Open AccessENERGIS: Decision-Support Tool for the Implementation of Energy Policies at Urban and Regional Level
Author(s) -
Gema Hernández-Moral,
Víctor Iván Serna González,
Giovanni Massa,
C Valmaseda Tranque
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/290/1/012165
Subject(s) - certification , context (archaeology) , directive , process (computing) , efficient energy use , baseline (sea) , environmental economics , plan (archaeology) , business , energy (signal processing) , environmental resource management , computer science , environmental science , engineering , geography , economics , oceanography , statistics , mathematics , management , archaeology , geology , electrical engineering , programming language , operating system
The implementation of energy policies to reduce CO 2 emissions poses specific challenges, especially to public authorities, who should define specific objectives, and evaluate the adequacy and impact of energy actions proposed. Nevertheless, an appropriate analysis is highly time-consuming due to the lack of tools. In this process, the first step is to establish the baseline energy status of the area of study. Only with this knowledge, in particular of the residential sector (main CO 2 emissions contributor in cities), is it possible to plan for a low carbon economy. In this context, the ENERGIS tool will support energy planners by mapping energy demand of the residential sector at different scales, as a first step towards CO 2 emissions calculation. To do so, a nationally validated Energy Performance Certification (EPC) tool has been automated, its results at building level mapped and aggregated at different scales. By basing the proposed platform on EPC calculation methodologies supported by the Energy Performance Directive of Buildings (EPBD 2010/31/EU), the ENERGIS platform achieves two main goals: it aids in the implementation of energy directives and energy actions by offering an easy to use tool to identify areas in need and, secondly, it promotes the EPBD, by making use of one of its main instruments to measure energy performance: the EPCs.