One-liner: the city and UPV campus as an open-air co-creation and testing space for climate-neutral solutions — part of Missions València 2030 (València is one of the EU's 100 climate-neutral cities for 2030). Real urban + campus environments to co-design and validate climate/urban/mobility/energy innovations with citizens and the administration.
What you get
- Real urban + UPV-campus test environments for climate, urban, mobility and energy solutions — co-creation with citizens, the city and researchers.
- Alignment with Missions València 2030 (the EU Climate-Neutral & Smart Cities Mission) and the city's Climate Mission — a route to municipal pilots, visibility and co-funding.
- Connection to the Valencia Urban Sandbox (the formal testing instrument) and the university/institute ecosystem.
Who it's for
- Cleantech, urbantech, mobility, energy and social-innovation startups whose solution needs real-world, citizen-facing validation toward climate neutrality.
How to engage
- Engage Missions València 2030 (missionsvalencia.eu) — join co-creation calls / mission projects; UPV runs the campus Living Lab (ENoLL member).
- Formalise testing through the Valencia Urban Sandbox; align with the Estrategia Urbana Valencia 2030 and AEI 06 UrbanTech of the VIC Innovation Grants 2026.
- Combine with cleantech supports (AVAESEN LLAMP 3i, IVACE Eficiencia Energetica).
Key facts
- City + campus as a climate-neutral living lab (Missions València 2030). Free co-creation/testing; the climate-mission access route. Complements the Urban Sandbox.
Relations
- Run by: Valencia Living Lab
- Run by: Ayuntamiento de Valencia
- Part of: Testbeds (support)
- Partners with: Valencia Urban Sandbox
- See also: Estrategia Urbana Valencia 2030
- See also: Cleantech (niche)