Regional & Community Energy Concepts
Niveau
Introduction
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students are able to:
• Describe legal aspects of regional energy concepts
• Present participatory approaches and stakeholder involvement
• Identify and apply methods for inventory and potential analysis
• Analyze and create concepts and catalogs of measures for regional energy concepts
• Identify and analyze organizational structures for the implementation of regional energy concepts
• Describe legal aspects of regional energy concepts
• Present participatory approaches and stakeholder involvement
• Identify and apply methods for inventory and potential analysis
• Analyze and create concepts and catalogs of measures for regional energy concepts
• Identify and analyze organizational structures for the implementation of regional energy concepts
Prerequisites for the course
Fundamentals of Energy & Sustainability Management (ENM), Fundamentals of Ener-gy Technology (TEC.1), Renewable Energy Production (TEC.3)
Course content
Regional Energy Master Plan:
• legal basics
• participation of stakeholders and process of a regional energy master plan
• methods for stock and potential analysis (consumption, infrastructure, resources)
• methods for concept development and preparation of a catalogue of measures
• organizational structures for implementation
• analysis of implementation examples
• legal basics
• participation of stakeholders and process of a regional energy master plan
• methods for stock and potential analysis (consumption, infrastructure, resources)
• methods for concept development and preparation of a catalogue of measures
• organizational structures for implementation
• analysis of implementation examples
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
Project
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
5
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended Learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
5