12-13 January 2026 marked an important step forward for the BIPED project. Over these two days, partners gathered in Aarhus — both in person and online — to help shape the framework for one of our key milestones. At the heart of the event was a hands-on session with BIPED’s local PED community. Local actors from Brabrand, including private companies, citizens, representatives from Aarhus Municipality, and even colleagues from other municipalities, joined us to test the first

An integrated platform combining Aarhus' digital twin, data catalogue and dashboards to fast-track climate neutrality BIPED digital twin showing heating sources and solar potential of Aarhus buildings Press Release:  The challenging nature of energy transition is forcing cities to test new concepts and technologies to reach climate neutrality sooner than later. Positive Energy Districts and Local Digital Twins are two innovative solutions that Aarhus is using in combination t

Aarhus has long been a front-runner in the local climate action. Back in 2009, the city hosted a conference that culminated in ‘7 Aarhus...

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BIPED (Building Intelligent Positive Energy Districts) project emerges as a pivotal initiative to bolster urban energy resilience. Funded by the EU, BIPED focuses on developing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs), which are urban areas that produce more energy than they consume annually. By integrating renewable energy sources, energy-efficient buildings, and smart grid technologies, PEDs aim to achieve climate neutrality at the district level.

In May 2025, the European urban climate policy reached another milestone. 39 cities from within the EU and beyond (UK, Turkey, Norway,...

Aarhus' path to climate neutrality requires offsetting its current annual carbon footprint of 1.3M CO2e. Around half of these emissions...

Our latest paper, Visualising Big Traffic Data in GLayer to Guide Policy Development, has been officially peer-reviewed and published in the

As the new year begins, Europe continues its push toward a greener, more sustainable future. Among the most exciting developments are Positi

Building a Local Digital Twin for a Positive Energy District (LDT4PED) requires more than a technical effort. An LDT4PED is also an...

Aarhus is one of the best cities to live and work. In 2024, it was ranked the happiest city in the world. And seven years previously,...

The second largest city in Denmark, Aarhus has set forth a vision to become climate-neutral by 2030. The city has made laudable progress...