The heating sector has been neglected in energy policies for quite some time, especially on the European level. Only recently, with the implementation of the European directive 2009/28/EC the sector has gained higher attention. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the heat...

In the light of the EU directive for renewable energy (2009/28/EC) this paper deals with the question how various policy instruments could impact the development of renewable heating technologies. The paper applies the simulation model Invert/EE-Lab for the building related heat demand in...

Part I : Introduction, Scenario Description and Model Coupling Approach -- Chapter 1 - Introduction ( Dominik Möst, Steffi Schreiber and Martin Jakob) -- Chapter 2 - Scenario Storyline in Context of Decarbonization Pathways for a Future European Energy System ( Andrea Herbst, Steffi Schreiber,...