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EU project WEDISTRICT searching for district heating experts’ consultation

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. ...

Finland has increased the selling of heat pumps by 50% in 2022

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...

Passive House certificates for SINFONIA projects in Innsbruck and Bozen

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...

Propane heat pumps will be developed for residential homes in Germany

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...

La prima Roadmap italiana per la decarbonizzazione e trasformazione sostenibile in edilizia

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...

Germany is accelerating on smart meters roll-out

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...

How Norwegians heat their homes

"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...

Hydrogen heating might not be the best solution for the path to net-zero

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...

Heat pumps are a climate and financial winner for homeowners

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...

POWERSKIN+ Project: Questionnaire by Oxford Brookes University

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...

EU Roadmap series: Waste and circularity to decarbonise the built environment

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...

Which EU countries are removing fossil fuel heaters?

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 December newsletter

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...

C´è bisogno di una politica industriale che miri a riqualificare il patrimonio edilizio partendo dalle case popolari

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...

Application for New European Bauhaus Prizes are open!

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...

Thoughts about the Recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive by Oesterreichs Energie

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...

7 trends on how digitalisation and sustainability can shape the construction industry

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 pilot site: 5th generation heating and cooling grid in practice!

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...

European Green Deal: €4.11 billion to accelerate the clean energy transition

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...

WEDISTRICT consortium met for the installation of a fossil-free heating and cooling demonstrator at University Politehnica of Bucharest

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.  ...