Cooling insights

Public-facing explanations of how cooling demand increases across South Tyrol and what it means for each sector.

Cooling impacts in South Tyrol

Seeded 2022 baseline figures for cooling demand in South Tyrol and current coverage limits.

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Buildings & housing

Seeded 2022 residential baseline: 42.927970 GWh/year with technology-level breakdown.

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Services & tourism

Seeded 2022 service baseline: 109.566987 GWh/year, led by large chillers and split systems.

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Industry & process cooling

Seeded 2022 process-cooling baseline: 144.676959 GWh/year, dominated by large air-to-water chillers.

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Mobility & transport

Mobility baseline split is pending in current seeded baseline package.

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Agriculture & food

Agriculture baseline split is pending in current seeded baseline package.

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Cross-sector strategies

Seeded 2022 cross-sector baseline total: 297.171916 GWh/year with section breakdown.

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Cooling risk maps

Heat exposure, cooling demand density, and vulnerable groups mapped for South Tyrol.

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Passive cooling

Shading, ventilation, and reflective materials reduce cooling demand without extra energy use.

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Demand response & load shifting

Shift cooling loads away from peak hours to reduce grid stress and costs.

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Nature-based solutions

Green roofs, urban trees, and water bodies reduce urban heat and cooling demand.

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Efficient systems & district cooling

High-efficiency equipment, heat pumps, and district cooling reduce energy use and emissions.

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CoolST objectives and hypotheses

How the project aligns with the Climate Plan 2040 and what it tests about cooling demand.

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Data assembly and quality control

How CoolST builds sector datasets using two bottom-up approaches and FAIR governance.

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Scenarios and modelling to 2040

How CoolST simulates BAU/best/worst futures for 2030 and 2040 across sectors.

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Policy roadmap and recommendations

Evidence-based policy guidance derived from cooling data, scenarios, and MCA.

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Heat, health, and ecosystems

How cooling demand intersects with public health risks and ecosystem stress.

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Cooling economics and energy equity

CAPEX/OPEX trends and the risk of energy poverty in a warming climate.

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CoolST Knowledge Hub and Tool

How the platform turns cooling data into downloadable insights and visuals.

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