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Positive Energy District: A Model for Historic Districts to Address Energy Poverty [PDF]

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
The Positive Energy District (PED) concept has been pointed out as key for cities' energy system transformation toward carbon neutrality. The PED may be defined as an energy-efficient and flexible urban area with net-zero energy import and greenhouse gas
João Pedro Gouveia, Júlia Seixas, Pedro Palma, Henrique Duarte, Henrique Luz, Giovan Battista Cavadini   +5 more
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Toward Positive Energy Districts by Urban–Industrial Energy Exchange

Designs, 2023
The concept of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) has emerged as a promising approach to achieving sustainable urban development. PEDs aim to balance the energy demand and supply within a district while reducing the carbon footprint and promoting renewable
Erfan Shafiee Roudbari, Ramanunni Parakkal Menon, Ivan Kantor, Ursula Eicker   +3 more
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Evaluating the solar energy potential for Positive Energy Districts (PED) through advanced 3D Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]

Open Research Europe
Background The Positive Energy District (PED) concept aims to transform urban areas into carbon-neutral and zero-energy communities by reducing energy consumption and increasing renewable energy production.
Hande Demirel, Damla Muhcu, Ayşenur Koçyiğit, Ben Alpagut   +3 more
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Creating Comparability among European Neighbourhoods to Enable the Transition of District Energy Infrastructures towards Positive Energy Districts

Energies, 2022
Planning the required energy infrastructure for the energy transition is a crucial task for various neighbourhood concepts, such as positive energy districts.
Axel Bruck, Luca Casamassima, Ardak Akhatova, Lukas Kranzl, Kostas Galanakis   +4 more
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Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts: Urban Perspectives in 2020

Energies, 2021
This Special Issue of Energies “Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts: Urban Perspectives in 2020” introduce contemporary research on Smart Cities and on Positive Energy Districts. The topic highlights the variety of research within this field: from
Paola Clerici Maestosi
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A Quantitative Positive Energy District Definition with Contextual Targets

Buildings, 2023
This paper presents the goals and components of a quantitative energy balance assessment framework to define Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) flexibly in three important contexts: the context of the district’s density and local renewable energy supply ...
Simon Schneider, Thomas Zelger, David Sengl, José Baptista   +3 more
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Lessons Learned from Positive Energy District (PED) Projects: Cataloguing and Analysing Technology Solutions in Different Geographical Areas in Europe

Energies, 2022
A Positive Energy District (PED) is a portion of urban area with defined boundaries that can produce energy in excess of its own consumption. The aim of this study is to analyse design variations among the six projects (12 case studies) of PED belonging ...
Federica Leone, Francesco Reda, Ala Hasan, Hassam ur Rehman, Fausto Carmelo Nigrelli, Francesco Nocera, Vincenzo Costanzo   +6 more
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Sustainable Urban Areas for 2030 in a Post-COVID-19 Scenario: Focus on Innovative Research and Funding Frameworks to Boost Transition towards 100 Positive Energy Districts and 100 Climate-Neutral Cities

Energies, 2021
Cities generate about 85% of the EU’s GDP. As such, they are key players in shaping and providing technological and social innovations but also environmental impact.
Paola Clerici Maestosi, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Paolo Civiero   +2 more
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The Role of Positive Energy Districts through the Lens of Urban Sustainability Protocols in the Case Studies of Salzburg and Tampere

Buildings, 2023
To achieve the ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals, it is crucial to act on cities. Indeed, cities are responsible for 67% of the world’s primary energy consumption and about 70% of energy-related CO2 ...
Marco Volpatti, Elena Mazzola, Marta Carla Bottero, Adriano Bisello   +3 more
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Possibilities of Upgrading Warsaw Existing Residential Area to Status of Positive Energy Districts

Energies, 2021
This paper analyses possibilities of refurbishment of Warsaw’s residential buildings towards standards of the Positive Energy District. The annual final energy consumption in the city in 2019 for the district heating was 8668 GWh, gas (pipelines) was ...
Hanna Jędrzejuk, Dorota Chwieduk
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