In a new publication over 60 district heating and cooling projects are being highlighted and carefully presented.
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A pioneering project for sustainable energy in Greece
Alexandroupolis, a seaside municipality in Greece’s northeast coast is going to have cost-effective geothermal energy and heating soon. As...
Transition strategies for delivering low carbon district heat: 6 guides to put you on the right track
The HeatNet NWE project aims to introduce 4DHC (4th generation District Heating) in North West Europe. Here are six guides from the project.
Improving energy efficiency – A handbook on DH upgrading paves the way
This handbook from the Upgrade DH project describes technical and non-technical approaches for upgrading existing systems.
Get the funding right: Financial instruments for scaling up bankable solutions
This text provides an overview of ways to fund the scaling of demonstrator projects, including how to manage requirements from financers.
How to scale heating and cooling demonstrator projects
Scaling is essential, but also challenging. Learn more about recommendations for successfully scaling your heating and cooling demonstrator projects.
Find the money for the next step: A funding for scaling checklist
This checklist provides guidance on what steps to take to improve your chances of aquiring funding for the scaling and replication of your demonstration project.
Webinar: Financial instruments and success cases
This webinar provided a European perspective on financial investment, from EU’s Urban Agenda Energy Transition Partnership to success cases and transparent green bonds to minimize the risks.
Bankability of urban excess heat recovery investments
We summarize some key points from RINA’s analysis of the bankability of urban excess heat recovery investments (from the H2020 Reuseheat project).
Connecting municipalities
Interconnecting cities district heating grids can achieve more efficient production units, better economics and more resilience.
Utility-side storage
There are big advantages with short term thermal storage (TES) to cut daily peaks in the heat load in DH/DC systems.
Strategies for decreasing peak loads and energy use
This article describes the main techniques adopted for decreasing peak loads and manage the demand side of a DH or DC system.