RESPONSE

integRatEd Solutions for POsitive eNergy and reSilient CitiEs
Project ID
Funding Organization:
Funding Programme:
H2020-LC-SC3-SCC-01-2020
Funding Instrument:
Innovation action
Start Date:
01/10/2020
Duration:
60 months
Total Budget:
23,558,437 EUR
ITI Budget:
535,438 EUR
Scientific Responsible:

RESPONSE supports the Lighthouse cities of Dijon (FR) and Turku (FI) and their Fellow cities Brussels (BE), Zaragoza (ES), Botosani (RO), Ptolemaida (GR), Gabrovo (BU) and Severodonetsk (UA) to facilitate them deliver positive energy blocks and districts. Through RESPONSE ,the two LHs will achieve a local RES penetration of 11.2 GWh/y, energy savings of 3,090 MWh/y and an emission reduction of 9, 799 tons CO2eq/y within their districts. To achieve this goal, RESPONSE demonstrates 10 Integrated Solutions (ISs), comprising of 86 innovative elements (technologies, tools, methods), that are being monitored with specific impact metrics (KPIs). It attracts the interest of various stakeholders by generating innovative business models enabling the upscale and replication of the solutions forming a validated roadmap for sustainable cities across Europe and beyond.

RESPONSE adopts an energy transition strategy, which includes 5 Transformation Axes (TAs), encompassing the 10 ISs.

TA#1 focuses on transforming existing and new building stock into Energy Positive and Smartready.

TA#2 focuses on the decarbonization of the electricity grid and the district heating/cooling systems, supporting fossilbased regions in transition and the development of energy communities.

TA#3 proposes grid flexibility strategies and novel storage systems for optimizing energy flows, maximize self-consumption and reduce grid stress.

TA#4 links existing CIPs with apps and other digital infrastructure to enable digitalisation of services and connected city ecosystems, integrating also smart e-Mobility to promote the decarbonisation of the mobility sector.

TA#5 offers interdisciplinary citizen engagement and co-creation practices putting citizen at the forefront of shaping the cities they live in and towards the development of each city’s 2050 own bold city-vision.

Special focus is given to creating resilient and safe cities increasing quality of life and lowering the impacts of climate change.

Consortium

EIFER Europaisches Institut fur Energieforschung EDF Kit Ewiv [EIFER], Germany
Dijon Metropole [DM], France
Commune de Dijon [CDD], France
Electricité de France [EDF], France
Communauté d’Universités et Etablissements Université Bourgogne, Franche Comté [UBFC], France
Enedis [ENEDIS], France
Grand Dijon Habitat [GDH], France
Office Public de l’Habitat de la Côte d’Or [ORVITIS], France
Bouygues Construction [BOUYGUES], France
FAFCO [FAFCO], France
Atmo Bourgogne-Franche-Comté [ATMO], France
Onyx Solar Energy SL [ONYX], Spain
Groupe Coriance [CORIANCE], France
OGGA SAS [OGGA], France
CNet Svenska AB [CNET], Sweden
Civocracy B.V. [CIVOCR], Germany
SARL NanoSense [NS], France
K.I.D.S A.I’S [WITTYM], France
PANGA [PANGA], France
City of Turku [Turku], Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd [VTT], Finland
Turku University of Applied Sciences [TUAS], Finland
Turun Ylioppilaskyläsäätiö [TYS], Finland
Turku Energia Oy [ TUR-ENRG ], Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute [FMI], Finland
HögforsGST Oy [HOGFORS], Finland
Elisa Oyj [ELISA], Finland
ELCON Solutions Oy [ELCON], Finland
Solar Finland Ltd [SF], Finland
Sunamp Ltd [SUN], UK
eGain International AB [eGAIN], Sweden
University of Turku [UTU], Finland
Oilon Technology Oy [OILON], Finland
Turku City Data Ltd [TCD], Finland
Sähko-Jokinen Oy [SAH-JOK], Finland
HR-Ikkunat Ruhkala Oy [HR-IK], Finland
Ferroamp Elektronik AB [FERROAMP], Sweden
City of Brussels [BRU], Belgium
Up4North [UP4N], Belgium
Ayuntamiento De Zaragosa [ZGZ], Spain
Botosani Municipality [PMB], Romania
National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering [ICPE-CA], Romania
Eordaia Municipality [EORDAIA], Greece
Municipality of Gabrovo [MoG], Bulgaria
Innovative Energy and Information Technologies LTD [IEIT], Bulgaria
Department of International Technical Assistance, Innovation Development & Foreign Affairs Luhansk Regional State Administration [DITA], Ukraine
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas [CERTH], Greece
Fundación CIRCE – Centro de Investigación de Recursos y Consumos Energéticos [CIRCE], Spain
Rina Consulting SpA [RINA-C], Italy
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, Consultadoria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovação, S.A. [SPI], Portugal
UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS [COMILLAS], Spain
iSolutions LLC [ISOLUT], Ukraine
National Technical University of Athens [NTUA], Greece

Contact

Dr. Dimitrios Tzovaras
(Scientific Responsible)
Building A - Office 1.1Α

Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas
6th km Harilaou - Thermis, 57001, Thermi - Thessaloniki
Tel.: +30 2311 257777
Fax: +30 2310 474128
Email: Dimitrios.Tzovaras@iti.gr

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