In Kraków, the year 2023 was mainly devoted to discussions about energy transition, including, among other things, building awareness about energy communities. The energy and climate crisis that we are currently facing mobilize residents, entrepreneurs, scientific...
Demonstrating that energy-positive cities are possible is the main ambition of the Atelier project, with measures implemented in Bilbao and Amsterdam as lighthouse cities, and replicated in six other European cities. When we think of Bilbao (Spain), two distinct...
In the framework of Bilbao Lighthouse, Bilbao Innovation Atelier (BIA) is a meeting forum aimed to involve relevant stakeholders in fine-tuning the innovations accomplished to the context of Bilbao city, disseminate the project progress and provide knowledge and...
As announced in September, we’re thrilled to represent ATELIER at the world’s most exciting international congress on cities and urban innovation: the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. Together with 29 other EU-funded projects and initiatives, we will...
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...
