Are you an expert in district heating and cooling systems, particularly the 4th and 5th generation systems? Share your knowledge and participate in #WEDISTRICT's survey on energy transition systems. ...
According to Finnish Heat Pump Association SULPU statistics, Finland has seen in 2022 an increase by 50% of selling of heat pumps. In particular, the number of air-to-air heat pumps was 160,000, whereas...
SINFONIA project has reached successful results with the deep retrofits in Innsbruck and Bozen. The interventions allowed substancial heating energy savings, with an average of 77% saved...
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy and a group of heat pump manufacturers have started a project to replace gas and oil in multi-family homes with propane heat pumps...
Green Building Council Italia guida il settore edilizio e immobiliare italiano verso una transizione sostenibile e circolare entro il 2050 attraverso un´apposita Roadmap. Fino ad oggi, non...
As electric cars, solar panels and heat pumps are expanding more and more, Berlin has launched a bid to accelerate the installation of smart meters. Smart meters would allow households to...
"Fjernvarme" (remote heat) is the name for district heating in Norway. It's a system where heat is produced centrally and distributed to buildings via a network of pipes, usually transported in the form of hot water. It...
Scientists have warned the Scottish Government that the discussion to use hydrogen to heat homes may not be the right path towards net-zero. Indeed, mass deployment of hydrogen heating...
Investments in heat pumps in the US are becoming more and more appealing to customers who see their benefits in reducing energy consumption and thus energy bills. The deployment of heat pumps also help to...
The POWERSKIN+ Project partners from Oxford Brookes University prepared a questionnaire on the importance of reduction of energy consumption in comparison with other factors for deep renovation.
With the surging energy...
As part of the "EU Policy Whole Life Carbon Roadmap" by WorldGBC, this third issue of the series explores the role of Waste and Circularity in decarbonising the EU’s built environment. The interview is...
The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has released a map showing the European countries that are banning or planning to ban fossil fuel heaters. Which are they?
For example, Germany...
Syn.ikia project winter edition is out! Check all the latest news and publications of the project.
Contents included in the newsletter are:
presentation of new urban development project Verksbyen in Fredrikstad, Norway
third energy...
Durante la presentazione delle proposte di Kyoto Club per la Legge di Bilancio 2023, Thomas Miorin, Amministratore Delegato di Edera Impresa sociale, ha lanciato un appello per una revisione del Superbonus...
Applications for the New European Bauhaus Prizes are open until 31 January 2023! The applications are open to all EU Member States and, for the first time, to Western Balkans.
The Prizes can be up to EUR...
The adoption of the European Climate Law, as part of the European Green Deal, means for Europe to become climate-neutral by 2050. In order to reach this target, there are several interim...
Digitalisation and sustainability are expecting to lead to big changes in the construction and real estate industry. Seven trends can already be identified to better understand the future:
digital building design (e.g....
Glasgow's 5GDHC grid aims to create an ambient loop on the Magenta Business Park site and decentralise energy demand for individual buildings.
Glasgow's heating and cooling grid, which...
In its second year of operation, the Modernisation Fund has disbursed a total of €4.11 billion in support of 61 projects in eight beneficiary countries.
These projects will help modernise energy systems, reduce...
The WEDISTRICT consortium has met at University Politehnica of Bucharest in Romania to present the project´s next heating and cooling demonstrator which has replaced the old system of the University.
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