Application of a Mapping tool to Plan Energy Saving at a Neighborhood Scale. (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Evola, Gianpiero; Fichera, Alberto; Gagliano, Antonio; Marletta, Luigi; Nocera, Francesco; Pagano, Arturo; Palermo, Valentina
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 101(2016)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 144
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: district -- energy planning -- energy savings -- refurbishment; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: This study proposes the application of a model for the evaluation of the overall energy demand of existing urban neighborhoods, which can be useful when planning energy enhancement strategies at urban scale. The application of this model can be interconnected with the use of a GIS software tool, thus providing the opportunity to perform the energy mapping of city neighborhoods. In the proposed model, the overall energy demand of existing urban neighborhoods is evaluated by considering the three most energy intensive sectors: buildings, transport and urban lighting. However, in this paper the application of the model is only focused on the assessment of the energy demand in the building sector. The proposed methodology is applied to a neighborhood of the municipality of Catania in Southern Italy. The preliminary results are reported in this study: first, the existing energy consumption for space heating and electric appliances is assessed, then the effectiveness of a series of energy-saving strategies is considered, thus providing a tool to implement effective energy planning policies at urban scale.