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Empowering cities through Positive Energy Districts: Strategies and implementations from PED projects of EU climate neutral and smart cities Open

Beril Alpagut, Mohaddeseh Maktabifard, Frans Verspeek, Humberto Queiroz, Hannelore Scheipers , et al. · 2025

Background Positive Energy Districts, which incorporate energy planning at the district level, are a pioneering concept for sustainable, smart and climate-neutral urban development. This concept supports creating communities that generate …

Evaluating the solar energy potential for Positive Energy Districts (PED) through advanced 3D Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis Open

Hande Demi̇rel, Ayşenur Koçyi̇ği̇t, Beril Alpagut, Damla Muhcu · 2025

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. However, challenges remain in ma…

The multifaceted LEGOFIT approach to tackling barriers to energy-positive homes Open

Giulia De Aloysio, Luca Laghi, P. Savorani, Beril Alpagut, Emilio Miguel Mitre , et al. · 2025

Background The European building stock is mostly outdated and energy-inefficient. Still, the transition towards energy-positive homes (EPHs) is hampered by the fragmentation of the renovation/construction processes and the lack of awarenes…

Exploring the sustainable energy Potential of Positive Energy Districts (PED) via Geographic Information System (GIS) Open

Hande Demi̇rel, Ayşenur Koçyi̇ği̇t, Beril Alpagut, Damla Muhcu · 2025

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. However, challenges persist in f…

Positive Energy Districts: Fundamentals, Assessment Methodologies, Modeling and Research Gaps Open

Anna Kozłowska, Francesco Guarino, Rosaria Volpe, Adriano Bisello, Andrea Gabaldón , et al. · 2024

The definition, characterization and implementation of Positive Energy Districts is crucial in the path towards urban decarbonization and energy transition. However, several issues still must be addressed: the need for a clear and comprehe…

Operational Insights and Future Potential of the Database for Positive Energy Districts Open

Paolo Civiero, Giulia Turci, Beril Alpagut, Michal Kuzmič, Silvia Soutullo , et al. · 2024

This paper presents the Positive Energy District Database (PED DB), a pivotal web tool developed collaboratively by the COST Action ‘PED-EU-NET’, in alignment with international initiatives such as JPI Urban Europe and IEA EBC Annex 83. Th…

Operational Insights and Future Potential of the PED-Database Open

Paolo Civiero, Giulia Turci, Beril Alpagut, Michal Kuzmič, Silvia Soutullo , et al. · 2023

The COST Action ‘PED-EU-NET’, JPI Urban Europe, IEA EBC Annex 83 and EERA JP Smart Cities can be considered as the main promoters and pioneer initiatives of the research on Positive Energy Districts (PEDs), that collaborated to develop a t…

A database for positive energy districts (PED) Open

Beril Alpagut, Silvia Bossi, Paolo Civiero, Sebastián Donoso-Díaz, Christoph Gollner , et al. · 2023

The development of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) is a complex process that involves the integration of various technologies, stakeholders, and policies. To facilitate this process, a database for PEDs has been developed as a joint effor…

Energy Citizenship in Positive Energy Districts—Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach to Impact Assessment Open

Mark van Wees, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Helena Fitzgerald, Dirk Ahlers, Natalia Romero , et al. · 2022

It is commonly assumed by the projects demonstrating concepts for positive energy districts in cities across Europe that citizens want and need to be involved in the development of these concepts as an essential condition for positive ener…

A Comprehensive PED-Database for Mapping and Comparing Positive Energy Districts Experiences at European Level Open

Giulia Turci, Beril Alpagut, Paolo Civiero, Michal Kuzmič, Serena Pagliula , et al. · 2021

<p>Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are considered as one of the pioneer strategies to guide cities in their energy planning process towards climate neutrality in an attractive, innovative and human-centered way. The concept of PED i…

A Comprehensive PED-Database for Mapping and Comparing Positive Energy Districts Experiences at European Level Open

Giulia Turci, Beril Alpagut, Paolo Civiero, Michal Kuzmič, Serena Pagliula , et al. · 2021

Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are considered as one of the pioneer strategies to guide cities in their energy planning process towards climate neutrality in an attractive, innovative and human-centered way. The concept of PED is the res…

Energy Citizenship in New Energy Concepts Open

Mark van Wees, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Helena Fitzgerald, Dirk Ahlers, Natalia Romero , et al. · 2021

It is assumed by the projects demonstrating Positive Energy District (PED) concepts in cities across Europe that citizens should want and need to be involved in the development of new energy concepts, such as PEDs for these concepts to be …

Technology Selection Assistance Tool for Positive Energy Districts Open

Andrea Gabaldón, Beril Alpagut, Cecilia Sanz · 2021

Positive energy districts (PEDs) consist of more than three interconnected buildings that annually produce more renewable energy than what is consumed within the district boundaries. To achieve the annual surplus of energy, implementation …

Positive Energy Balance Calculation in Two Case Studies Open

Andrea Gabaldón, Rosamaria Olivadese, Beril Alpagut, Cecilia Sanz, George Huitema · 2021

The calculation of the energy balance at the district level is complex since it includes a diverse set of loads, technologies, energy carriers, trading interactions between users and external grids (power, district heating/cooling, gas, et…

A GIS-Based Multicriteria Assessment for Identification of Positive Energy Districts Boundary in Cities Open

Beril Alpagut, Arantza Lopez Romo, Patxi Hernández, Oya Tabanoğlu, Nekane Hermoso · 2021

Discussions regarding the definition of Positive Energy Districts and the concept of a boundary are still being actively held. Even though there are certain initiatives working on the boundary limitations for PEDs, there is no methodology …

How to Achieve Positive Energy Districts for Sustainable Cities: A Proposed Calculation Methodology Open

Andrea Gabaldón, Fredy Vélez, Beril Alpagut, Patxi Hernández, Cecilia Sanz · 2021

In this paper, a methodology for calculating the energy balance at the district level and energy performance of those districts aspiring to become a Positive Energy District (PED) is proposed. PEDs are understood as districts that achieve …

Towards Energy Citizenship for a Just and Inclusive Transition: Lessons Learned on Collaborative Approach of Positive Energy Districts from the EU Horizon2020 Smart Cities and Communities Projects Open

Rosamaria Olivadese, Beril Alpagut, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Jeroen Brouwer, Vasiliki Georgiadou , et al. · 2021

To achieve the “well below 2 degrees” targets, a new ecosystem needs to be defined where citizens become more active, co-managing with relevant stakeholders, the government, and third parties. This means moving from the traditi…

Positive Energy Districts Methodology and Its Replication Potential Open

Beril Alpagut, Ömer Akyürek, Emilio Miguel Mitre · 2019

Positive Energy District (PED) strategy aims at speeding up the urban decarbonization, regarding mainly its scalability potential. For MAKING CITY, PED is defined as “an urban area with clear boundaries, consisting on buildings of differen…

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