PED-ACT

Positive Energy District (PED) is important for city development. PED-ACT focuses on process optimization for enhanced stakeholder cooperation and reinforced decision-making. PED-ACT contribute to the standardisation of the database of existing PEDs (planned, designed or implemented) with a focus on Sweden, Turkey and Austria. PED-ACT further learns from the database and creates digital PED references by mapping stakeholders’ needs and priorities in the cities of Borlänge (Sweden), Umeå (Sweden), Ankara (Türkiye), Karşıyaka (Türkiye) and Schönbüchel-Aggsbach in the county of Lower Austria (Austria). PED-ACT pursues bilateral learning and co-design strategies among different cities for wide replication of PEDs towards ‘climate–neutrality and smart cities’ goals.