The +PADOVAxCHANGE project has been approved within the European Scalable Cities initiative. The aim of this project is to develop a Digital Twin (DT) of a part of the Industrial Area of Padua to create a roadmap towards not only zero-carbon goals, but also Positive Energy District, in collaboration with the Municipality of Padua and the stakeholders involved. The DT will be created, validated and used to simulate future scenarios involving the creation of a district heating network (e.g. using waste heat from the incineration plant), increased energy production from renewable sources (photovoltaics) and the development of energy communities. The Municipality of Padua will thus be able to use energy simulations to assess different decarbonisation scenarios and develop a clean energy transition plan. “