Joint Call for Proposals: Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods Pilot Call

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Joint Call for Proposals: Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods Pilot Call

With this first of a series of calls on the topic of Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods (PED/PEN), JPI Urban Europe invites transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral communities of researchers and practitioners to create projects with focus on smaller-scale joint R&I projects (duration 1-2 years) on PED/PEN implementation, providing transnational alignment, comparison and exchange of experiences between ongoing (European) projects in different PED implementation phases, their integration in general urban strategies, stakeholder involvement strategies and the role of geographical/climatic conditions. The results from projects granted in this call should help to facilitate knowledge transfer and learning from different European contexts, cities and countries to create greater engagement and understanding in PED implementation processes.

Aim of the call

Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods may serve as a crucial contribution to achieve climate and energy targets. This call focuses on exchange of experience between ambitions and initiatives already going on. With this call, JPI Urban Europe aims to create a transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral community working in the field of the energy transition in the urban context, who can align, synthesise, consolidate, and learn from each other with regard to the development and mainstreaming of PEDs/PENs.

The call opened in April 2020 and closed for submissions in September 2020. The projects started in February 2021 and ended in 2022.

Participating countries: Austria, Belgium (Brussels Capital Region), Czech Republic and Sweden

Call topics

Topic 1: Contributing to the climate-neutral city: Holistic approaches for PED implementation
In order to be successful on a large scale, the implementation of PEDs must meet general goals of sustainable urban development and urban qualities. Therefore, PED implementation needs to be integrated in holistic approaches, which imposes challenges on strategy development, planning, monitoring and evaluation. From an urbanistic view, it is an imperative to not view energy goals separately or as a matter of priority, but to involve them in systemic strategies aiming at creating sustainable, liveable, inclusive neighbourhoods fit to meet the challenges of our generations. In the end, PED implementation must contribute to creating high quality urban environments in line with climate, energy and sustainability goals.

Topic 2: Embeddedness in local contexts: Applied approaches for integrating PEDs in different urban contexts and the legal framework
The PED Programme aims at developing a framework suitable for different urban contexts. Different pre-conditions require applied approaches both regarding strategies and technological solutions and might lead to considering wider urban/regional/national contexts in order to achieve a positive energy balance. PEDs need to be adapted to different urban contexts and the redevelopment of existing urban structures towards sustainability.

Topic 3: Engagement and governance: Urban governance, stakeholder involvement concepts and business models
Holistic approaches for PED implementation require cross-sectoral approaches and innovative stakeholder involvement concepts in planning, implementation and operation respectively. This poses challenges for governance structures on regional, city and local (neighbourhood) levels and a re-consideration of the integration of top-down and bottom-up approaches. Identification and adequate involvement of relevant stakeholders and therefore the development of applied strategies in the PED implementation process from the beginning can be seen as a key factor for implementation success.

Learn more in the call text

Timeline

Call opening: 20 April 2020
Proposal deadline: 24 September 2020, 12:00 a.m. CEST
Eligibility Check: September – October 2020
Meeting of Expert Panel to assess proposals: November 2020
Funding recommendation by the Steering Committee: November 2020
National funding decisions and announcement of results to Main Applicants: November – December 2020
Start of the projects: December 2020 – February 2021
Kick-off meeting: 2021
Final Projects Event: 2022

Funded projects

>> Projects presentation

TRANS-PED / Transforming Cities through Positive Energy Districts

Cities4PEDs – Research, Exchange and Collaboration on City Levels to Enable PEDs across Diverging Contexts

Interact – Integration of Innovative Technologies of Positive Energy Districts into a Holistic Architecture

PED-ID – Holistic assessment and innovative stakeholder involvement process for identification of Positive-Energy-Districts

>> Learn more about the projects

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Events in this call

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30 June | Online Matchmaking Event: Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods

Watch the video here!

Call information webinar

Watch the call information webinar where we present the call and answer questions on content, formal requirements and the application process.
Watch the webinar here!

>> Learn more about the PED programme, member countries, reference framework etc. here

Documents

> Call Text
> List of national contact points
> Call presentation: Joint PED Call
> Call Flyer

Call secretariat

Johannes Bockstefl (also contact for questions related to the electronic submission system)
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Telephone: +43 5 7755 5042
E-mail: johannes.bockstefl@ffg.at

Patrik Rydén
Viable Cities Programme Sweden
Telephone: +46 733 99 86 19
E-mail: patrik.ryden@viablecities.se

Funding Agencies and national contact points

> List of national contact points

Country	Partner
Austria	FFG
Belgium	Innoviris
Czech Republic	TA ČR
Sweden	SWEA