
Adriano BiselloEurac Research · Institute for Renewable Energy
Adriano Bisello
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Introduction
I’m Urban Planner by education and I have a Ph.D. in Real Estate Economics. Senior researcher in the Urban and Regional Energy Systems group at Eurac Research. My activity ranges from smart cities to energy transition projects, with a focus on multiple-benefits and energy communities. Actually I’m project manager of the smart city project EU H2020 STARDUST for the "Lighthouse city" of Trento and subtask co-leader in the IEA Annex 83 on Positive Energy District.
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January 2014 - January 2017
January 2013 - present
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In the so far partially explored world of “Smart City Projects”, energy focused projects are numerous due to the intrinsic peculiarity of urban areas as energy sinks, as well as wealth sources. Energy consumption and urban renewal are strictly interconnected; thus, European Union is investing in Smart and Sustainable Energy District Projects to enc...
Le questioni climatiche ed energetiche sono di assoluta attualità e tra loro strettamente correlate. Tanto a livello locale, quanto nazionale ed europeo, i policy makers sono chiamati a definire ed attuare strategie intersettoriali, che considerino le specificità sociali, ambientali ed economiche locali all’interno di obiettivi globali condivisi. L...
Implementation of smart and sustainable energy projects in urban areas encounters different barriers. These barriers range from common financial shortage to specific constraints, which depend on local socio-economic, environmental and political characteristics of each city. In spite of various experiences of European cities in smart and sustainable...
Il capitolo ottavo, a cura di Koltunov, Bisello e Tricarico, si concentra sul finanziamento delle CER in Italia, analizzando le letteratura, strumenti finanziari e casi di finanziamenti legati alla finanza ESG (Environmental Social Governance) che sono capaci di favorire gli investimenti nelle CER nel nostro paese.
The process of urbanisation has a significant impact on climate change, with projections indicating that over 70% of the global population will live in cities by 2050. The challenges associated with climate change impacts on urban areas include urban heat islands, unsustainable water management, floods and air pollution. This study explores the pot...
The definition, characterization and implementation of Positive Energy Districts is crucial in the path towards urban decarbonization and energy transition. However, several issues still must be addressed: the need for a clear and comprehensive definition, and the settlement of a consistent design approach for Positive Energy Districts. As emerged...
Il progetto PLENTY-Life promuove un coinvolgimento attivo di cittadini e amministrazioni locali nella definizione di strategie energetiche sostenibili per città di piccole e medie dimensioni. Attraverso sette casi studio in Europa, il progetto mira a migliorare le capacità locali nella pianificazione energetica, allineando le strategie con i princi...
An effective way to promote energy transition while tackling climate change involves redefining cities from being part of the problem to integral parts of the solution. Positive energy districts and climate positive circular communities are excellent examples of how this is feasible. But how do we understand which are the multiple benefits that the...
Cities are facing challenges in adaptation to, and mitigation of climate change. Urban Green Spaces (UGS) have a pivotal role in this transformative process and are almost always coupled with digital tools. The deployment of digital solutions, encompassing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Internet of Things (IoT), seeks to inc...
The thesis focuses on the valuation of cultural ecosystem services of innovative nature-based solutions in an urban context, specifically in Gzira, Malta. It aims to address environmental and social challenges such as the lack of green open spaces, limited walkability, and poor air and noise quality in the community, which impact the health and wel...
In order to achieve the ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets, set by the Sustainable Development Goals, it is crucial to act on cities. Indeed, cities are responsible for 67% of the world's primary energy consumption and about 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions. To support the urban energy transition, a broad implementation of zero-emission di...
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been at the forefront of the European Commission policies since 2015 (Eggermont et al., 2015) as a specific thematic area for developing sustainable cities strategies either from social inclusivity or innovative urban technology standpoints (European Commission, 2023). NBS have been considered as innovative solutio...
An increasingly important aspect of analyzing the challenges facing cities today is the integration of nature. Nature-based solutions have the potential to successfully cope with the adverse effects of extensive urbanization and climatic change. On the other hand, the incorporation of smartness in cities is a critical issue. This paper aims to anal...
To achieve the ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals, it is crucial to act on cities. Indeed, cities are responsible for 67% of the world’s primary energy consumption and about 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions. To support the urban energy transition, a broad implementation of zero-emission districts or...
To meet the ambitious targets set by the European Union to reduce CO 2 emissions, action in cities is essential. In fact, cities are responsible for 67% of the world's primary energy consumption and about 70% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. To support the urban energy transition, widespread implementation of net-zero districts, or even better, po...
The conceptualization and application of nature-based solutions (NBS) in the practice of planning and projects on urban and architectural scales have reached a level of maturity in the last 10 years, thanks to a strong push from European policies and funding for European projects and evidence from scientific literature. However, a systemic insight...
This open access book includes a selection of innovative contributions presented at the 4th international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2022”, held in Bolzano, Italy in July 2022. Featuring 10 papers by academics and consultants, strongly rooted in practical experiences and international projects, it discusses cu...
PhD thesis poster "Nature-based solutions for the
sustainable smart cities of the future" for the URD Obligatory Passage Point 2023
October 27, 2023, Castello del Valentino, Torino
Research poster regarding the VARCITIES Visionary Solution 6 co-implementation
A lack of aggregate analysis concerning energy communities exists in the academic literature. The authors utilized a combination of literature reviews and desk research to fill this gap. The existing debate on the classification of energy communities was summarized and aligned. Discovered classifications were used to analyze the status quo of the s...
To achieve the climate goals in the Paris Agreement and clean energy transition, positive energy districts must be promoted. A positive energy district is focused on increasing the efficiency of the buildings within it, using the renewable energy it produces, favouring electric and hybrid cars, and storing all the energy produced, in order to make...
Energy communities flourish when specific conditions related to institutional design, territorial characteristics, and policy context are suitable. Investigating and comparing the background of this movement in selected countries provides a better understanding of the similarities and differences between markets and policy-driven initiatives. Selec...
At a global level, the need for energy efficiency and an increased share of renewable energy sources is evident, as is the crucial role of cities due to the rapid urbanization rate. As a consequence of this, the research work related to Positive Energy Districts (PED) has accelerated in recent years. A common shared definition, as well as technolog...
The influence of urban density on household electricity consumption is still scarcely investigated, despite the growing attention to building energy performance and the electrification of heating systems advocated at the European level. While the positive correlation between urban sprawl developments and the increasing of marginal costs of public i...
Since renewable energy community projects are very different in their organizational structure, motivations, and goals, they are also different in their societal impacts. In this paper, a variety of possible benefits and negative side effects is summarized, resulting in the elaboration of the taxonomy of impacts and its indicators. Our innovative t...
This open access book offers a selection of research papers and case studies presented at the 3rd international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions”, held in December 2019 in Bolzano, Italy, and explores the concept of smart and sustainable planning, including top contributions from academics, policy makers, consultant...
This book offers a selection of research papers and case studies presented at the 3rd international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions”, held in December 2019 in Bolzano, Italy, and explores the concept of smart and sustainable planning, including top contributions from academics, policy makers, consultants and other...
The urban energy transition towards more sustainable energy production and consumption systems is at the top of the European Union political agenda. Several demonstration projects are dealing with the deep-energy retrofit of real-estate assets to show how technological and societal innovation can provide new investment opportunities while enhancing...
This short presentation summarizes the outcomes of our research paper on energy communities topic, where we explore co-benefits and negative side effects of energy communities as well as propose certain indicators and assessment techniques for impact evaluation of energy communities on the region/locality.
Energy performance certificates today, and smart readiness indicators tomorrow should positively influence consumers’ choices and orient them towards an appreci- ation of sustainable buildings. Although energy performance certificates are now required by law in the EU Member States, it remains to be seen whether and how local real estate markets re...
Decarbonizing the building sector by means of the smart interconnection of increasingly efficient buildings is one of the European Union's goals in order to meet its climate and energy targets and a milestone in delivering future positive-energy cities. Energy performance certificates today, and smart readiness indicators tomorrow should positively...
The European Union is in the process of updating its energy policy and legislative framework under the motto "Clean Energy for All Europeans". This will facilitate the low carbon energy transition, make it fit for the 21st century, and delivering the EU's Paris Agreement commitments. Besides expected climate-energy benefits, the EU narrative is int...
Although a certain degree of consensus seems to pervade the ideas of “distributed energy systems” and “energy communities”, in truth, diverse views are involved. This article aims to shed light on the variety of interpretations of these two concepts. In particular, the article critically considers the answers to the following four questions: What e...
In calls for transition to a society in which energy production is based on renewable sources, a fundamental role is increasingly assigned to so-called 'energy communities'. The term 'energy communities' is, however, used to denote a range of different circumstances thus risking overly simplifying the phenomenon. The intention of this article is to...
Nowadays energy transition is a recurring topic, which describes the process of an energy system moving from fossil-based sources towards renewables. The transition can unfold at different levels, from the single initiative of a local community to a complex cross-border agreement. The latter type is well represented by EUSALP, the European macro-re...
Given the necessity of strengthening the transition towards a smarter, more sustainable low-carbon future, Smart Cities are considered a powerful tool. However, Smart City projects involving the refurbishment of existing buildings carry key barriers to implementation. The most prominent ones are: (i) a wide time discrepancy between appreciable envi...
Smart Cities are a powerful means for creating more livable and sustainable urban areas. Nevertheless, Smart City projects involving energy renovation of buildings present recurrent barriers to implementation-namely, i.) the wide time discrepancy between the appreciable benefits and the immediate costs of action, and ii.) the fact that who bears th...
Urban energy-district projects introduce outstanding technological innovation in buildings and energy systems increasing sustainability in city neighborhoods. Such projects generate additional co-benefits for the city beyond changes in physical elements and development of social and institutional relationships (e.g. local employment, environmental...
Territorial energy system are urged to define energy transition strategies. Energy transition poses several challenges, and needs coordinated actions and deep understanding of actual conditions. An example of cross-border agreement is the European macro-regional
strategy for the Alpine region, aiming to become a model region for energy efficiency a...
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Our study proposes to analyze from a social practice and behavioural economics perspective the factors that influence a mismatch between energy behaviour and retrofit efficacy in the context of social housing. Retrofit interventions not only have the potential of improving energy efficiency of buildings, but they also change the context in which in...
A choice experiment has been carried out to assess the preferred attributes of information points (called totems) to be installed in the city of Bolzano. Totems allow the acquisition, exchange and query of data in real time, as well as provide other services such as electricity or water supply. These infrastructures could be useful for both inhabit...
Distributed-energy generation enables a closer link to be established between energy production and energy consumption, but it does not, in itself, necessarily entail any (new) particular role or organization for groups of people. Nevertheless, because of the distributed-energy spread, the phenomenon of so-called energy communities is growing: all...
This book comprises a selection of the top contributions presented at the second international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2017”, held in March 2017 in Bolzano, Italy. Featuring forty-six papers by policy-makers, academics and consultants, it discusses current groundbreaking research in smart and sustainable pl...
EUSALP Energy Survey 2017 Annex 1 presents the local energy balances of the 50 EUSALP territories and the one of Switzerland. They show:
General data
Energy data
Energy balance and share of RES
RES mix and potentials
The macro-regional Strategy for the Alpine region (EUSALP) was launched by the European Union in 2015, as “an integrated framework to address common challenges faced by a defined geographical area”. This area includes and surrounds the Alps, embracing five European member states plus Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It covers more than 440.000 km2 (n...
The concept of “co-benefit” is commonly adopted to define any additional positive impact of a policy, program, or project, arising alongside the desired primary goal. Co-benefits relate to human health and well-being, as well as environmental, economic, and social aspects. The concept, investigated beginning in the 1990s, is recognized today, as su...
The smart energy city is an emerging concept in urban development, aiming to optimize urban energy systems and improve the quality of life for citizens. However, smart energy city development requires a well-defined and consistent conceptual core in order to ensure its accurate interpretation and successful implementation. This research aims to def...
Implementation of smart and sustainable energy projects in urban areas encounters different barriers. These barriers range from common financial shortage to specific constraints, which depend on local socioeconomic , environmental and political characteristics of each city. In spite of various experiences of European cities in smart and sustainable...
The main topic of this doctoral thesis is the co-benefit concept, here applied as an assessment paradigm to innovative urban projects. In this research, a co-benefit is defined as any positive impact or effect, regardless of the intentionality, exceeding the primary project goal. More specifically, because the projects here analyzed are those aimin...
This book presents cutting-edge work on innovative planning methodologies, tools and experiences aimed at supporting the transition of our cities and regions towards a more smart and sustainable dimension. This book comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regi...
This book presents cutting-edge work on innovative planning methodologies, tools and experiences aimed at supporting the transition of our cities and regions towards a more smart and sustainable dimension. This book comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the international conference "Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regi...
The diffusion and integration of the information and communication technologies (ICT) in the urban environment is a pillar of the current smart city development approach. Sensors, monitors, and portable devices allow acquisition, exchanging and querying of data (or even big data) in real time. However, the technological and digital innovation in ou...
Currently, within each urban-regeneration project, an ambitious improvement in the energy performance of existing buildings is foreseen. Consequently, refurbishing the building stock should be approached as a piece of a wider, complex project. This means no longer treating it as a mere technical problem, to be solved simply by upgrading energy syst...
Energy retrofit of existing buildings stock is today a major urban challenge and opportunity. Although a market appreciation of green buildings is generally recognized, specificities related to different countries, contexts and sectors still need further investigation. Moreover, the energy retrofit carries with it multiple elements, ranging from mo...
On-line lecture on co-benefits given at the University of Oregon https://blogs.uoregon.edu/smartcities/contacts/
The ”smart city” urban transformation model aims at a development (or regeneration) of settlements introducing outstanding technological innovation. However, technological innovation should be considered not the final goal, but instrumental in achieving complex and relevant targets, such as an improved quality of life for citizens, higher urban com...
Poster developed within the EU funded project LOCSEE (Low Carbon South East Europe), presented ad ECOMONDO 2014 international fair. www.locsee.eu
The main objective of the LOCSEE project is to strengthen the capacity and knowledge of public authorities and other institutions dealing with the climate change in the SEE countries and to develop a systematic cross-sectoral approach to develop and improve low carbon policies which will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions towar...
Integrated landscape management models for sustainable development: the case study of the metropolitan area of Padova
Questions
Question (1)
Is there any research that asses the monetary impact of training, awareness creation, knowledge development, etc. related to the energy final users?
For example in energy refurbished building wrong users behaviors may affect negatively the performances of the new installed technologies. how much does it cost to teach them? how much is trade-off in energy (and money) saving?