The overall aim of the "Future Wolfsburg" research project is to develop an overarching concept for holistic urban development with a networked interactive energy supply for the new urban districts in the south-eastern part of Wolfsburg and to implement innovative pilot projects in collaboration with local stakeholders. The focus is on the development of decentralized supply concepts for functional urban units (blocks, districts) with renewable energies, the improvement of the overall energy efficiency of the urban area and the systemic networking of existing and new districts.
In a first step, binding planning objectives will be developed and defined at the various levels of the urban partners (city/ WOB AG/ LSW/ VW Kraftwerk/ housing associations) and anchored in the planning processes. For the new neighborhoods, an energy standard "ActivePlus Neighborhoods" will be reviewed and evaluated, i.e. a supply of 100% renewable energy (CO2-neutral) in the annual balance. The aim is not to create self-sufficient districts, but to integrate the districts into the supra-regional electricity and gas grid and contribute to the implementation of a "smart grid" with the integration of renewable energies into the heat and electricity supply. The focus will therefore also be on networking and tapping synergies between existing and new districts.