The Driving Urban Transitions Partnership has announced that its upcoming DUT Call 2026 will place a stronger focus on innovation, implementation and solution uptake across European cities.

The RESPONSE project concluded its final conference in Turku, Finland, bringing together partners, city representatives and stakeholders to exchange lessons on smart and climate-neutral cities.

The ExPEDite project has presented a suite of digital tools designed to support citizen engagement, district planning, energy modelling and decision-making for Positive Energy Districts.

The City of Prague, a Multiplier city of ASCEND, has registered for the 5th cohort (2026–2027) of the NetZeroCities Twinning Learning Programme, a peer-learning initiative bringing together Twin

NEUTRALPATH, a sister project of ASCEND, has recently published an article on how Positive and Clean Energy Districts (PCEDs) can act

A new scientific publication on Open Research Europe brings together lessons from across Europe on how Positive Energy Districts can move from promising pilots to practical models for climate-neutral urban dev

Study visit to Vienna

NEUTRALPATH, a sister project of ASCEND, has recently shared a new episode of podcast examining how cities can move from isolated interventions to district-scale strategies that combine clean energy, urban planning and social inclusion.

By Veronika Cerna, CEO of TWNTY Communications, member of ASCEND

Cities are setting ambitious climate and clean energy goals, yet many struggle to translate innovation into large scale deployment. 

By Philippe Fournand, CEO of Blue-Sight Conseil, ASCEND

Europe's cities are increasingly caught between decarbonisation goals, rising capital needs and a renewed imperative for growth, innovation and energy security.