CoolST: Adapting to Climate Change Impact — Crafting South Tyrol's Cooling Future for Energy Resilience
CoolST addresses the fast-rising need for cooling in South Tyrol by combining data, modelling and stakeholder engagement. The project quantifies today’s and future (2030/2040) cooling demand and consumption across buildings, industry and transport, and evaluates mitigation packages ranging from passive and nature‑based solutions to efficient technologies. Results are shared through an accessible knowledge hub and a decision‑support tool to help energy providers, DSOs/TSOs and public authorities plan resilient, low‑carbon cooling. The work supports evidence‑based policies, reduces peak loads and contributes to fair, sustainable adaptation.
Objectives
- Quantify baseline and future cooling demand/consumption for South Tyrol by sector (buildings, industry, transport) for 2030 and 2040.
- Assemble, validate and document the datasets required for modelling and decision making.
- Model mitigation packages (passive/nature‑based/technology/behavioral) and assess impacts on energy, peak load, emissions and costs.
- Deliver a public Knowledge Hub and an interactive Tool for exploration, downloads and reproducible methods.
- Engage energy providers, DSOs/TSOs, policymakers, professionals and citizens with workshops and briefs; support evidence‑based policies.
- Produce actionable recommendations that strengthen resilience and reduce energy poverty.
Work Packages
WP1 — Project management, dissemination and communication (Coordinator: EURAC; M1–M18)
Coordinates the consortium, quality and risk management; plans and executes dissemination and communication, including workshops and policy briefs.
WP2 — Data assembly, processing and quality control (Coordinator: EURAC; M1–M14)
Creates the data management plan; assembles and validates datasets needed for modelling and indicators; ensures provenance and quality.
WP3 — CoolST platform: Knowledge Hub and Tool (Coordinator: Fraunhofer Italia; M1–M18)
Develops the public Knowledge Hub and the interactive decision‑support Tool for exploring indicators, scenarios and measures; enables downloads.
WP4 — Modelling and simulations (Coordinator: Free University of Bozen‑Bolzano; M3–M18)
Models cooling demand and consumption and simulates mitigation packages for 2030/2040 using a structured modelling environment.
WP5 — Transdisciplinary cooling research (Coordinator: EURAC; M12–M18)
Synthesizes insights across sectors and disciplines; derives data‑driven recommendations supporting resilient, equitable cooling in South Tyrol.
Project Facts
Duration: 18 months (2024–2026)
Documents
Reference documents available for download: