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The rebate program for sustainable heating has been launched by Germany

Germany has launched a new program for sustainable heating to support households in changing their heating and cooling system and install heat pumps. The program covers up to 40% of the...

Low emission heat pumps have a key role in fighting climate change

Low emission heat pumps may have a key role in fighting against climate change, but there are still some obstacles in their implementation at the urban district level.   There are two...

Improving governance and regional coordination through data: the ePLANET data platform forum

At the fourth stakeholder forum of the ePLANET project, participants discussed the new data platform tool. The tool will ease and speed up the SECAP drafting and monitoring process, enable...

Europe’s energy crisis in data: Which countries have the best and worst insulated homes?

As cold weather grips Europe, many people are deeply concerned about their heating bills.    Energy prices have soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the European Commission has called on countries to...

Unlock sustainable heating in Europe now

Only 13% of thermal energy in Europe is produced by renewable energy sources and 40% from natural gas alone. Therefore, unlocking local, green-produced, sustainable heating now is a must   The ...

The Future Envelope – Towards Zero Carbon

  The conference aimed at providing new points of view on the current state, upcoming challenges, and innovations in the field of the building envelope design, manufacturing, installation, operation and ...

The energy crisis is leading towards a surge of heat pumps installation

The current global energy crisis has led to a surge of heat pumps installations across Europe and the world. This acceleration of heat pumps sales is particularly made by Europe where heat pump...

How the VIOLET project improves the energy performance of heritage buildings

The Interreg VIOLET project aims to support the renovation and improvement of energy performance of heritage buildings which need specific interventions to become more efficient. Indeed they are made by old-fashioned...

Sarajevo to introduce heat pumps in district heating system

To resolve the big issue of air pollution due to the firewood and coal heating in houses and the use of natural gas and heavy fuel oil in district heating, the city of Sarajevo is about to launch several projects to...

An example of sustainable district heating has been developed in Kosovo

The biomass-fired cogeneration plant and the development of the district heating network that it supplies represents an example in switching to innovative district heating technologies in...

Firm appointed to build £3.1m low temperature energy network in Glasgow

FORTH Electrical Services (FES) has been appointed by Clyde Gateway to construct a low temperature energy network in a £3.1 million project.   It will supply businesses in the Clyde Gateway district in Glasgow with a ‘cheaper and cleaner’...

What is missing in Energy, Climate, and Spatial planning?

The IN-PLAN project is collecting current practices on how Energy, Climate, or Spacial planning is done across Europe to identify what is missing for efficient planning.   The overarching objective of IN-PLAN...

Four New European Bauhaus hackathon ideas win 10,000 prize to develop and grow ideas

Four exciting projects who participated in this year’s EIT Community New European Bauhaus Hackathons have been selected to develop their idea further through a 10,000 EUR Makerspace voucher.   The individual teams attended...

Energy Management Blog: the 10 most popular articles of 2022

2022 is shortly coming to an end…As we all know, this year has been particularly tumultuous marked by an unprecedented energy crisis, requiring a shift in our paradigm and making all of us reconsider our rapport with energy and energy...

The 17th Global Forum on Human Settlements Successfully Concluded

The forum was addressed by honorable guests such as Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Chairman of Global Forum on Human Settlements, Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative, Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, The...

venticool newsletter issue #21 - December 2022

The December 2022 edition of the venticool newsletter is now available!   Specific contents include:   Foreword Feedback from the 42nd AIVC‐ 10th TightVent & 8th venticool Conference: Summary of the “Resilient...

Ambitous targets for renewables, greenhouse gas emission cuts and energy savings

The Energy Community Ministerial Council, including Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have adopted 2030 targets to reduce energy consumption, increase the uptake of renewables and reduce greenhouse gas...

A selection of top facades in 2022

The Architects Newspaper has selected innovative and successful facades of buildings that have been presented during 2022. The facades are made of different materials, such as terra-cotta, rammed earth and...

A new CO2 tax on heating and social climate fund to help households invest in green solutions

EU legislators have recently agreed to impose a carbon price on buildings which still have a heating system based on fossil fuels. Compared to what the European Commission envisioned, the tax would be...

A comprehensive guide to Passivhaus standards and benefits

In recent years Passivhaus standards have become more and more viable, even though they have existed from the 1990s. This guide written by Liam Turner, editor of Housing Digital, explains what Passivhaus...