A key element in achieving energy positivity in Copenhagen is to activate the buildings in the optimisation of heat demand and supply. Copenhagen City has launched several new initiatives to achieving active interaction between buildings and district heat supply...
In Amsterdam's Republica neighbourhood, residents share one common electricity connection. With a smart, sustainable and local energy system, they put minimal strain on the electricity grid. How does it work? And can it be done anywhere? Initiator Machiel Brautigam...
Budapest was awarded the Mission Label for climate neutral cities! Gergely Karácsony received the award from the European Commission on May 7, 2025 at the 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission conference in Vilnius. The Municipality of Budapest joined the...
The 2025 edition of the Cities Mission Conference took place in Vilnius, marking an exciting and interesting three-day gathering of urban leaders, policymakers, innovators, and climate experts working toward the EU’s ambitious goal of 100 climate-neutral and smart...
At the forefront of the 7th edition of the ATELIER Fellow Cities Event stood the question: How can cities accelerate their path toward the energy transition? Coming together in Amsterdam from March 25 to 27, 2025 to discuss this important topic, exchange...
The Mayor of Bratislava, Matúš Vallo, and representatives of 10 companies operating in the city have jointly launched the first year of the Mayor's Climate Challenge, a voluntary cooperation programme to achieve climate goals. The programme aims to reduce...
The ATELIER Fellow City Matosinhos has set the goal of gradually decarbonizing the city and establishing two pilot zones - Positive Energy Districts and two energy-efficient urban areas. How ti increase thermal comfort in homes without increasing energy...
On January 30, the 4th edition of the event series ‘Net Congestion Learn & Share’ took place in Amsterdam at Amsterdam InChange. The session focused on the topic of flexibility in energy use. Omar Shafqat and Sara Rueda from Amsterdam University of Applied...
At the end of November 2024, ATELIER had the privilege to join POCITYF, NEUTRALPATH and the ASCEND project for an interesting and insightful webinar focusing on the topic of building Energy Communities. With representatives from each project, important aspects were...
On November 21, the Amsterdam core partners organized a networking event for local stakeholders on energy-positive neighbourhoods, to share the main results, findings and lessons learned from supporting the demonstration projects with Innovation Ateliers.. In...
