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

BIPED started 2026 with a major milestone: we signed an MoU with NetZeroCities , a collaborative platform set up to support EU’s Mission of '100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030.' Why is it important? As cities strive for climate neutrality, exchanging and learning from best practices becomes crucial for bolstering the replication potential of successful innovations across Europe. Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) and Local Digital Twins (LDTs) are two promising soluti

103 cities have been awarded the EU Mission Label for their unwavering commitment to climate neutrality. But reaching this holy grail of energy transition is easier said than done. One only needs to look at Copenhagen which had to postpone its net zero target date after realising that the original aim of 2025 was no longer feasible. The challenging nature of clean urban energy transition is pushing cities to test innovative concepts and technologies to achieve decarbonisation

The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency organised the second cluster meeting on Positive Energy...

The Cities Mission is pushing local stakeholders to test innovative concepts and technologies to reach climate neutrality by 2030....

The Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) held its Annual Congress in Istanbul this year under the theme ‘Planning as a...

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...

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

Today, BIPED participated in a meeting on standards in climate-neutral and smart cities organised by the CEN/TC 465 Ad Hoc Group. Pavel...

BIPED proudly showcases its latest addition to the WOMEN in STEM series! This time, we introduce you to Iben Uldahl Søndergård, Project...

A CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) is a type of consensus-driven document developed within the framework of the European Committee for...

Our new interviewee, Eva, brings a lot of passion to our cause, and we couldn't be more excited to have her on board. Please share a...

Pavel Kogut from the Digital Resilience Institute , which is a member of the BIPED consortium, spoke at the online conference Smart...

This blog takes a look at what the new EC Clean Industrial Deal could mean for Positive Energy Districts (PEDs).

A member of the BIPED consortium, Virtual City Systems is organising a workshop on creating 3D city models with digital elevation data....

BIPED continues its series of WOMEN in STEM with a new interview! Meet Johanne Bräuner Nygaard Hansen, Project Manager at City of...

On 5-7 November 2024 thousands of people flocked to Barcelona for the Smart Cities Expo World Congress to learn and share how to 'live...

Registration now open for a joint workshop in which BIPED and ExPEDite projects will explore how Local Digital Twins (LDTs) can support...

Meet BIPED's accomplished External Steering Board, guiding our ambitious project with diverse expertise in data, technology, energy, and law

Registration now open for the LDT4PED session at this year's OASC Summit held in Rotterdam. As part of the conference, BIPED is...