PARTNERS
PLENTY-LIFE establishes a strong consortium that fulfils scientific and technical merit beside balanced geographical distribution covering central, east and south European countries.
The 4 scientific research institutions have excellent reputation with long experience on the fields of integrated energy systems analysis and urban planning supported by rich record of international reference projects on urban energy system transformation, energy planning and advising cities and communities in formulating decarbonisation scenarios and long-term sustainable energy. strategies.
Project Coordinator
UNIVERSITÄT FÜR BODENKULTUR WIEN
Founded in 1872, the Universität für Bodenkultur Wien / University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, known too by its acronym “BOKU” is an education and research institution for renewable resources in Vienna, Austria. Today, BOKU comprises 15 departments, located at two sites in Vienna and one in Lower Austria, as well as several external research and teaching facilities in Austria. There are currently approx. 11.000 students enrolled at BOKU, in study courses at bachelor, master and doctoral level. BOKU employs approx. 1.140 staff members engaged in teaching and research, a broad range of external lecturers, and approx. 630 employees working in services and administration. BOKU responds to central societal challenges with its focus on problem-solving rather than a discipline-oriented structure, combining expertise in the fields of natural sciences, engineering as well as social and economic sciences (three-pillar principle).
Find more at: https://boku.ac.at
Partners:
AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH
AIT is Austria’s largest non-university research institute with more than 1100 employees takes a leading position in the Austrian innovation system in the areas of Energy, Mobility, Health & Environment as well as Safety & Security and a key role in Europe as the RTO focusing on key infrastructure topics of the future. The AIT Centre for Energy is developing solutions designed to ensure a sustainable energy supply for the future, based on long standing experience, scientific excellence, state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure and international cooperation in the key areas of tomorrow’s energy systems: smart grids, photovoltaics, thermal energy systems, smart cities and smart buildings. AIT brings in expertise from the Centre for Energy which has deep knowledge about the operation of electricity grids as well as the integration of distributed, renewable energy resources.
Find more at: www.ait.ac.at
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DI BOLZANO
Through an interdisciplinary approach, they work on the protection of minorities and multilingualism, investigate climate change, draw up sustainable development plans through the use of renewable energy, and contribute to the health of the community by conducting biomedical studies. Find more at: www.eurac.edu
CNET CENTRE FOR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
EDP Centre for New Energy Technologies (EDP NEW) is a subsidiary of the EDP Group with the mission to create value through collaborative R&D in the energy sector. EDP NEW is entirely committed to research and development with a strong focus in technology demonstration projects.
The result of an internal reorganization process in 2014, EDP NEW centralizes the Group’s R&D activities and is established inside EDP Labelec – EDP’s laboratory facilities and technical excellence center. Among other areas, EDP NEW is very active in the topics of smart energy systems, sustainability, smart cities, energy communities, renewable energies and flexibility.
Find more about at: https://c4net.com.au
BEIA CONSULT INTERNATIONAL
Beia Consult International is an SME with R&D department, founded in 1991, and it is one of the leading providers of telecommunications equipment and solutions in Romania for enterprise communications.
Main activities domain and market – “enterprise communications”, a large customers portfolio (over 6000 public/private customers, located in Romania and abroad), Beia is an authorized distributor of Siemens, Voxtron, Dialogic, Dasan Electron, InVision, Tiptel, Beyertone, FMT and Dassault Systemes/Exalead. Beia references include over 5,000 turn-key projects for telephone exchanges, local and corporate networks, and advanced communications solutions.
Find more about us at: www.beiaro.eu
BUILDWIND
BuildWind is an engineering company founded in 2018, based in Brussels (Belgium). BuildWind uses advanced, three-dimensional numerical simulation to predict airflow, heat transfer and contaminant transport inside and around buildings. We assist city planners and building designers in creating healthier, safer and more sustainable urban and industrial environments.
Find more about us at: www.buildwind.net
EKUT GMBH
eKUT is an engineering company located in lower Austria in the Waldviertel region.
The team of eKUT GmbH brings a wide range of expertise and many years of experience
- Technology: construction, energy, mechatronics, electronics, mechanical engineering
- Organization: implementation structures, business models, communities, value chains, etc.
- Financing: assessment, bankability, participation, subsidies, etc.
- Socialization: motivation, competence building, networking, mediation,
- Environment-climate: environmental management, emissions balance and simulations
- IT: energy monitoring, etc.
- Project management
eKUT bundles competence and many years of experience from local, regional and international projects. It is present at various levels within the region and is comprehensively networked – specialist companies, industry partnerships, manufacturers, consulting, planning, project operators, financing, institutions (e.g., fire brigades), politics, science, awareness-raising, for example. “Waldviertler Energiestammtisch”, Common Welfare Economy, Economic Forum, “Waldviertel” Academy, Pioneers of Change, Parents For Future.
Find more at: www.ekut.at
TIMIS COUNTY
Timis County is located in the western part of the country, on the border with Serbia and Hungary and is the largest county in Romania, with an area of 8,697 km2, representing 3.6% of the total area of the country. Timis County is part of the Danube - Cris - Mures - Tisa Euroregion (DKMT Region), together with Arad, Caras-Severin and Hunedoara counties and Csongrad, Bekesy, Bacs-Kiskun counties (Hungary) and the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Serbia). In 2020, the population of Timis County was 759,416 inhabitants, ranking 6th at national level. The population of Timis county counts as 3.4% of the total population of Romania. Find more about us at: www.cjtimis.ro
COMUNE DI DOLO
Dolo is a small-middle-sized municipality located in the western area of Veneto Region.
The Municipality of Dolo (Comune di Dolo) is a territorial administrative unit which is part of the Italian Public Administration. Its activities are related to the provision of essential public services to its nearly 15.000 habitants and to locally deliver some of the public services related to the central Government or the Region.
The Municipality of Dolo is responsible for the implementation of the administrative and regulatory issues, as well as for local decision making.
Find more about at: www.comune.dolo.ve.it
COMUNE DI CASTELFRANCO VENETO
Castelfranco Veneto is a middle-sized city placed in the central area of Veneto Region.
The Municipality of Castelfranco Veneto (Comune di Castelfranco Veneto) is a territorial administrative unit which is part of the Italian Public Administration. Its activities are related to the provision of essential public services to its nearly 33.500 habitants, and to locally deliver some of the public services related to the central Government or the Region.
Find more about us at: www.comune.castelfrancoveneto.tv.it
MUNICIPALITY OF FUNDÃO
Fundão, 700 km2 territory with 26521 inhabitants and a population density of 42 inhabitants/km2, for decades has registered population loss and economic activity weakening, same as for the entire interior region of Portugal.
In this context, Fundão decided to design and implement a strong and determined strategy to try to reverse this scenario, having focused on creating an ecosystem favorable to attracting investment, encouraging people to stay in the region, creating jobs and conquering new markets for companies, products, and services. This plan became known as Fundão’s Innovation Plan and its essential purpose was to act decisively on all the factors that contribute to the competitiveness and attractiveness of a territory.
Find more at: www.cm-fundao.pt