| D1P001: Name of the project | |
| D1P001: Name of the project | POSEIDON - Positive Energy Initiatives in Districts for Neutral Mediterranean Cities |
| D1P002: Project assigned code | |
| D1P002: Project assigned code | F-DUT-2022-0340 |
| D1P003: Start date | |
| D1P003: Start date | 12/23 |
| D1P004: End date | |
| D1P004: End date | 12/26 |
| D1P005: Ongoing project | |
| D1P005: Ongoing project | Yes |
| D1P006: Funding programme/financing model | |
| FP7/H2020/HEU/DUT | yes |
| FP7/H2020/HEU | |
| Interreg | no |
| National funding | no |
| Public-Private Partnership - please specify | no |
| Other | no |
| D1P007: Estimated project costs (Mill. €) | |
| D1P007: Estimated project costs (Mill. €) | 1.85 |
| D1P008: Description of project objectives/concepts | |
| D1P008: Description of project objectives/concepts | POSEIDON has the ambition to develop a methodology that fosters the transition from existing districts into Positive Energy Districts (PEDs), by combining solutions that address energy, environmental and social aspects of district sustainability, and tackling both buildings and public spaces issues. POSEIDON focuses on the development of a methodology for Mediterranean cities which, in addition to presenting similar climatic characteristics, share common social customs and lifestyles. By doing so, the present project aims to: 1) support Mediterranean local authorities in the design and implementation of PEDs; 2) promote the integration of PEDs in urban planning strategies of Mediterranean cities; 3) involve citizens in the energy transition of their districts. Concretely, POSEIDON methodology will enable the execution of a process in seven steps based on guides and tools. First, a multi-criteria decision analysis will be conducted to identify and select the most suitable areas of the city for the implementation of PEDs. Then, the POSEIDON tool, a software tool to support, model and simulate the design of the PED, will be developed. Meanwhile, the POSEIDON Lab, which involves the inhabitants of the districts and converts them into actors of change able to support PED implementation, will be implemented. As a result, the methodology will generate a transition scenario from the initial state of the district towards a PED, that fairly and consciously includes citizens. By doing so, POSEIDON aims to demonstrate the opportunity that PEDs represent for energy transition and climate-neutrality and promote their integration in planning strategies of Mediterranean cities. |
| D1P009: Description of project upscaling strategies/potential | |
| D1P009: Description of project upscaling strategies/potential | POSEIDON implements its methodology across six demosites in five Mediterranean countries. These include Lighthouse cities, which serve as pioneering sites for testing and validating PED solutions, and Observer cities, which provide a secondary testing ground to identify replication barriers and assess adaptability. As districts characteristics vary widely across cities, local conditions are carefully considered to ensure the effective implementation of PEDs. POSEIDON develops a methodology tailored to Mediterranean cities, which share similar climates, social customs and lifestyles, which will facilitate replicability. For the selection of the districts that will be transformed into PEDs, a Geographic Information System-based Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) will be executed to identify the areas of the cities that are most suitable for PEDs implementation. The MCDA will include criteria related to potential and necessities of the districts and collecting GIS-based data. Through this instrument, municipalities will be supported in identifying the districts most appropriate for the PED transition. This instrument will also support identifying areas within the cities where the replication of the PED transition could be promoted. Complementing this approach, the POSEIDON tool, a software tool that will be designed and developed during the project, will support PED design by offering the selection of technical solutions for pre-design, modelling and simulation of PEDs, and generation of transition scenarios. A citizen-centered approach, the POSEIDON Labs, will engage local communities through participatory activities, both in-person (weLab) and digitally (eLab). Citizens educated about the energy they consume, and their means of production will be empowered to support renewable, efficient alternatives. This approach will facilitate the processes of social approval and convert the district into a seed of change, promoting and disseminating PEDs’ concept and benefits within the city. One of the key added values of POSEIDON is the integration of social and governance aspects from the outset, ensuring their presence throughout the entire process, from the selection of districts to the generation of a transition scenario. |
| D1P010: Number of PED case studies in the project | |
| D1P010: Number of PED case studies in the project | 6 |
| D1P011: Case Study | |
| D1P011: Case Study | |
| D1P012: Description of project expected impact | |
| D1P012: Description of project expected impact |
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| D1P013: Standardization efforts | |
| D1P013: Standardization efforts | The project establishes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across several categories, including energy efficiency, renewable energy production, environmental quality, transportation and mobility, stakeholder engagement, economic performance, and climate change mitigation. |
| D1P014: Sources | |
| D1P014: Sources | |
| D1P015: Can you specify a suitable contact person regarding the load-management approach within your PED project? | |
| Name | Prof. Francesca Olivieri |
| comunidad.tule@upm.es | |
| D1P016: Would you be willing to share data from your PED project for research purposes? | |
| D1P016: Would you be willing to share data from your PED project for research purposes? | Yes |
Authors (framework concept)
Beril Alpagut (Demir Enerji)
Giulia Turci (University of Bologna / UNIBO, Cesena Municipality)
Michal Kuzmic (Czech Technical University in Prague / CTU)
Paolo Civiero (Università Roma Tre)
Vicky Albert-Seifried (Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme / FHG ISE)
Bailador Ferreras M. Almudena (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas / CIEMAT)
Serena Pagliulia (University of Bologna / UNIBO)
Oscar Seco (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas / CIEMAT)
Silvia Soutullo (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas / CIEMAT)
Daniele Vettorato (EURAC Research / EURAC)
Contributors (to the content)
Laura Aelenei (Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia / LNEG), Nienke Maas (Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research / TNO), Savis Gohari (Oslo Metropolitan University / OsloMet), Andras Reith (Advanced Building and Urban Design / ABUD), Ghazal Etminan (Austrian Institute of Technology / AIT), Maria-Beatrice Andreucci (Universita Sapienza), Francesco Reda (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd / VTT), Mari Hukkalainen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd / VTT), Judith-Borsboom (Locality), Gilda Massa (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development / ENEA), Jelena Ziemele (University of Latvia), Nikola Pokorny (Czech Technical University in Prague / CTU), Sergio Diaz de Garayo Balsategui (Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables / CENER, IEA Annex 83), Christoph Gollner (Austrian Research Promotion Agency / FFG, JPI UE), Silvia Bossi (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development / ENEA, JPI UE), Christian Winzer (Zurich University of Applied Science / ZHAW), George Martinopoulos (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas / CERTH), Maria Nuria Sánchez (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas / CIEMAT), Angelina Tomova (Energy Agency of Plovdiv), Xingxing Zhang (Dalarna University), Juveria Shah (Dalarna University), Mengjie Han (Dalarna University), Oya Tabanoğlu (Demir Enerji), Jelena Brajković (University of Belgrade)
Implemented by
Boutik.pt: Filipe Martins, Jamal Khan (2020-2023), Czech Technical University in Prague: Marek Suchánek (2023-2024)
