Buildings in the integrated energy system

Research Project, 2024 – 2028

Integration is central to smart energy systems. Through integration, smart, energy-efficient solutions are created.Buildings constitute a large part of the energy system and heat a large part of building's energy needs. Building'sheat demand is thus central to creating smart integrated solutions. The electricity system is characterized by anincreasing share of intermittent power, mainly wind power. Together with a future strong increase in electricitydemand due to transport and industry electrification, managing the electricity system's fluctuations is perhaps thebiggest challenge for the future Swedish energy system. With the flexibility the heating system can offer theelectricity system, buildings in cities can contribute to stabilizing the electricity system and thus to a greaterproportion of renewable electricity being managed. This project, with the help of energy system modelling, willanalyze how urban buildings can offer the electricity system flexibility in smart ways.