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Celsius Talk: Bridging the funding gap

Oct 9, 2020

“We don’t lack money, but we lack good projects to lend money to.” – a banker during an interview on financing urban excess heat recovery investments. Many cities across Europe aim for sustainability and a reduced climate impact. Many times, these ambitions are halted...

District Cooling in Rajkot, India

Oct 6, 2020

The city of Rajkot, in the state of Gujarat, India, is the first pre-existing city in India to tender a district cooling system.

Celsius Talk: Keeping it Cool with District Cooling

Oct 1, 2020

July and August 2020 will be remembered as one of the hottest months ever recorded, bringing heat waves, droughts, wildfires and floods across the globe. While European cities have been sweltering in the heat, we all have been looking for cooling: in the countryside...

Hotmaps toolbox online trainings

Apr 26, 2020

Heating and cooling in residential and industrial sectors accounts for half of the EU’s energy consumption, but more than 80% of this energy is still generated from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, heat losses are also significantly high. This sector needs to be transformed!...