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Methods for transition articles
Cities Manifesto for Fossil-Free Heating and Cooling
To ensure that cities’ needs and leadership role are taken on board in this pivotal moment for the future of heating and cooling, Celsius Cities, #DHCities, Energy Cities and FEDARENE have come together to endorse the Cities Manifesto for Fossil-Free Heating and Cooling.
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...
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.
District Heating and Cooling – A Key Element of Energy System Integration
This text describes Energy System Integration and the role of district heating and cooling in the new European Commission Strategy on Energy System Integration.
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.
Webinar: Using buildings as thermal energy storages – Kvillebäcken demo
The utilisation of residential buildings as thermal energy storage has been implemented in a pilot project i Kvillebäcken in Sweden.
Webinar: SmartEnCity – Strategic energy planning in countries and cities
This presentation suggests how to lower carbon emissions in cities, and lists reasons why better planning is needed.
The Context and Critical Conditions tool (CCC)
The CCC tool is useful when understanding the context of a change in relation to time and system levels.