A1P001: Name of the PED case study / PED Lab
A1P001: Name of the PED case study / PED Lab
  the Park, Findhorn
A1P002: Map / aerial view / photos / graphic details / leaflet
A1P002: Map / aerial view / photos / graphic details / leaflet
 

A1P003: Categorisation of the PED site
PED case study
 

  • PED case study

A1P004: Targets of the PED case study / PED Lab
Climate neutrality
 

  • Climate neutrality

Annual energy surplus
 

  • Annual energy surplus

Energy community
 

  • Energy community

Circularity
 

  • Circularity

Electrification
 

  • Electrification

Net-zero emission
 

  • Net-zero emission

Maximise self-sufficiency
 

  • Maximise self-sufficiency

A1P005: Phase of the PED case study / PED Lab
A1P005: Project Phase of your case study/PED Lab
  In operation
A1P006: Start Date
A1P006: Start date
  01/62
A1P008: Reference Project
A1P008: Reference Project
 

  • InterPED – INTERoperable cloud-based solution for cross-vector planning and management of Positive Energy Districts

A1P009: Data availability
A1P009: Data availability
 

  • Monitoring data available within the districts
  • Meteorological open data

A1P011: Geographic coordinates
X Coordinate (longitude):
  57.65261095771689
Y Coordinate (latitude):
  -3.592194526487195
A1P012: Country
A1P012: Country
  United Kingdom
A1P013: City
A1P013: City
  Findhorn
A1P014: Climate Zone (Köppen Geiger classification)
A1P014: Climate Zone (Köppen Geiger classification).
  Dwc
A1P015: District boundary
A1P015: District boundary
  Geographic
A1P016: Ownership of the case study/PED Lab
A1P016: Ownership of the case study/PED Lab:
  Mixed
A1P017: Ownership of the land / physical infrastructure
A1P017: Ownership of the land / physical infrastructure:
  Multiple Owners
A1P018: Number of buildings in PED
A1P018: Number of buildings in PED
  160
A1P020: Total ground area
A1P020: Total ground area [m²]
  180,000
A1P021: Floor area ratio: Conditioned space / total ground area
A1P021: Floor area ratio: Conditioned space / total ground area
  0
A1P022: Financial schemes
A1P022a: Financing – PRIVATE – Real estate
 

  • Financing – PRIVATE – Real estate

A1P022e: Financing – PUBLIC – National funding
 

  • Financing – PUBLIC – National funding

A1P022i: Financing – RESEARCH FUNDING – EU
 

  • Financing – RESEARCH FUNDING – EU

Contact person for general enquiries
A1P026: Name
  Stefano Nebiolo
A1P027: Organization
  Findhorn Innovation Research and Education CIC
A1P028: Affiliation
  Research Center / University
A1P029: Email
  stefanonebiolo@gmail.com
Contact person for other special topics
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation
  Yes
A2P001: Fields of application
A2P001: Fields of application
 

  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy flexibility
  • Energy production
  • E-mobility
  • Waste management

A2P008: Annual energy demand in buildings / Electric Demand
A2P008: Annual energy demand in buildings / Electric Demand [GWh/annum]
  1.2
A2P011: Annual renewable electricity production on-site during target year
A2P011: PV
 

  • PV

A2P011: Wind
 

  • Wind

A2P012: Annual renewable thermal production on-site during target year
A2P012: Solar Thermal
 

  • Solar Thermal

A2P012: Biomass_heat
 

  • Biomass_heat

A2P012: Waste heat+HP
 

  • Waste heat+HP

A2P012: Biomass_firewood_th
 

  • Biomass_firewood_th

A2P013: Renewable resources on-site – Additional notes
A2P013: Renewable resources on-site – Additional notes
  3×225 kW wind turbines + 100 kW PV
A2P014: Annual energy use
A2P014: Annual energy use [GWh/annum]
  1.2
A2P015: Annual energy delivered
A2P015: Annual energy delivered [GWh/annum]
  1.2
A2P016: Annual non-renewable electricity production on-site during target year
A2P016: Annual non-renewable electricity production on-site during target year [GWh/annum]
  0
A2P020: Share of RES on-site / RES outside the boundary
A2P020: Share of RES on-site / RES outside the boundary
  0
A2P023: Technological Solutions / Innovations – Energy Generation
A2P023: Photovoltaics
 

  • Photovoltaics

A2P023: Solar thermal collectors
 

  • Solar thermal collectors

A2P023: Wind Turbines
 

  • Wind turbines

A2P023: Waste heat recovery
 

  • Waste heat recovery

A2P023: Heat Pump
 

  • Heat Pump

A2P023: Biomass
 

  • Biomass

A2P024: Technological Solutions / Innovations – Energy Flexibility
A2P024: Energy management system
 

  • Energy management system

A2P024: Thermal Storage
 

  • Thermal Storage

A2P024: Electric Storage
 

  • Electric Storage

A2P024: District Heating and Cooling
 

  • District Heating and Cooling

A2P025: Technological Solutions / Innovations – Energy Efficiency
A2P025: High-performance new buildings
 

  • High-performance new buildings

A2P026: Technological Solutions / Innovations – Mobility
A2P026: e-Mobility
 

  • e-Mobility

A3P003: Strategies towards decarbonization of the gas grid
A3P003: Strategies towards decarbonization of the gas grid
 

  • Electrification of Heating System based on Heat Pumps

A3P007: Social models
A3P007: Social models
 

  • Strategies towards (local) community-building
  • Co-creation / Citizen engagement strategies
  • Quality of Life

A3P009: Environmental strategies
A3P009: Environmental strategies
 

  • Energy Neutral
  • Net zero carbon footprint

B1P003: Environment of the case study area
B2P003: Environment of the case study area
  Rural
B1P004: Type of district
B2P004: Type of district
 

  • New construction

B1P005: Case Study Context
B1P005: Case Study Context
 

  • New Development

B1P011: Population density before intervention
B1P011: Population density before intervention
  0
B1P012: Population density after intervention
B1P012: Population density after intervention
  0
B1P013: Building and Land Use before intervention
B1P013: Natural areas
 

  • Natural areas

B1P014: Building and Land Use after intervention
B1P014: Residential
 

  • Residential

B1P014: Office
 

  • Office

B1P014: Natural areas
 

  • Natural areas

C1P001: Unlocking Factors
C1P001: Recent technological improvements for on-site RES production
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Innovative, integrated, prefabricated packages for buildings envelope / Energy efficiency of building stock
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Energy Communities, P2P, Prosumers concepts
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Storage systems and E-mobility market penetration
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Decreasing costs of innovative materials
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Financial mechanisms to reduce costs and maximize benefits
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: The ability to predict Multiple Benefits
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: The ability to predict the distribution of benefits and impacts
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Citizens improved awareness and engagement on sustainable energy issues (bottom-up)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Social acceptance (top-down)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Improved local and national policy frameworks (i.e. incentives, laws etc.)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Presence of integrated urban strategies and plans
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Multidisciplinary approaches available for systemic integration
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Availability of grants (from EC or other donors) to finance the PED Lab projects
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Availability of RES on site (Local RES)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Ongoing or established collaboration on Public Private Partnership among key stakeholders
  1 – Unimportant
C1P001: Any other UNLOCKING FACTORS
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Driving Factors
C1P002: Climate Change adaptation need
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Climate Change mitigation need (local RES production and efficiency)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Rapid urbanization trend and need of urban expansions
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Urban re-development of existing built environment
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Economic growth need
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Improved local environmental quality (air, noise, aesthetics, etc.)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Territorial and market attractiveness
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Energy autonomy/independence
  1 – Unimportant
C1P002: Any other DRIVING FACTOR
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Administrative barriers
C1P003: Difficulty in the coordination of high number of partners and authorities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of good cooperation and acceptance among partners
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of public participation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of institutions/mechanisms to disseminate information
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003:Long and complex procedures for authorization of project activities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Time consuming requirements by EC or other donors concerning reporting and accountancy
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Complicated and non-comprehensive public procurement
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Fragmented and or complex ownership structure
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: City administration & cross-sectoral attitude/approaches (silos)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Lack of internal capacities to support energy transition
  1 – Unimportant
C1P003: Any other Administrative BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Policy barriers
C1P004: Lack of long-term and consistent energy plans and policies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Lacking or fragmented local political commitment and support on the long term
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Lack of Cooperation & support between national-regional-local entities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P004: Any other Political BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Legal and Regulatory barriers
C1P005: Inadequate regulations for new technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Regulatory instability
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Non-effective regulations
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Unfavorable local regulations for innovative technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Building code and land-use planning hindering innovative technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Insufficient or insecure financial incentives
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Unresolved privacy concerns and limiting nature of privacy protection regulation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Shortage of proven and tested solutions and examples
  1 – Unimportant
C1P005: Any other Legal and Regulatory BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Technical barriers
C1P007: Lack of skilled and trained personnel
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Deficient planning
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Retrofitting work in dwellings in occupied state
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Lack of well-defined process
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Inaccuracy in energy modelling and simulation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Lack/cost of computational scalability
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Grid congestion, grid instability
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Negative effects of project intervention on the natural environment
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Energy retrofitting work in dense and/or historical urban environment
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Difficult definition of system boundaries
  1 – Unimportant
C1P007: Any other Thecnical BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Social and Cultural barriers
C1P008: Inertia
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Lack of values and interest in energy optimization measurements
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Low acceptance of new projects and technologies
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Difficulty of finding and engaging relevant actors
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Lack of trust beyond social network
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Rebound effect
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Hostile or passive attitude towards environmentalism
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Exclusion of socially disadvantaged groups
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Non-energy issues are more important and urgent for actors
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Hostile or passive attitude towards energy collaboration
  1 – Unimportant
C1P008: Any other Social BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Information and Awareness barriers
C1P009: Insufficient information on the part of potential users and consumers
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Perception of interventions as complicated and expensive, with negative socio-economic or environmental impacts
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Lack of awareness among authorities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Information asymmetry causing power asymmetry of established actors
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: High costs of design, material, construction, and installation
  1 – Unimportant
C1P009: Any other Information and Awareness BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Financial barriers
C1P010: Hidden costs
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Insufficient external financial support and funding for project activities
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Economic crisis
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Risk and uncertainty
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Lack of consolidated and tested business models
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Limited access to capital and cost disincentives
  1 – Unimportant
C1P010: Any other Financial BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Market barriers
C1P011: Split incentives
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Energy price distortion
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Energy market concentration, gatekeeper actors (DSOs)
  1 – Unimportant
C1P011: Any other Market BARRIER
  1 – Unimportant