday decisions regarding energy consumption and their reactions to interventions. This will result in innovative methodologies for short- and long-term load forecasting which will be benchmarked in different use cases ranging from microgrid size to international contexts. The project will provide greater insight into household energy consumption and improve energy demand modelling in leading ESMs.

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3.1. - Reducing energy consumption and carbon foorpint by smart and sustainable use

Topic(s)

• LC-SC3-EE-14-2018-2019-2020 - Socio-economic research conceptualising and modelling energy efficiency and energy demand

Call for proposal

H2020-LC-SC3-EE-2019
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA IGLESIA DE DEUSTO ENTIDAD RELIGIOSA

Address

Avenida De Las Universidades 24
48007 Bilbao
Spain

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 514 275

Participants (6)

4WARD ENERGY RESEARCH GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 378 562,50

Address

Reininghausstrasse 13A
8020 Graz

Activity type

Research Organisations

E3-MODELLING AE

Greece

EU contribution

€ 437 630

Address

Panormou 70-72
11523 Athina

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 150 827,50

Address

Anna Van Buerenplein 1
2595 DA Den Haag

Activity type

Research Organisations

GOIENER S.COOP

Spain

EU contribution

€ 149 812,50

Address

Pg Mallutz 18 Oficina 3
20240 Ordizia

Activity type

Other

RENEWABLES GRID INITIATIVE EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 156 312,50

Address

Krausenstrase 8
10117 Berlin

Activity type

Other

CLIMATE ALLIANCE - KLIMA-BUENDNIS - ALIANZA DEL CLIMA e.V.

Germany

EU contribution

€ 212 562,50

Address

Galvanistrasse 28
60486 Frankfurt Am Main

Activity type

Other