A Comprehensive PED-Database for Mapping and Comparing Positive Energy Districts Experiences at European Level

Giulia Turci, Beril Alpagut, Paolo Civiero, Michal Kuzmic, Serena Pagliula, Gilda Massa, Vicky Albert-Seifried, Oscar Seco and Silvia Soutullo
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Giulia Turci: Architecture Department, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Beril Alpagut: Smart Cities Department, Demir Energy, 34718 Istanbul, Turkey
Paolo Civiero: IREC—Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besos, Spain
Michal Kuzmic: University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, Czech Technical University, 27343 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
Serena Pagliula: Architecture Department, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Gilda Massa: Cross Technologies for Industrial and Urban Districts Lab—Smart Energy Division-ENEA-Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 80055 Portici, Italy
Vicky Albert-Seifried: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
Oscar Seco: Department of Energy, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Silvia Soutullo: Department of Energy, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-24

Abstract: Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are considered as one of the pioneer strategies to guide cities in their energy planning process towards climate neutrality in an attractive, innovative and human-centered way. The concept of PED is the result of a long co-creation process and integrates several multidimensional features, aiming to promote the sustainable development of urban areas and the transition of cities towards a climate neutral energy system. The paper provides an overview of the first outcomes of WG1 “PED Mapping, Characterization and Learning”, in the research COST Action CA19126 “Positive Energy Districts European Network” (PED-EU-NET). This study describes activities that focus on creating a comprehensive PED-Database by mapping existing concepts, strategies, projects, technological and non-technological solutions related to PEDs in Europe. The main objective of the Database is to support municipalities through the decision-making process by providing strategies for building and running a successful PED that can provide alternatives to consider, and is powered by an interactive web-based map. The design of the Database framework is supported by a step-by-step methodology adopted in the framework of the CA19126 in order to develop the PED-Database as an interactive, updatable and user-friendly tool.

Keywords: Positive Energy District; climate neutrality; integrated energy planning; PED-Database; PED case study; PED-Laboratories (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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