Karşıyaka, İzmir PED-ACT Project Area Visit

Karşıyaka, İzmir PED-ACT Project Area Visit

by | Sep 20, 2023 | Turkey

Our members from Karşıyaka Municipality, Izmir Institute of Technology and Middle East Technical University have been to the pilot area in Karsiyaka, Zübeyde Hanim District to investigate the current conditions of the neighbourhood for an energy transition. 
They have been gathering important data from the area as well as interacting with the locals throughout this process. 

We want to thank this hardworking team; Onur Taylan, Hasan Burak Çavka, Didem Karaca,  Yasemin Şentürk and Arzu Doğruyol for their contributions and incentives towards creating more sustainable, resilient and participatory communities. 

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Visit to ODTÜ-GÜNAM

Visit to ODTÜ-GÜNAM

by | Sep 5, 2023 | Turkey

PED-ACT Team visited ODTÜ-GÜNAM the Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications in Ankara. ODTÜ-GÜNAM was founded by an initiative from the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ/METU) in 2009 as a multi-discipliner research center. They explained their visions to strengthen society by creating fundamental knowledge through research that supports innovation in solar energy at national, EU and global levels; facilitating R&I at national, EU and global levels by providing scientific services and access to unique scientific facilities to researchers and industry; developing human capacities through training and education to strengthen R&I capacities and culture in Turkey specifically and at EU and global levels more generally; identifying and exploiting Intellectual Property (IP) created at ODTÜ-GUNAM; and supporting the market-uptake of solar energy technologies in Turkey by providing scientific consulting to ministries to craft appropriate regulations and policies (ODTÜ-GÜNAM, 2023). You can visit https://odtugunam.org for more information.

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PED-ACT 2nd General Assembly Meeting, Ankara

PED-ACT 2nd General Assembly Meeting, Ankara

by | Sep 5, 2023 | Turkey

PED-ACT 2nd General Assembly Meeting was hosted on 4-5 September by our partner Middle East Technical University in the capital city of Türkiye, Ankara. Our partners from all around the world; Dalarna University,  Borlänge Municipality, Umeå University, Umeå Energy, Demir Energy, Middle East Technical University, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Karşıyaka Municipality, Izmir Institute of Technology, Wonderland, and Austrian Institute of Technology have discussed the project evolvement in energy modelling processes, replication sites, data processing and adaptation of common database, digital reference generation, co-learning and co-design processes, replicable models, and dissemination of the project.

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THE PED-ACT PROJECT HAS BEEN KICKED OFF!

THE PED-ACT PROJECT HAS BEEN KICKED OFF!

by | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe

The PED-ACT project aims to optimize the process iteratively of PED development for enhanced stakeholder cooperation and reinforced decision-making.

The Kick-off meeting was successfully organized on the 6th and 7th Oct Dalarna University in Borlänge. Nearly 18 experts from Austria, Turkey, and Sweden were present to discuss the action plan for the project and its deliverables.

Stakeholder meetings were organized to keep the discussion flow between academic researchers and the requirements of municipalities of different cities. The first workshop was held at the same time with a focus on the Jakobsgårdarna district with fruitful discussion among partners, Borlänge Kommun and Stora Tunabyggen. A big thank you to all the project partners!

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