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Lab 1: Local smart energy systems
How can local electricity best be generated, stored and distributed as our electricity consumption increases? In the coming years, Amsterdam Southeast will be the test location for an innovative neighborhood energy platform: the LIFE City platform. The LIFE City platform stands for a Local Inclusive Future Energy City platform. This platform helps to manage the electricity grid - the local exchange, distribution and storage of electrical energy - in a smart way. In this living lab, a scalable energy platform is being developed in the ArenAPoort area and research is being conducted into local smart energy systems. In this collection you will find a series of articles about the LIFE City Platform and research related to the development of local smart energy systems.
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Lab 2: Sustainable renovation of homes
With the large-scale renovation and construction plans in Southeast and the further development of Amstel III, partners in Southeast are working on opportunities to link these developments to social and economic challenges in Southeast. Making the existing city more sustainable is one of the biggest challenges in this respect.
In 2019, the first facade project in Reigersbos (280 homes) was started in the developing neighborhoods together with the EU (Climate-KIC). The aim is to renovate 10,000 homes in Amsterdam using this approach in an energy-neutral manner. Various renovation packages are offered, with choices for renewing the facade, the heat supply and the installation of solar panels. In addition to benefits in terms of sustainability, the renovation offers great potential for increased living comfort and a better living environment in the home. This approach is also aimed at increasing the socio-economic position of the residents by saving on energy consumption and maintenance with the renovation and by keeping housing costs at least neutral. -
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Lab 3: Low temperature heat networks
Amsterdam wants to be completely natural gas-free by 2040. Sustainable heat networks play an important role in this. There are several data centers in Amstel III, which produce a large amount of heat. Heat that is currently not used and is lost. In line with the climate objective of Amsterdam Zuidoost, work is being done in Amstel III on the realization of low-temperature heat networks to heat buildings and homes with residual heat from data centers.
The realization of such heat networks entails many issues. What are the optimal technical specifications of low-temperature heat networks? What is the acceptance of heat networks in (existing) buildings? How do you organize ownership and how do you organize open networks to which other sources and customers can connect in the future? What legal preconditions are required by the legislator to stimulate sustainability? In this collection you will find articles about the realization of low-temperature heat networks in Amstel III. -
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Lab 4: Just energy transition
The municipality of Amsterdam is working to accelerate the energy transition in Amsterdam Southeast. The energy transition is both a social, societal, and technical process. It is important that the transition happens in an inclusive and just way. When we talk about energy justice, it considers ensuring equal access to energy for every person, regardless of their background, income, or location. Justice plays an important role because energy is a necessity needed to live and work. This means that if the energy transition is not looked at with a with a critical justice perspective, it is likely to worsen existing inequality and poverty.
