SP20
Digital
SP20 explored sustainability themes such as: circular economy, digital twins, BIPV, local energy communities, sustainable digital infrastructure, and more.
Sustainable Places 2020 consisted of:
- Keynote speakers
- Technical paper sessions
- Thematic workshops & EU project clustering
- Exhibition area (posters, brochures, and prototypes)
- Local area visits
- Excellent people, collaboration and discussion
Delegate testimonials from SP20
“I have very much enjoyed joining your Sustainable Places 2020 webinars” – Stefan Frenzel, Managing Director International at DME Digitales Marketing Expert
“SP2020 awoke one participant to mention me as one of the “amazing scientists” that he met in his first SP events” – Mia Ala-Juusela, Senior Scientist, Urban Energy Systems at VTT
“Thank you so much for the interesting sessions. It was educational, reflective and knowledgeable” – Mojtaba Eliassi, Senior Grid Consultant at 3E
“Organising a huge conference as Sustainable Places in a digital format is very challenging, I am really impressed by the result and high level of interaction between research community and industrial world” – Michelle Giordano, Corporate Research & Development Analyst at RINA Consulting
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Conference agenda
An Opening Session was organised on Tuesday October 27th 2020 to launch the event. Workshops and Technical Sessions were spanned over the 4 days of the event, grouped by key topics. A Closing Session was chaired by the European Commission on Friday October 30th 2020. It allowed for presenting an executive summary of the discussion held over the week.
The 8th edition of Sustainable Places featured the following specific topics:
- Circular Economy
- Digital Twins
- BIPV–Buildings Integrated
- Photovoltaics
- Local Energy Communities
- Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
Organised by
Supported by
Green Sponsor
Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance
The SDIA is an Inter-Industry Association that enables collaboration to realize our mission of sustainable, zero impact digital infrastructure that is accessible to the next-generation of innovators.
Silver Sponsors
ENGIE Lab CRIGEN
ENGIE Lab CRIGEN, part of the ENGIE Labs network, is ENGIE Group’s corporate center for R&D and high-level expertise devoted to new energy resources (hydrogen, biogas and gas liquefaction), new energy uses in towns and cities, the buildings and industries of tomorrow and emerging technologies (computer sciences and Al, drones and robots, nanotechnologies and sensors).
IREC
IREC - the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - was created to contribute to the objective of creating a more sustainable future for energy usage and consumption, keeping in mind the economic competitivity and providing society with the maximum level of energy security.
SolarWin
Receiving a grant by the EU Fast Track to Innovation program (FTI), SolarWin is a project aiming to scale-up and validate next-generation transparent Photovoltaic (PV) windows for commercial use and mass-production by 2021.
Sponsors may elect a general sponsorship, to sponsor various parts of the event. We welcome industrials to get involved in the support of this event and platform. All sponsors will be featured in SP2020 promotional material (website, newsletters, presentations, proceedings, etc.).
Read our Sponsorship Brochure and contact us at sustainableplaces@r2msolution.com to learn about sponsorship opportunities.
Media Partner
BUILD UP
The BUILD UP initiative was established by the European Commission in 2009 to support EU Member States in implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The BUILD UP web portal is intended to reap the benefits of Europe's collective intelligence on energy reduction in buildings for all relevant audiences. It will bring together new practitioners and professional associations while motivating them to exchange best working practices and knowledge and to transfer tools and resources.
PPAN
PPAN is a company that develops and broadcasts contents and stories about the city, with a specific focus on architecture and engineering. PPAN creates and manages strategies and communication plans through the involvement of an interdisciplinary team that can support clients and partners from management to graphic design, bringing added value to projects and building up the reputation of the professionals involved.
Participating projects
