Bratislava and Tokorozawa zooming in on zero carbon city

Bratislava and Tokorozawa zooming in on zero carbon city

The Slovakian capital Bratislava is deepening cooperation with Tokorozawa, located near Tokyo in Japan. The pair has built a close bond for the past four years within the framework of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Programme (IURC). Currently, the...
Scientific article: Energy Citizenship in Positive Energy Districts

Scientific article: Energy Citizenship in Positive Energy Districts

It is a common understanding that the successful development and implementation of Positive Energy Districts requires the support of citizens. Citizen engagement is indeed at the core of the ATELIER project – as the name also implies. The article “Energy...
Blog: 5 hard questions and the need for capacity building

Blog: 5 hard questions and the need for capacity building

By Willem van Winden, professor of Urban Economic Innovation at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences In the Atelier project, Amsterdam and Bilbao are building Positive Energy Districts: urban districts that create more energy than they consume and do it in a CO2...
New ATELIER Story: The transformation of Zorrotzaurre in Bilbao

New ATELIER Story: The transformation of Zorrotzaurre in Bilbao

ATELIER Stories: The transformation of Zorrotzaurre in Bilbao   The ATELIER demo district within Bilbao, Zorrotzaurre, has been the industrial heart of the old Bilbao city. The heavy industry, mainly around activities linked to Bilbao’s Port and basically around...
3rd Scientific Article published

3rd Scientific Article published

It is a common understanding that the successful development and implementation of Positive Energy Districts requires the support of citizens. Citizen engagement is indeed at the core of the ATELIER project – as the name also implies. The article “Energy...
Blog: The role of electric vehicles in Positive Energy Districts

Blog: The role of electric vehicles in Positive Energy Districts

This article by Rick Wolbertus , Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences explains the importance to include electric transport in Positive Energy Districts. To examine if a district is energy positive, it is necessary to define clear boundaries to determine which...