POCITYF

Objectives:

POCITYF is a smart cities and communities project, whose main objective is to create a set of Positive Energy Blocks – geographically delimited areas with a local renewable production higher than consumption, in terms of annual average – in the pilot cities of Évora (PT) and Alkmaar (NL) and their follower cities of Granada (ES), Bari (ΙΤ), Celje (SI), Ujpest (HU), Ioannina (GR) and Hvidovre (DK).

With the implementation of these Positive Energy Blocks, POCITYF aims to transform the urban fabric of these cities, with a focus on culturally and historically protected areas, into cheaper, healthier, more accessible and reliable places for their citizens. Ultimately, to improve the quality of life of the seven cities mentioned, through a sustainable and citizen-centered model.

Results:

Overall, POCITYF will provide the city’s key infrastructures, technologies and services (i.e., buildings, network, electric mobility) with layers of intelligence, paving the way to make them safer, greener and more responsive to the contemporary needs of its citizens, business fabric and other organizations.

Cities:

Pilot cities of Évora (Portugal) and Alkmaar (Netherlands). The 10 integrated solutions will be developed, tested and monitored. These cities will act as an example, helping the following cities to plan and start replicating the envisaged solutions.

The next cities are Granada (Spain), Bari (Italy), Celje (Slovenia), Ujpest (Hungary), Ioannina (Greece), Hvidovre (Denmark).

Part of the solutions tested in the pilot cities will be replicated, according to their specific local contexts. During the course of the project, replication plans will be designed for this set of cities.

More information at https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/864400 and https://pocityf.eu/