POLYCITY           

Energy networks in sustainable cities

In the course of the POLYCITY project, three large urban areas in Germany, Spain and Italy will be developed, particularly in the field of energy optimisation and the use of renewable energies.

The German site Scharnhauser Park, Ostfildern is a former military area. The most important measure is the optimisation of a new biomass plant (combined heat and power). One of the targets is to use the residual heat to cool the office buildings in summer. Furthermore, all buildings will be equipped with optimal heat insulation to minimise heat loss in winter.

Further there are two more urban areas involved: Cerdanyola del Vallès in Spain - a development area planned for 50.000 inhabitants north of Barcelona – and the Arquata in Turin in Italy, a labour district which will be restored with regard to ecological criteria.

POLYCITY is flanked by an Eastern European and a Canadian Western network of cities and communities, willing to take up and disseminate the experiences and results of POLYCITY.

The project started in May 2005 and ended in May 2011.


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POLYCITY consists of the following sites

The associated communities
  • Canadian network organised by the École Polytechnique Montréal, CA
  • IPiEO, PL

The observer communities
  • Basel, CH
  • Göppingen, DE
  • Konstanz, DE
  • Balingen, DE
  • Aalen, DE
  • Wurmlingen, DE
  • Grafenberg, DE
  • Reutlingen, DE
  • Albstadt, DE
  • Pliezhausen, DE
  • Koblenz, DE
  • Gondelsheim, DE
  • Herrenberg, DE
  • Mulfingen, DE
  • Freiberg a.N., DE
  • München, DE
  • Friolzheim, DE
  • Markkleeberg, DE
  • Freiburg, DE
  • Maintal-Bischofingen, DE
  • Singen, DE
  • Region Hegau, DE
  • Wien, AT
  • Perpignan, FR

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