Lessons Learned from Positive Energy District (PED) Projects: Cataloguing and Analysing Technology Solutions in Different Geographical Areas in Europe

Federica Leone (), Francesco Reda, Ala Hasan, Hassam ur Rehman, Fausto Carmelo Nigrelli, Francesco Nocera and Vincenzo Costanzo
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Federica Leone: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Francesco Reda: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
Ala Hasan: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
Hassam ur Rehman: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
Fausto Carmelo Nigrelli: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Francesco Nocera: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy
Vincenzo Costanzo: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy

Energies, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: A Positive Energy District (PED) is a portion of urban area with defined boundaries that can produce energy in excess of its own consumption. The aim of this study is to analyse design variations among the six projects (12 case studies) of PED belonging to the European Smart Cities and Communities programme. Thus, it will be possible to identify the reasons behind the energy choices related to generation, storage and distribution that appear in the different geographical areas. To achieve this, different data were collected by consulting official documents and creating questionnaires that were communicated with the project representatives. Thus, the result of this study is a catalogue of the energy system solutions adopted in the studied PEDs with a critical analysis of the different motivations behind them in order to outline general trends in the geographical areas with similar characteristics. In conclusion, this study defined which technological choices are the most common in territories with similar profiles and how divergent those with different profiles are. Furthermore, applied to a large catalogue of PED, the methodology identified would make it possible to create different operating models for different territorial types and urban settlements.

Keywords: positive energy district; PED; PED model; PED technologies; energy communities; smart cities; sustainable urban development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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