Nine out of 10 Europeans agree that the EU’s energy policy priorities should be to ensure secure, clean, and affordable energy for all Europeans – the main pillars of the EU’s energy union - according to a new Eurobarometer survey...
The dichotomy of artificial intelligence: fighting climate change vs increasing the carbon footprint
AI is changing the way we work, live and solve challenges. It could be most valuable as a range of applications helping us fight our biggest threat - climate change. AI can reinforce climate predictions, enable smarter decision-making for...
In the 4RinEU project, technologies constitute one of the three pillars of the project. In particular, the Sensible Building Data Handler constitutes a technology aimed at gathering, organising and preparing for analysis the large amount...
In order to achieve the European Commission’s long-term energy vision for 2050, yearly energy investments in the EU need to almost double and of these, energy efficiency improvements in residential buildings represent more than half. Deep...
Competition for the five most innovative financing solutions for climate action in cities will run until the end of October.
The City Finance Lab (CFL), a joint venture between EIT Climate-KIC and South Pole, opens its second call for...
Now that the gas tap is turned off, new innovative energy sources are needed to heat our homes, offices and other buildings. One of these new energy sources is the circular district heating network of Mijnwater B.V in Netherlands.
What...
In order to reach the climate goals in 2050, we must increase the sustainability of almost seven million dwellings and one million buildings in the Netherlands. District heating should be an important part of the solution.
The Planbureau...
The EnDurCrete project is a newly launched research project supported by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme for Research and Innovation (Call H2020-NMBP-2017-two-stage, Project No. 760639) which started in January...
We are working hard to finish all the work at the Create project demo site in Warsaw, Poland. We want to keep you updated, so until the full demo is ready we share with you two posters designed by FENIX TNT for the demo site.
What is the...
Call for Abstracts
We invite you to submit abstracts (in English) according to the format defined below on the following topics:
Climate, energy and sustainable building facades
Heritage buildings and facades
Advanced...
We are proud to share with you updated promo materials for the THERMOSS project.
New edition of the THERMOSS project brochure. It contains the map of all the demo sites along with a short description of them. You can also read about four...
We are happy to announce that the fourth edition of the THERMOSS project newsletter is online and available for the general public. This edition will inform you about the current progress at THERMOSS project demo sites in Latvia, France,...
E4 consortium is delighted to introduce the fourth edition of the project newsletter. In this edition of the newsletter, you can find information about the developed RE4 elements, a detailed description of the manufacturing process of the...
Along with promoting energy efficiency’s ability to help us all save energy and money, this year’s Energy Efficiency Day is also highlighting how energy efficiency can cut carbon pollution and help everyone to breathe easier.
By...
It´s time to register
Early bird registration rates expire on September 15 for the 3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2019.
SSPCR 2019 specifically...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will facilitate EUR 150m to EDPR Brazil, the local subsidiary of EDP Renovaveis (EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector, to support the development of wind and solar power generation plants...
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:
- Negative emission technologies can never be used as an excuse to delay renewables, energy efficiency, and other clean energy solutions.
- The issue with all of them is the huge amount of...
In the EU, air pollution is responsible for around 400,000 premature deaths every year. Poor air quality can lead to lung cancer, strokes, heart attacks and acute respiratory diseases in children.
Poland’s Małopolska region, along with...
This scheme will support these communities to deliver energy upgrades to nearly 700 homes and 570 community and commercial buildings in their local area, eliminating 34,676 tonnes of CO2 annually – this is the equivalent of taking more...
The 4th and last call for applications for H2020 PROSPECT is now open! Is your city/region trying to secure financing to achieve ambitious energy and climate objectives? Or do you have projects/activities in sustainable financing that you...