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Title Methodologies for the design of positive energy districts: A scoping literature review and a proposal for a new approach (PlanPED)
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Authors Sassenou, LN; Olivieri, F; Civiero, P; Olivieri, L
Title Methodologies for the design of positive energy districts: A scoping literature review and a proposal for a new approach (PlanPED)
Year 2024
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111667
Abstract Cities can substantially contribute to European Green Deal targets by accelerating their transition towards smarter, more efficient, and renewable-based energy models. In that context, European cities need to increase their self-sufficiency and the resilience of their energy system especially through the promotion of district and neighbourhood scale energy projects such as positive energy districts (PEDs). Despite the increasing interest for PEDs experienced in the last years, their deployment is currently hindered by the absence of an energy planning culture and the lack of adequately skilled personnel in cities. Indeed, there is a strong need for practical tools and guidelines that support practitioners in the design and implementation of PEDs. In that context, the present paper introduces PlanPED, a framework for the conception of methodologies for PED planning, design, and implementation, to support municipalities in their energy transition. PlanPED aims at providing a multiple perspective approach based on the most important elements from existing methodologies. In that sense, the paper begins with an overview of the state of the art, leading to the identification of trends, gaps, and good practices of current research. Then, based on this analysis, the novel framework PlanPED is introduced. It consists of three interconnected workflows that, if followed, enable to know which steps and resources need to be put into practice to initiate the transition towards PED, while recognizing the variability of contexts and necessities. By doing so, PlanPED seeks to facilitate the elaboration of tailored and practical roadmaps for the deployment of PEDs in cities.
Author Keywords Cities mission; Design methodology; European Green Deal; Integrated energy planning; Positive energy district; Urban energy transition
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001255629400001
WoS Category Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Engineering, Civil
Research Area Construction & Building Technology; Engineering
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111667
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