Why Circular Cities?
A circular economy is an economic system that decouples economic growth from the consumption of finite natural resources. In a
Under Solutions you will find our solution booklets as well as the Smart City Guidance Package and its summary document.
Solution Booklets explain a technology or a concept and its potential for application in a city, in a short booklet of around 30 pages. The booklets are written in an accessible style so that non-technical experts can get grip of the technologies described. They provide various stakeholders with a good overview as well as a dive into what the specific technology or concept includes, and what it could mean for a particular city or municipality. It brings forward the lessons learned from pilot projects and previous applications, the enabling framework, the business case and the potential support the city can deliver to enable the technology or concept to be rolled out. The booklets’ subjects range from technical, like district heating and cooling networks or e-buses, to non-technical matters like citizen engagement or implementing sustainable and smart city strategies. All booklets contain a number of relevant examples, descriptions of cases and useful references.
The Smart City Guidance Package was developed under the former EIP SCC Marketplace, which has meanwhile become the Smart Cities Marketplace. It is an overall urban governance and planning manual that has been created on the basis of a wealth of experiences and advice from practices and projects on the ground. The Smart City Guidance Package may be compared to a tree structure to which the solution booklets are attached as its leaves.
Smart Cities Guidance Package Summary
This document aims to help fast-tracking financially viable smart climate-neutral urban projects in an integrated and inclusive way. It provides
Solution Booklet Batteries and PV
The overall goal of the transition in the electricity system is to increase the share of renewable energy sources in
Solution Booklet Building Envelope Retrofit
Buildings are the single largest energy consumer in Europe, accounting for approximately 40% of the EU’s energy consumption. Nearly 35%
Solution Booklet Building Integrated PV
Solar panels based on PV technology are well-known, easily applied and scalable to the energy needs, at least within the
Solution Booklet Citizen Engagement
Cities around the world are looking for ways to address the true needs of their citizens, with a deep level
Solution Booklet District Heating and Cooling
Half of the energy consumed in Europe is used for heating and cooling, and 75% of this energy is still
Solution Booklet E-Bus
This solution booklet presents electric buses’ replication potential and barriers from a technical, financial, social and governance perspective. Desk research
Solution Booklet Electric Vehicles & the Grid
Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been actively promoted on the European market since nearly a decade. The first Tesla appeared on
Solution Booklet Energy Communities
Energy Communities are a new cooperation concept in the energy market, introduced by the EU Clean Energy Package. They provide
Solution Booklet From Idea To Implementation
This solution booklet provides a roadmap on how to go from a smart and sustainable city project idea to implementation
Solution Booklet Heat Pump Driven District Heating Systems
In Europe, heating of buildings is one of the biggest sources of CO2 emissions. After lowering the heating demand of