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🌱🔋 Discover how #Vidin is leading the #EnergyTransition with the MAKING-CITY EU project! As one of our 8 follower cities, Vidin is transforming selected neighborhoods into #PositiveEnergyDistricts (PEDs), producing more energy than they consume using renewable energy sources. Vidin has already made great progress with the PED implementation in two different areas. In the Himik PED, a school complex transitioned from poor insulation and high energy costs to an A energy class with major upgrades like #Geothermal heating and #SolarPower. The Bononia PED similarly reduced energy consumption and emissions with comprehensive interventions. 🔍 Want to learn more about these two case studies and how Vidin is replicating MAKING-CITY EU's PED concept within its geographical area? Check out Vidin's factsheet ➡ https://lnkd.in/egnZgKuQ   #SmartCities #UrbanDevelopment #EnergyEfficiency #ClimateNeutrality Green Synergy Cluster | Daniela Kostova | Peter Kisyov

🌱 Discover the Future of Sustainable Living in #Kadiköy! Kadıköy Belediyesi is leading the way in the #EnergyTransition with the MAKING-CITY EU project, aiming for #ClimateNeutrality by 2050. The city is committed to stakeholder engagement through various participation tools and has strong backing from the City Council for initiatives like B Class Energy Performance Certificates, Gray Water systems, and "Green Building Certification." Kadiköy is also prioritizing energy efficiency and investing in renewable energy projects, including solar panels, e-charging stations & smart lighting. 🔋Currently, Kadiköy is implementing its own #PositiveEnergyDistrict (PED) by deploying strong policies and regulations focussing on energy efficient buildings, retrofitting and climate adaptation. After the analysis and selection of the right area for the PED, two energy scenarios were carried out with different advanced technologies. 🔍Curious to learn more? Dive into their factsheet to see how your community can replicate their innovative practices!📃https://lnkd.in/eUbTutqH #EnergyTransition #SmartCities #UrbanDevelopment #EnergyEfficiency Beril Alpagut | Esra Özkul Demir | Dilan Cengiz | Melda Karademir | Doğan ÜNERİ | Aynur Şule Sümer | Damla MUHCU | Erdem Çağlar KOCABEY | Oya Tabanoğlu | Caner Demir

🔋#Lublin is one of the six follower cities in the MAKING-CITY EU project, playing a key role in advancing climate neutrality in Europe! We are working on 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 (𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐬) to make our city more sustainable! 🌱 🍃𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠: ✅Over 40% of our public transport fleet is zero-emission. ✅We are actively transitioning away from coal. ✅We are retrofitting buildings, installing EV-charging infrastructure, and promoting renewable energy sources. ✅We are engaging stakeholders and fostering community involvement. 🌿 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: ✅Green Budget: Residents help decide on urban greenery projects, improving city green spaces. ✅Low-Stack Emission Reduction Program: Supporting the switch to cleaner heating systems. ✅Hajdów Wastewater Treatment Plant: Featuring a large photovoltaic farm to boost energy self-sufficiency. More info about the MAKING-CITY EU project 👉 https://lnkd.in/d6NquPxQ Want to learn more❓Check out our detailed factsheet below to see how Lublin is advancing towards a low-carbon future and to learn about our progress within the project 👇 Mariusz Sagan, PhD Wiktoria Herun Robert Żyśko Dorota Wolińska-Pietrzak Szymon Horosiewicz Mariusz Gwozda Marzena Strok-Sadło Marcin Garbowski Marta Sztandarska Przemysław Gruba Oliwia Wójtowicz Mariusz Włosek Sławomir Roszczenko Aldona Kozak Joanna Kot Barbara Kostecka Katarzyna Bujan Gospodarczy Lublin MAKING-CITY EU

🏙⚡Discover how our lighthouse city #Oulu implemented its #PositiveEnergyDistrict!   Oulu is paving the way for a sustainable future with the MAKING-CITY EU project. Over the last years, the city has implemented its very own Positive Energy District (PED) where efficient heat pumps and energy recovery systems capture excess heat from various sources like refrigeration and exhaust air. This surplus energy is used to produce more energy than the district consumes, optimizing energy distribution across all buildings within the district. 📊 Want to know more? Dive into their factsheet to discover: - Oulu's 2050 decarbonisation vision - Technologies powering Oulu's Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) - The business model enabling the PED implementation in Oulu - Key stakeholders driving the project - Best practices and valuable lessons learned 💡 If your city shares a similar profile and you're exploring ways to enhance its energy system with Positive Energy Districts, explore the replication strategies detailed in Oulu's factsheet 👉 https://lnkd.in/dS4Gvtn5 #EnergyTransition #SmartCities #UrbanDevelopment #EnergyEfficiency Oulun kaupunki - City of Oulu | University of Oulu | Oulun Energia -konserni | YIT - Urban developer and construction company | VTT | Sivakka | Samuli Rinne | Dr. Sari Hirvonen-Kantola | Sari Matinheikki | Juha-Antti Rankinen | Klaus Kansala | Green Building Council España (GBCE) | Cap Digital | Virginie Giraud | Emilio Miguel Mitre | Olga S. | Cecilia Sanz Montalvillo

🌆 Interested in developing or developing a Positive Energy District (PED) or Positive Energy Neighbourhood (PEN)? Join us for a #ScalableCities peer-to-peer event for nine cities, co-organised with @CluBE. 📣 Date and location change! 📅 WHEN:  26 September  🌍 WHERE:  Kozani, Greece ❓ Have questions  about the P2P,  join the P2P Info Day  on 25 July from 16h to 16h30 CET.  Register for the information meeting here 👉 https://lnkd.in/erDZMsqW There is a budget to help with travel costs. Register for the September P2P event here ➡ https://lnkd.in/edk72Zia

🌍🔋 Discover #Groningen's Energy Transition with #PositiveEnergyDistricts! 🌞   The MAKING-CITY EU project is transforming urban energy management, and our lighthouse city Groningen is at the forefront. As one of the eight project cities, Groningen has created two Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). These districts use innovative technologies like solar panels or heat pumps to generate more energy than they consume.   Why Positive Energy Districts in Groningen? ▪ Energy Efficiency: Advanced technologies for maximum efficiency. ▪ Sustainability: Improved home energy systems & reduced carbon footprints. ▪ Community Benefits: Citizen engagement, energy support & enhanced quality of life.   📈 Learn More: Dive into Groningen's #factsheet to explore their #decarbonisation vision, the implementation of their two PED areas and the business model that made this possible. Learn more about the key stakeholders involved, #CitizenEnagagement strategies and their efforts to tackle #EnergyPoverty.   📄 Discover how your community can replicate these innovative solutions! Read the factsheet here: https://lnkd.in/eZ8tPWKy #EnergyTransition #SmartCities #UrbanDevelopment #EnergyEfficiency Gemeente Groningen | TNO | Hanzehogeschool Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen) | Grunneger Power | New Energy Coalition | Nijestee | WarmteStad | CGI Nederland | Waarborg Vastgoed | Smart Cities Marketplace | Katerina Radosteva | Elisabeth Koops | Jannes Kalfsbeek | Frank Pierie | KIM van Dam | Shubhra Chaudhry | Philo Tamis | Peter Hut | Karin Hoogterp | Joke Bruining | Bart Jager

🔋 Curious about the future of sustainable urban living? Discover how Positive Energy Districts can transform cities and creating an energy-efficient tomorrow with MAKING-CITY EU! 🌱    Transitioning a city's energy system and balancing electricity and gas needs is more and more challenging. The MAKING-CITY EU project, financed by the EU, introduces Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) to tackle this. These dedicated neighborhoods strive for energy balance by producing more energy than they consume using sustainable technologies like solar panels and wind turbines. Over the past 6 years of the MAKING-CITY EU project, our two Lighthouse cities have developed 3 PED areas: one in Oulu (FI) and two in Groningen (NL). Drawing insights from their successes and lessons learned, our six Follower cities are now actively replicating those models, selecting their PED areas and planning the implementation.   🆕 🔍Explore the factsheets of our 8 project cities to learn about their vision for decarbonization by 2050 and their local implementation strategies of the PED concept, including success stories, business models, stakeholder engagement, and more. Stay tuned as we release the factsheets of Groningen (NL), Oulu (FI), Kadiköy (TR), Vidin (BG), Lublin (PL), Trenčín (SK), Leon (ES) and Bassano del Grappa (IT) in the coming weeks! 📄 Read more in our article : https://lnkd.in/eh-q2Jsx #PositiveEnergyDistricts #RenewableEnergy #SustainableSolutions #EnergyEfficiency #SmartCities #Replication CARTIF | R2M Solution France | University of Oulu | COMUNE DI BASSANO DEL GRAPPA | Sivakka-Yhtymä | Waarborg Vastgoed | Oulun kaupunki - City of Oulu | Oulun Energia -konserni | University of Groningen | YIT - Urban developer and construction company | UniSMART - Fondazione Università di Padova | VTT | TNO | TECNALIA Research & Innovation | Cap Digital | Sustainable Buildings Netherlands | CGI | Demir Enerji Danismanlik | Green Building Council España (GBCE) | Gemeente Groningen | Grunneger Power | Green Synergy Cluster | Hanzehogeschool Groningen | Kadıköy Belediyesi | LGI | Lublin Municipal Office | New Energy Coalition | Smart Cities Marketplace | POCITYF | NEUTRALPATH project | SPARCSeu | RESPONSE | AtelierH2020 | ASCEND Project

Wat is een energiepositieve gebouwde omgeving en waarom zouden we daar naar streven? Hoe kunnen energiepositieve gebieden worden ontwikkeld en wie moeten daarbij worden betrokken? Het symposium 'de energiepositieve gebouwde omgeving: ervaringen, uitdagingen, mogelijkheden', georganiseerd vanuit Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en het project POCITYF waar wij partner van zijn, gaat in op deze vragen en brengt onderzoek en praktijkervaringen uit de publieke en private sector samen. 🗓 Donderdag 4 juli ⏰11:00 - 17:30 📍Groningen Meer informatie en registratie: https://lnkd.in/gNts8tck #symposium #energiepositievegebouwen #energiepositievegebieden #energiepositief #gebouwdeomgeving #pocityf

🚀🌍 Exciting News from the City of #Groningen! 🌟📖 We are thrilled to announce MAKING-CITY EU's release of “Energy Transition as a Social Process”. Available in both #English and #Dutch, this insightful publication is dedicated to citizen engagement and showcases Groningen's #innovative approach to the #EnergyTransition. As a designated 'lighthouse city' within the MAKING-CITY EU project, #Groningen sets an example for other European cities. Since 2018, several partners from the Groningen Consortium—including TNO, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the University of Groningen, the municipality of Groningen, and Grunneger Power—have been collaborating on engaging citizens in the energy transition. This effort is crucial for ensuring a #successful and inclusive transition, especially for those facing energy poverty. This publication explores: 🔍 The definition and barriers of energy poverty. 🛠️ Strategies for engaging and activating citizens. 📋 Management and authorization processes in citizen participation. Discover diverse perspectives and innovative approaches that emphasize the importance of social processes in the energy transition. 🌿🤝 🔗 https://lnkd.in/exfgFqKV #EnergyTransition #CitizenEngagement #Groningen #MAKINGCITY #Sustainability #Innovation #EnergyPoverty #SocialProcess Virginie Giraud, Alina Giesler, Emilio Miguel Mitre, Cecilia Sanz Montalvillo

🌟 New Article Alert! 🌟 We're excited to share our latest article on the MAKING-CITY project's Final Event in Groningen! Over two days, we celebrated six years of groundbreaking work towards Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). 🔎 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eKkKxUFb   Key highlights: 🔹 Engaging Workshops & interactive games on Energy Poverty, Stakeholder Engagement & PED technical actions, design and policy 🔹 Launch of the MAKING-CITY EU Toolkit and our AI Chatbot "PED Hero Assistant". More ➡ https://lnkd.in/eMh3sTCi 🔹 Panel Discussions featuring Sister Projects LEGOFIT, AtelierH2020, NEUTRALPATH project & POCITYF (Smart Cities Marketplace) 🔹 Insightful Site Visits to PED North and PED South in Groningen   Thank you to all our partners and participants for those great two days!   #EnergyTransition #CarbonNeutral #PED #PositiveEnergyDistricts #SocialEngagement #SustainableCities #SmartCities #Groningen