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Towards 100 Positive Energy Districts in Europe: Preliminary Data Analysis of 61 European Cases

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  • Silvia Bossi

    (Italian National Agency for Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA, CR Casaccia, 00123 Rome, Italy)

  • Christoph Gollner

    (Austrian Research Promotion Agency, FFG, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Sarah Theierling

    (Austrian Research Promotion Agency, FFG, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

Abstract

Positive Energy Districts and Neighborhoods (PEDs) are seen as a promising pathway towards sustainable urban areas. Several cities have already taken up such PED-related developments. To support such approaches, European countries joined forces to achieve 100 PEDs until 2025 through a comprehensive research and innovation program. A solid understanding and consideration of cities’ strategies, experiences and project features serve as the basis for developing and designing the PED program. JPI Urban Europe has been collecting information on projects towards sustainable urbanization and the energy transition across Europe. The collected cases are summarized in a PED Booklet whose update was recently published on the JPI Urban Europe website. Results presented in this paper provide insights from the analysis of 61 projects in Europe and offer recommendations for future PED developments.

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  • Silvia Bossi & Christoph Gollner & Sarah Theierling, 2020. "Towards 100 Positive Energy Districts in Europe: Preliminary Data Analysis of 61 European Cases," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:22:p:6083-:d:448371
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