As we are approaching the middle of our ATELIER project, there have been experiences to share, lessons to learn and obstacles to overcome. To highlight both the achievements and challenges within the project, ATELIER partners have shared some valuable insights and...
In November 2022, a selection of ATELIER partners met in the Fellow City Budapest for a fruitful and stimulating exchange over the course of two days. Similar to the Copenhagen Meeting in March 2022, it was dedicated to capacity building for the city partners in...
Over the last few years, an international consortium in which the city of Amsterdam participated, investigated the implementation of shared electromobility hubs within the eHUBS project. This work has a link with ATELIER as the Buiksloterham electromobility hub is...
Many European projects work on PEDs with the aim to improve design and operation towards energy positivity and towards associated economic and social targets. We have made much progress but key questions are still open, to be addressed by our project collectively...
In June 2022, the Positive Energy Districts Conference, organised by Platform31, TNO, Locality and funded by Netherlands Agency, Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations, COST and the European Union, took place in Amsterdam. Our ATELIER project partner...
At this year’s Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, a joint participation of 30 European initiatives and projects under the umbrella of the European Commission is taking place between November 15th and 17th, debating topics such as sustainability,...
The 6th ATELIER Newsletter was released on November 3rd, discussing the importance of mindset changes when it comes to energy transition and also the role of energy users. For this purpose, a series of creative activities for the citizens of Amsterdam, notably for...
The ATELIER project seeks to boost the energy transformation of the cities of Bilbao and Amsterdam. To achieve this, one of the key technological actions is to study the energy balance of the Positive Energy District (PED) demonstrator, developing an energy...
The Budapest City Council plans to increase current solar capacity 130 times by 2030 to meet the climate targets set in the Budapest Climate Strategy (40% reduction in the capital's carbon dioxide emissions by 2030). The target is to install a total of 1,500...
In order to achieve low carbon emissions and possibly establish climate neutral cities, Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) hold a lot of potential. Therefore, further research and assessments of their energy perfomance needs to be conducted. The article "Assessing...
