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Socio-technical PED Twins for Holistic Governance, Energy District Replication and Evolution

Objetivo

SPHERE integrates Socio-technical systems design, PED digital twins, Holistic governance, Evidence-based deployment, Replication, and Evaluation into a coherent methodological approach for the Deployment of Positive Energy Districts. Despite the rapid growth of Urban and Local Digital Twins supporting PED planning and operation, key challenges remain: i) limited real-time operational use; ii) poor interoperability and fragmented data integration; iii) missing governance and methodological foundations for scaling; iv) institutional silos and unclear cost–benefit structures slowing adoption; v) urban heterogeneity limiting scalability and replication; vi) unclear business models and value capture for digital twins.

The SPHERE project responds to these challenges via a socio-technical methodological approach, recognizing that the success of Deployments of PEDs depends on the co-evolution of technical systems with social, organizational, governance, and business contexts. Accordingly, SPHERE shifts from isolated, technology-driven PED pilots towards PEDs as socio-technical systems capable of managing the full complexity of deployment as inclusive, governance-ready, economically viable, and replicable solutions. Interoperable Digital Twins, AI-enabled services, federated data governance, and Stakeholder-based Impact Scoring are positioned as mutually reinforcing components, while social, organizational, and cultural dimensions are embedded as structural design parameters shaping modelling, institutional coordination, investment strategies, and decision-support processes from the outset.

SPHERE is coordinated by City of Aarhus to strenghten city-led deployment, with the Technical University of Denmark as technical coordinator. Demonstrated in Aarhus, Zagreb, Athens, and Manchester, Digital Twin–enabled PED solutions are integrated into municipal workflows and local planning frameworks, delivering a scalable and replicable model for inclusive, climate-neutral districts.

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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

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Convocatoria de propuestas

(se abrirá en una nueva ventana) HORIZON-CL5-2026-02

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Coordinador

AARHUS KOMMUNE
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 748 750,00
Dirección
RADHUSPLADSEN 2
8100 Arhus C
Dinamarca
Región
Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland
Tipo de actividad
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
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Participantes (15)