MAPED is a bottom-up rapid energy assessment tool for i) analysing energy demand and supply in urban districts and ii) assessing district’s readiness to reach an annual positive energy balance and cover its energy needs (for electricity, heating, cooling etc.) with the help of renewable energy communities.
MAPED evaluates the required energy demand for district households (residential), service buildings, industrial sites, urban farming, and mobility. The tool’s simplified approach makes it easy to evaluate and estimate the amount of local renewable energy required to meet electricity needs on a district scale. The calculation takes into account photovoltaics, solar thermal energy and heat pumps. Other local supply options like biomass, waste heat and micro wind can be included based on prevailing boundaries, topology, social acceptance, and any applicable regulations.
Total energy required for the provision of goods and services in a district is calculated by considering all the key drivers e.g. social, economic, demographic, technological. Relevant variables include population number and growth, number of inhabitants per dwelling, number of electrical appliances used in households and services, peoples’ mobility and preferences for transport modes, evolution of the efficiency of certain types of equipment, and market penetration of new technologies or energy forms. Expected trends in these areas are formulated as scenarios and introduced exogenously. Future trends support the evaluation of requirements for a district to become energy-positive.
The MAPED concept analyses energy demand in a district by looking at the fuel and consumption sectors, and at the conceived energy supply and exchange with the neighbourhood energy system
BIPED will use MAPED to create pathways for energy transition and PED development in the Brabrand district of Aarhus, Denmark. At every stage, from data gathering to scenario development to evaluation of results, MAPED foresees meaningful co-creation processes, a key requirement for PED’s success. In addition, MAPED will support the construction and calibration of the current base-year for energy demand and supply in Brabrand. And MAPED’s integration with other tools and databases used in the project will ensure that socio-economic and technological aspects are properly considered when modelling PED scenarios.
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