News from COPPER

With funding from the European Union through the COPPER initiative, the City of Ghent is partnering with DSO Fluvius to pilot state-of-the-art energy planning and flexibility incentives for one of Europe’s first ‘all-electric neighbourhoods’ in Mariakerke.​...

With funding from the European Union through the COPPER initiative, the City of Dordrecht is partnering with DSO Stedin to roll out state-of-the-art energy planning and flexibility solutions for two of Europe’s first energy neutral business parks....

Over a 2-day conference, five cities and representatives from frontrunner DSOs, research institutes, associations and companies met to set out plans for Europe’s first wave of local energy action plans (LEAPs). Discussions highlighted the importance of new DSO-city relationships, the new capacities...

Europe’s towns and cities are increasingly powered locally, demanding new action and planning from local authorities. The €5.1m Interreg North Sea-funded initiative Cities for Open and Participative Planning for Electricity Grid Resilience (COPPER) will develop and pilot state-of-the-art solutions f...