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Mr. Horatiu Albu

Lecturer

Lecturer - UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA

Researcher | Teaching staff

Web of Science ResearcherID: GTX-4688-2022

Expertise & keywords

EDUcational campuses as the drivers for Positive Energy Districts - Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.8 - SP 5.8.1 - COFUND-2023
COFUND-DUT-EDUPED-1 2025 - 2027

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (RO); STICHTING HOGER BEROEPSONDERWIJS HAAGLANDEN (NL); POLITECNICO DI TORINO (IT); UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA (ES); TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ (AT); DiLT Analytics GmbH (AT)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://eduped.utcluj.ro/

Abstract:

EDUPED’s aims to accelerate the transition to Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) by systemically applying morphology approaches for urban regeneration and refurbishment. It leverages on educational institutions with sizeable built assets in as the drivers, orchestrators, and knowledge hubs for PED transitions in cities. It co-creates PED strategies through 5 living labs in the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Italy, and Romania; which are selected based on their high potential to integrate diverse perspectives. The project is complementary with the ongoing refurbishment of public buildings, regeneration of district energy systems, and revitalisation of historic urban structures under local and national initiatives as well as EU Mission 100CNSC and Renovation Wave.

EDUPED adopts a Research Oriented Approach to achieve tangible and scalable results comprising technical solutions, socio-economic frameworks, governance and regulatory considerations for: a) minimizing energy consumption through deep retrofitting; b) maximizing local RES potentials and flexibility through smart multi-commodity grids; and c) mitigating climate-change effects on higher cooling/heating demands. To guarantee its impact, the project engages all stakeholders effectively through the deep involvement of municipalities, citizens, and real estate owners. The research consortium consists of universities, enterprises, and NGO that cover all required competencies in urban morphology, energy systems, digitalisation, and social sciences.

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