When thinking about the decarbonization of cities, Local Energy Systems (LES) are often mentioned as one of the key enablers in the future. While there is agreement that LES have a role to play in the energy system of the future, what exactly is this role and how...
To become a healthy, green and resilient city for today’s citizens and future generations, Amsterdam needs to act faster. The plan “Our City of Tomorrow” presents the approach to combat the climate crisis and accelerate sustainability to be completely climate...
We will start by defining the PED strategy, identifying key factors in successfully implementing the PED and determining how the PED strategy contributes to broader city sustainability objectives. We will also investigate context specific success factors for...
After almost four years in the ATELIER project, the demonstration site of Republica completed its buildings. Apartments are inhabited and interiors are being finalized by the new residents. Also, commercial space-users are finishing their interiors and the hotel...
We are always in close contact with our sister projects in order to share our learnings and learn from them. One of these projects - +CityxChange - recently organized their final conference and in connection to that published their "How to PED Cookbook". It is a...
For the fourth year in a row, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences organizes the minor program ‘the energy positive city’ and ATELIER is involved in several ways. Students are enthusiastic about the program but are also surprised about the complexity, since...
The Matosinhos Municipality organized a working meeting, within the scope of the Policy Support Facility of the Covenant of Mayors, a European Commission project involving local authorities in a movement in favour of climate action and local energy.The Policy...
We are thrilled to announce the participation of 30 EU projects spearheaded by the Smart Cities Marketplace in the upcoming Smart City Expo World Congress, set to take place from 7 to 9 November 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. As the world's largest and most influential...
While working on innovative concepts that shape the cities of tomorrow, we make sure that the next generation of professionals is involved in our activities. Our research partner in Amsterdam “Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences” recently published a video...
The City of Kraków, together with the other Fellow Cities (Bratislava, Budapest, Copenhagen, Matosinhos, Riga) and the Lighthouse Cities, are obligated to conduct the Innovative ATELIER (IA). In Kraków, the Innovation Atelier is a knowledge and experience exchange...
