“Energy solutions for Smart Cities and Communities”, 22 – 23 October 2013, Brussels

On October 22 – 23 2013, CONCERTO conference on Energy solutions for Smart Cities and Communities will take place in Brussels. This event will bring together  participants from cities and communities, industry and other  stakeholders from the EU-28 as well as associated countries of the  European Research Area.  The economic, technological and political  lessons learnt from the 58 demonstration sites of the CONCERTO  initiative will be presented and discussed along with the implications  for the Smart Cities and Communities European Innovation Partnership.

Improving  the energy efficiency of buildings and advancing the implementation of  renewables is key to a secure, affordable energy supply and is also key  to achieving the EU’s energy and climate targets. 58 cities and  communities, from 23 European countries, have worked on role models to  demonstrate smart, district level solutions that improve the energy  efficiency of buildings, and that supply renewable energy from on-site  sources. 22 projects have been co-financed by the European Union in  the CONCERTO initiative since 2005. These projects have paved the way to  the Smart Cities and Communities Innovation Partnership of the European  Union that was launched in 2012.

More information on the conference are available here.