SET 7: IEA-SHC-T51-NTNU Solar Energy in Urban Planning

Task 51 had its kick -off meeting 29-30 May 2013 with Maria Wall (TU Lund, Sweden) as Operating Agent. Task 51 aims to improve and accelerate integration of solar energy in urban planning that respects the quality of the urban context. The main work will be on active solar strategies due to a great need of development in this area. Task 51 has 4 subtasks: A: Legal framework, barriers and opportunities for solar energy implementation B: Development of processes, methods and tools C: Case studies and actio n research (implementation issues, test methods/tools/processes, test concepts as e.g. NZEB, NZEC); This Subtask is led by NTNU and the Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings D: Education and dissemination NTNU participated in the Definition Phase (N FR project 224770/E20) as coordinator of Subtask C, contributed to the Description of Work and coordinated development of Team Norway. Team Norway consists of Norwegian city, industry and research partners Omsorgsbygg Oslo KF , Oslo Municipal Planning an d Building Services (Plan- og Bygningsetaten), Aventa Solar, Sogn og Fjordane University College, and Dale Property AS. Bybo (Bergen) and Trondheim municipality may join with case studies at a later stage (depending on capacity). Furthermore several Nor wegian stakeholders are interested in participating in a Norwegian shadow group: Norwegian Solar Energy Association, ZEB Research Centre industry partners, and Cities of the Future. In order to develop a sturdy framework for case study documentation NTNU will during the first year coordinate and perform group interviews and site visits with Team Norway partners. These results form a benchmark for documentation of international case studies. NTNU will disseminate project results and other information usi ng its communication network (NTNU and ZEB newsletters, ZEB and Smart Cities website, and the Renewable Energy Research Conference (RERC2014). Each partner in Team Norway sends their own application.