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ACCESS concludes - project results available at leadinglocalenergy.systems
04 May 2023After four years of testing and implementing the future of local energy systems, ACCESS has come to end. Want to use the knowledge we collected to advance your local energy transition? Read about eve…
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Presenting the energy transition, the ACCESS way!
15 November 2022The ACCESS project organised a workshop to explain the challenges and steps Flemish cities need to go through to achieve energy transition at city level. And what role can smart mobility play in th…
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Moving towards an interconnected energy system
27 October 2022As Europe and the world is moving towards a fossil independent energy system, it is likewise moving towards a decentralised, diverse energy syste…
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VIDEO: Learning about West Suffolk's ACCESS pilot
16 September 2022Building on successfully reducing energy consumption with local businesses, West Suffolk Council (WSC) joined the ACCESS project to further support the transition towards a smart energy syste…
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Future cities for strategy implications for the energy transition
05 July 2022On the 12th of May IfM Engage hosted the Future cities: Strategy implications for the energy transition webinar. The session looked at what factors cities and municipalities need to consider when p…
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Procuring batteries: The municipality of Amersfoort's story
23 May 2022In 2021 the municipality of Amersfoort prepared and executed two battery procurements for the pilots in within the ACCESS project. We are happy to report that we have successfully found …
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A successful V2G model in a Danish utility
31 March 2022A parking lot in the Danish municipality of Frederiksberg has attracted visitors from all over the world. They come to check out the V2G operation which , the municipal wate…
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Two innovative districts paving the way for more energy-efficient cities
17 February 2022It is easy to take electricity for granted in our part of the world: for more than a century now, we have rarely needed to reflect on how electricity is produced and distributed. But that is changin…
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A parking garage becomes an energy hub!
29 September 2021What do you think about when you hear the words “sustainable city”? Chances are that a parking garage is not the first thing that comes to mind. The parking garage in the Access pilot in wi…
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Demonstrating new pricing mechanisms for unlocking local energy system flexibility
28 July 2021The increasing complexity of our energy system including the growing energy demand and the decentralisation of the energy supply puts pressure on the distribution network whose transport capacity is …
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