European project POLYCITY - Energy networks in sustainable cities
POLYCITY is a project of the CONCERTO initiative, co-funded by the European Commission. In the course of the POLYCITY project, three large urban areas in Germany, Spain and Italy will be developed, with particular emphasis on energy optimisation and the use of renewable energies.
The German project area is the Scharnhauser Park in Ostfildern, a former military area. The most important measure in Scharnhauser Park is the optimisation of a new biomass plant (combined heat and power). One of the targets is the use of the residual heat to cool the office buildings in summer. Furthermore, all buildings will be equipped with optimal heat insulation to minimise heat loss in winter. It is planned to realise all measures between 2005 and 2010.
Besides Scharnhauser Park there are two more urban areas involved: Cerdanyola del Vallès - a development area planned for 50.000 inhabitants north of Barcelona – and Arquata in Turin, a labour district which will be restored with regard to ecological criteria.
Each project is embedded in a network of regional partners and further observer communities. This will guarantee a sustainable development of the projects and an effective exploitation of the results.
POLYCITY is flanked by an Eastern European and a Canadian Western network of cities and communities, wiling to take up and disseminate the experiences and results of POLYCITY.
Special training workshops will be developed to provide the necessary information to communities who want to replicate the POLYCITY projects.
Project duration: 05/2005 - 05/2011
Countries: Canada, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain
Contact:
Valerie Bahr, Tel. 0711 123 4021
Email: bahr@steinbeis-europa.de
and
Prof. Dr. Ursula Eicker
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, zafh.net , Zentrum für angewandte Forschung an Fachhochschulen - Nachhaltige Energietechnik
Schellingstraße 24
70174 Stuttgart