The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has updated the calculation model of the Uniforme Maatlat Gebouwde Omgeving (UMGO). Version 5.1 of the UMGO uses the figures from the latest Climate and Energy Outlook. This allows for a more accurate calculation of CO2 emissions from, for example, electricity. Also new is the addition of hydrogen as an energy carrier.
What is the UMGO?
The UMGO is a tool that allows advisors (consultants) and specialists from municipalities or housing corporations to calculate the best choices for sustainably heating and cooling a building. Examples of techniques that the UMGO calculates include: different types of heat pumps, thermal energy storage, residual heat, and combustion of biomass.
How does the calculation tool work?
To show which energy supply is the most sustainable for a residential area, the UMGO calculates, for example, the energy consumption for heating and cooling. Or what the CO₂ emissions are from a particular technique.
The UMGO clearly shows how the calculations are made. All used parameters can be viewed. The Uniforme Maatlat protocol describes the calculation method. Advisors can also compare different techniques for heating buildings with each other.
Getting started with the calculation tool
Would you like to get started with the UMGO? On June 11, RVO is organizing a masterclass. During the masterclass, participants will learn to work with the calculation tool through instruction and exercises.
- Ministry of Climate and Green Growth