Lessons Learned from Positive Energy District (PED) Projects: Cataloguing and Analysing Technology Solutions in Different Geographical Areas in Europe

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 to the European Smart Cities and Communities p...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2023-01, Vol.16 (1), p.356
Main Authors: Leone, Federica, Reda, Francesco, Hasan, Ala, Rehman, Hassam ur, Nigrelli, Fausto Carmelo, Nocera, Francesco, Costanzo, Vincenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Analysis
Carbon
Case studies
Climate change
Cooperation
Electric power production
Emissions
Energy
energy communities
Energy consumption
Energy resources
Environmental aspects
Green buildings
Metropolitan areas
PED
PED model
PED technologies
positive energy district
Renewable resources
Smart cities
Technology assessment
Urban areas
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Summary: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 to the European Smart Cities and Communities programme. Thus, it will be possible to identify the reasons behind the energy choices related to generation, storage and distribution that appear in the different geographical areas. To achieve this, different data were collected by consulting official documents and creating questionnaires that were communicated with the project representatives. Thus, the result of this study is a catalogue of the energy system solutions adopted in the studied PEDs with a critical analysis of the different motivations behind them in order to outline general trends in the geographical areas with similar characteristics. In conclusion, this study defined which technological choices are the most common in territories with similar profiles and how divergent those with different profiles are. Furthermore, applied to a large catalogue of PED, the methodology identified would make it possible to create different operating models for different territorial types and urban settlements.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16010356