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Description
The READY project aimed to demonstrate how the demand for energy and particularly the needs for fossil fuels and release of CO2 can be considerably reduced to nearly zero, and show a sustainable way to go for other European cities.
The demonstration took place in two cities: Aarhus (Denmark), which is representative of the north western parts of Europe and Växjö (Sweden) - representative of the Baltic Sea region. Both cities have a depth of technical experience and have been frontrunners for years in setting and carrying out ambitious climate and smart city policies. Kaunas, in Lithuania, took part as an observer city in order to bring in Eastern European experience with a most relevant context.
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Project demonstration sites
READY Site Aarhus
City
READY Site Växjö
City
Fellow cities
Kaunas
Objective
Based on thoroughly integrated climate planning the READY project demonstrated a Whole City Approach including:
- Demo of a balanced and holistic approach towards affordable retrofitting of residential buildings and offices;
- Development and demo of new solutions for low-temperature district heating, components and management ICT systems;
- Development and demo of flexible combined grid balancing/energy storage solutions for buildings and RES systems including combined heat pumps for heating and cooling, electrical vehicles charging, new PVT systems and second-life reuse of EV batteries in buildings;
- Resource and energy smart solutions for kitchens;
- Solutions for water efficiency and waste water energy recovery;
- Demo of new innovative industrial equipment for use of RES and integration of demand and supply, – based on business plans, and follow-up by promotion and dissemination activities.
Related topics
Building aspects
- Building Energy Services
- heating and cooling
- Building Energy Services
- heating and DHW
- Building Energy Services
- lighting and appliances
- Building Energy Services
- other please specify
- Installed Renewable Energy Sources
- hybrid collectors
- Technology used to supply the buildings
- district cooling (DC) network
- Technology used to supply the buildings
- district heating (DH) network
- Technology used to supply the buildings
- electrical equipment
- Technology used to supply the buildings
- heat pump: compression
- Technology used to supply the buildings
- other please specify
Energy Carriers
- Biowaste
- Cold/district cold
- Electricity
- Heat/district heat
- Waste heat
- Wood Chips 30% moisture
Energy Systems Types
- Infrastructure & System Integration
- DHC extension
- Sustainable Generation
- Waste heat
Mobility Type of Intervention
- Infrastructure
Thematic Field
- Energy System(s) Integration
- Refurbished Building(s)