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Horizon 2020 project nominated for the prestigious Zukunftspreis for innovation, using CO2 as a raw material to make plastics

  • 27 Listopad 2019
Dr Christoph Gürtler, Prof Walter Leitner and Dr Berit Stange have have proven that CO2 currently emitted by industries to the atmosphere could be turned into tangible and marketable materials for future products. Researchers and industry have...

U-CERT news article October 2019 issue REHVA Journal

  • 20 Listopad 2019
Under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), all EU countries have established independent energy performance certification systems supported by independent mechanisms of control and verification. However, current practices and tools...

Call for Papers – 6th International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials

  • 24 cze 2020
Call for Papers – 6th International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials   IMPORTANT DATES 01 Abstract Submission Deadline: June 29, 2020 02 Deadline for all Oral Presentation to be...

Rebuilding Europe: Deep energy renovation should be the heart of EU economic recovery

  • 22 cze 2020
We are just beginning to rebuild Europe after a period of unprecedented economic, social and personal turmoil. With this spirit of renaissance in our hearts, there has never been a better time to rethink and renovate the buildings that...

Sustainable Finance: Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the Taxonomy Regulation

  • 22 cze 2020
The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the Taxonomy Regulation – a key piece of legislation that will contribute to the European Green Deal by boosting private sector investment in green and...

EUSEW session on the Renovation Wave and recovery

  • 19 cze 2020
Next Tuesday 23rd June from 14:30 – 15:45 and as part of the EUSEW policy conference, DG-ENER is organising a session on “Boosting the European Green Deal renovation wave - a centrepiece of the Green Deal and an engine for...

Renovating historic buildings for a sustainable future

  • 19 cze 2020
From small medieval towns in Italy to the elegant nineteenth-century boulevards in Paris; from the zen Buddhist temples in Kyoto to the colourful cathedrals of Mexico’s colonial cities: buildings reflect our culture and need to be...

New business models to de-risk investments and kick start the EU building renovation wave

  • 19 cze 2020
Energy transition: new business models to de-risk investments and kick start the EU building renovation wave To effectively de-risk investments in the building sector and facilitate the upgrading of building performance and energy...

Architecture Award “Solar architecture in heritage contexts” DEADLINE SOON

  • 18 cze 2020
In the research project BIPV meets History we are promoting an architectural award “Solar architecture in heritage contexts” dedicated to the energy retrofit of a historical buildings using integrated photovoltaic (BIPV).   Three basic...

Support the Interreg Med Renewable Energy Community! Take part in their Survey!

  • 18 cze 2020
The Interreg Med Renewable Energy Community has launched a survey to identify needs and concerns from key actors of the Energy Transition in the Mediterranean Area.   The Survey is run by the Ecosystemic Transition Unit created by the...