Project description
Solutions for positive energy buildings and neighbourhoods
Building on the expertise of 33 partners, the EU-funded oPEN Lab project will revitalise urban areas across Europe and lead the transition of Positive Energy Neighbourhoods (PEN). Through activities in three open innovation living labs in Genk (Belgium), Pamplona (Spain) and Tartu (Estonia), oPEN Lab will identify commercially viable solutions to achieve positive energy urban environments, in line with the EU’s aim to be climate-neutral by 2050. The project will promote sustainable design tailored to neighbourhoods, seamless industrial renovation workflows, renewable energy generation combined with energy storage, urban service facilities, smart operation and life cycle thinking. The ultimate aim is to roll out a holistic and positive energy vision for neighbourhoods across Europe.
Objective
The aim of the oPEN Lab is to identify replicable, commercially viable solution packages enabling the achievement of positive energy neighbourhoods within existing urban contexts that are seamlessly integrated into the local energy system as an active micro-energy hub, and to test these technologies and package as an integrated solution at neighbourhood scale.
Three open innovation living labs in the cities of Genk (BE), Pamplona (ES) and Tartu (EE) will test combinations of different close-to-market ready technologies and services and study their performance as a unique operating system. Focus is on demonstrating innovations in an integrated approach combining sustainable design tailored to the local context, seamless industrial renovation workflows, renewable energy generation combined with energy storage systems, urban service facilities and smart operation, life cycle thinking and circularity, and this across the whole value chain, targeting the whole life cycle of the building and its neighbourhood, in view of scaling up and wide replication. A user driven and participatory approach with the neighbourhood?s community will be rolled out for a holistic and positive energy vision for the neighbourhood, going beyond citizen awareness raising activities.
oPEN Lab is a unique collaboration aligned with the Open Innovation quadruple helix model where a) industry (SMEs, large companies, start-ups and scale-ups in both construction and energy value chains), b) government (local public administration), c) academia/RTOs and d) civil participants (end users, NGOs) work together to co-create and drive structural changes that will result in high TRL levels, with great focus on exploitation of results and wide replication.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart cities
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareoperating systems
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- social sciencespolitical sciencespublic administration
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IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
2400 Mol
Belgium
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Participants (32)
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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70599 Stuttgart
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31006 Pamplona
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08013 Barcelona
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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3001 Leuven
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3000 Leuven
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31001 Pamplona
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106 72 Athina
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51003 Tartu
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50106 Tartu
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51005 Tartu
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51009 Tartu
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12616 Tallinn
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31621 Sarriguren
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31010 Pamplona
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3600 Genk
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3600 Genk
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48940 Leioa
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1210 SINT JOOST TEN NOODE
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64625 Bensheim
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51005 Tartu
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3600 Genk
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8400 Oostende
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3980 Tessenderlo
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2845 Niel
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
3200 Aarschot
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
3890 Gingelom
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
2310 Rijkevorsel
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11318 Tallinn
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2800 Delemont
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6361HD Nuth
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.