PED-EU Net

PROJECT AIM

This COST Action will drive the deployment of PEDs by harmonising, sharing and disseminating knowledge and breakthroughs on PEDs across different stakeholders, domains and sectors at the national and European level, establishing a PED innovation eco-system to facilitate open sharing of knowledge, exchange of ideas, pooling of resources, experimentation of new methods and co-creation of novel solutions across Europe 

Europe is set to be a global role model in energy transition. It has made significant progress in building level innovations and is now stepping up efforts towards city-wide transformation with the pioneering concept of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). The EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) has set out a vision to create 100 PEDs in Europe by 2025. The concept of PEDs is emerging and the knowledge and skills needed for the planning and designing, implementation and monitoring, as well as replication and mainstreaming of PEDs are yet to be advanced. The challenge is cross sectors and domains, thus the solutions can only be found through collective innovation. This COST Action will drive the deployment of PEDs by harmonising, sharing and disseminating knowledge and breakthroughs on PEDs across different stakeholders, domains and sectors at the national and European level. It will establish a PED innovation eco-system to facilitate open sharing of knowledge, exchange of ideas, pooling of resources, experimentation of new methods and co-creation of novel solutions across Europe. Additionally, this COST Action will support the capacity building of new generation PED professionals, Early Career Investigators as well as experienced practitioners. It will mobilise the relevant actors from and across Europe to collectively contribute to the long-term climate neutral goal.

Objectives

Research Coordination Objectives

• Harmonise, share and disseminate knowledge and breakthroughs on Positive Energy Districts across different stakeholders (academia, industry, cities and communities), domains (technological, social, economic, financial, legal and regulatory) and sectors (buildings, energy, mobility and ICT) at the national and European level;
• Co-create a Positive Energy District innovation eco-system centred on public-private-people partnerships by engaging and empowering citizens and generating shared value for public and private actors;
• Consolidate common definitions, requirements, indicators, guides and tools to evaluate the performance and optimise the design, operation, financing and opportunities of Positive Energy Districts;
• Advance the knowledge, skills, experience and capacity needed in Europe to support the planning and designing, implementation and monitoring, as well as replication and mainstreaming of Positive Energy Districts;

Support activities to close the gap between science, policy makers and society by aligning interests of different stakeholders and synthesising their contributions on national as well as EU strategies and initiatives (e.g. SET Plan Action 3.2)

https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19126