StartClim 2006.F
| Project name: | StartClim 2006.F - Impact of Climate Change on Heating and Cooling Energy Demand in Austria |
| Project leader: | Franz Prettenthaler |
| Project team: | Andreas Gobiet Heimo Truhetz Andreas Türk Christoph Töglhoferk |
| Partners: | University of Vienna, Dept. of Meteorology Joanneum research, Institute of Technology and Regional Developmentr Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change |
Sponsor: | AustroClim |
| Duration: | Sep. 2006 - Aug. 2007 |
Abstract:
In this project we investigate the impact of climate change on heating and cooling degree-days for Austria on a regional basis.
Based on a climatology of the Alps with high temporal and spatial resolution and a climate change scenario for the 2040s, the expected change in degree-days can be calculated for all over the country. This enables us to combine this data with socio-economic data: The relevancy of degree-day changes for the future energy demand will be investigated in combination with population density, population growth and building structure.
In addition to an examination of the changes in degree-days, weighted with socio-economic data, a detailed comparison of three chosen regions with different climatic backgrounds will be done regarding seasonality, length and intensity of heating and cooling periods.
