IRIS Co-creating smart and sustainable cities

IRIS is a five-year EU project starting 1 October 2017. Within IRIS, we will find and test new solutions for urban development within energy, mobility and ICT. In total, 43 players from 9 countries collaborate. Johanneberg Science Park coordinates the project on behalf of the City of Gothenburg.

Urban environments strive harder and harder to become cleaner and more pleasant where the resources available are respected and used more efficiently. IRIS will focus on energy-positive areas, smart energy management and a smart e-mobility sector, an innovation platform for digital cities, residents involvement and co-creation.

RIS is a Lighthouse project which consists of three European cities: Utrecht (Netherlands, project manager) and Nice (France) and we, Gothenburg, Sweden. In addition, four follow-up cities participate: Vaasa (FI) Alexandroupolis (GR) Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES) and Focsani (RO).

Lighthouse cities have come a long way in sustainable commercial solutions in energy, mobility and ICT. The idea is that the follow-up cities will learn and be able to replicate the solutions.

The work in the IRIS project is organized around 16 solutions, grouped in five different Transition Tracks:

Smart Renewables and closed-loop energy positive districts
Smart Energy Management and Storage for Grid Flexibility
Smart e-Mobility Sector
City Innovation Platform (CIP)
Citizen Engagement and Co-creation

Summary

Project name

IRIS Smart Cities

Status

Active

RISE role in project

Projektpartner and coordinator for WP9 Monitoring and Evaluation for all Lighthouse-städer

Project start

2017-10-31

Duration

Project finish 2023-03-30

Total budget

17,9 M €

Partner

Göteborgs Stad, Johanneberg Science Park, Chalmers, Metry, HSB, Riksbyggen, Akademsika Hus, Trivector, Tyréns, Municipality of Utrecht, housing corporation Bo-Ex, , Utrecht Sustainability Institute / Utrecht University, LomboXnet, ENECO, University of the Arts, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, University of Nice Sopha Antipolis, Electricité de France, Electricité Reseau Distribution France, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment , Veolia Environnement, Côte d'Azur Habitat, NEXIMMO 96, VU LOG, STEDIN, Qbuzz, Civity , KPN, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, IMCG, European Science and Communication Institute , University of Brussels

Supports the UN sustainability goals

7. Affordable and clean energy

11. Sustainable cities and communities

13. Climate action

Contact person

Jutta Schade

Forskare

+46 10 516 58 53