Working towards a Positive Energy District for Business Park De Zwette, Leeuwarden: Exploring stakeholder perspectives

This report outlines the results of a stakeholder analysis in the De Zwette case in Leeuwarden that was done as part of the JPI Urban Europe project Flexposts. Central concept in Flexposts is the PED or Positive Energy District that can be defined as an area with a net positive energy balance annually. PEDs can play an important role in the energy transition for urban areas. The aim of the Flexposts
project is to provide replicable strategies for improving the process of creating PEDs with a particular emphasis on stakeholder engagement, and to create replicable innovative business models for flexible energy systems. One of the overarching assumptions of Flexposts is that the implementation of PEDs
requires the integration of energy planning in urban planning processes, as well as establishing a committed network of stakeholders from public and private stakeholders. Overall, the Flexposts project aims to contribute to finding an interdisciplinary approach for integrating energy and urban planning processes and involving and engaging stakeholders in the implementation of PEDs. In Flexposts, this is done using two case studies in Aalborg, Denmark and Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.