When: 4 November 2025 | 9:15 - 11:00 CET
Duration: 1 hr 45 min
Topic: This session focuses on the transformation of urban energy systems—complex, interconnected structures that shape how cities produce, distribute, and consume energy. We will explore this domain through a systemic lens, recognising the interdependencies between (smart) electricity grids and heating and cooling networks, using levers of change such as governance, finance, and social equity.
By the end of the module participants will:
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Gain understanding what is the role of cities in energy transition.
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Gain knowledge about how cities can lead and speed up energy transition in a systemic manner.
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Learn from examples about district level energy planning, following positive energy district development process and principles: 1) increasing energy efficiency, 2) increasing renewable energy production and 3) energy flexibility.
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Through practical use cases to understand the holistic approach to reducing carbon emissions includes heating, cooling, and electricity demand, distribution and production.
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Who is this session for?
This session is for everyone interested about how cities can lead and speed up the energy transition, e.g. cities' climate, energy and built environment experts and leaders.
Supporting Material
- ppt presentation will be shared in November 2025
- Online learning courses about POSITIVE ENERGY DISTRICTS, recommended for additional insights: https://www.pedlearning.eu/
- NZC group files: 6th summer school material from Milan, focused on energy transition: https://netzerocities.app/group-netzerocitiessummerschool
- Real life case examples on Positive Energy Districts from Scalable cities projects: https://smart-cities-marketplace.ec.europa.eu/insights/solutions/solution-booklet-positive-energy-districts
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