SynErKom

Systemic design of the energy transition in municipalities

Prof. Dr. Herbert Palm, Prof. Dr. Nicole Brandstetter (FK13)

The SynErKom project (Systemic Design of the Energy Transition in Municipalities) aims to support municipalities in implementing a sustainable and participatory energy transition. It addresses the weaknesses of existing planning approaches such as the Integrated Climate Protection Concept (IKSK) and Energy Use Planning (ENP) and combines innovative technical, economic, and communicative methods to remedy them. SynErKom pursues a data-based, multi-criteria planning approach that creates a basis for decision-making for optimized energy systems.

Citizens are actively involved in the process, while technical and economic processes are supplemented by narrative communication. The interdisciplinary approach combines energy technology, energy economics, and communication sciences to develop a holistic solution. The methods and tools developed in the project are intended to be scalable and transferable to other regions in order to increase the acceptance and efficiency of the energy transition in the long term. The project is being carried out by a consortium of universities, companies, and local authorities and is funded as part of the 8th Energy Research Program.

The results should enable municipalities to make informed decisions about the energy transition independently and to implement them successfully. Technical aspects such as simulation-based demand planning and multi-criteria optimization are taken into account, as are economic issues such as financing models and participation opportunities. In addition, a discourse-analytical communication concept is being developed to ensure public involvement and promote acceptance of the energy transition. SynErKom thus makes an important contribution to the local and national energy transition by enabling municipalities to actively and participatively shape the energy transition.

Term: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2029

Employees:

• NN

Institutions:

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
• Institute for Sustainable Energy Systems (ISES)
• Faculty of General and Interdisciplinary Studies

Project management:

• Prof. Dr. Herbert Palm
• Prof. Dr. Nicole Brandstetter

Funding body:

• Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection

Project partner:

• ENIANO GmbH
• Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences (THI)
• regionalwerke