Yearly Archives: 2022

The book Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy Conversion Technologies provides state-of-the-art coverage in both non-fossil energy conversion and storage techniques, as well as in their environmental assessment. This includes goal and scope, analysis boundaries,  inventory and the impact assessment employed for the evaluation of these applications, as well as the […]

Rural territories desire to lead the ecology transition. In September 2022, the CLER non-governmental organization for environment protection and energy transition signed a partnership agreement with the French Association of Rural Mayors (AMRF). The two organizations have thus committed to reinforcing reciprocal knowledge exchange and training activities. This cooperation is […]

Montpellier city in the South of France has been one of LOTUS case study sites, where we focused on sustainable urban development projects. In Summer 2022, Montpellier metropolitan authorities renewed their contract with the electricity distribution network operator ENEDIS regarding planned investments and maintenance activities. The aim of estimated €280M […]

Bordeaux port city in the West of France has been one of LOTUS case study sites, where we focused on sustainable urban development projects. Two local heat distribution networks were created in the mid-2010s in the redesigned Bassins à Flot district to supply thermal energy to households, offices and commercial […]

The serious game “urbEN”, developed in the framework of the Erasmus+ project “LOTUS”, will be experimented at Politecnico di Torino in the bachelor degree’s course “Economic feasibility of plans and project” (professor I. Lami). The game will be played on 21st and 22nd November in the bachelor programme in “Territorial, Urban, […]

Politecnico di Torino presents, in synergy with local players, a permanent biennial event dedicated to technology’s decisive impact on each aspect of human life – from health to environment, from interpersonal relationships to democracy: Biennale Tecnologia. Biennale Tecnologia is a wide-ranging event that offers to the citizenry an articulated, inclusive and accessible […]

In the framework of the Erasmus+ project “LOTUS”, Politecnico di Torino proposes a Ph.D. course entitled “Learning by playing: Urban energy transition as a Serious Game” (professors F. Abastante and G. Cotella). The course will be held in January 2023 in the interuniversity Ph.D. programme in “Urban and Regional Development”: […]

Over the course of three days we trained game masters and data managers to play the UrbEN game with students and professionals independently. The learning, teaching and training activity took place at the CAUE in Evreux, France.

Last week, another successful Multiplier Event took place in Evreux, France, organized by our partner LogiVille in cooperation with the Département de l’Eure and the CAUE27.Lotus was presented by Thierry Vilmin and Hansjörg Drewello. Jacky Aignel presented the case of Le Mené. In addition there was a presentation of Guillaume Lefrançois […]

The multiplier event in Pilsen attended 46 participants representing 14 institutions (15 national and 1 foreign). Considering that the conference was held as in person conference after three years due to the COVID19, the overall participation was good and more participant came than originally foreseen.