Policy & Planning
Minimizing cost and CO2 integrating two solutions (ground source heat pump and district heating and cooling)
Focus of the text The text describes a new solution with the potential to reduce the cost and CO2 production of energy companies. This ... read more
Governance innovation for accelerated sustainable transitions
Climate change and the destruction of ecological systems threaten our planet, and our society cannot continue to operate as usual. Governance innovation is needed according to a new paper. read more
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. read more
Heat pumps in district heating systems
The combination of district heating and heat pumps are foreseen to have a key role in the future district heating systems. This article looks at the integration of large-scale heat pumps in district heating, which can help balancing the power grid when the production of electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources fluctuates. read more
Ownership and district heating prices: The case of an unregulated natural monopoly
This study is investigating how Swedish energy prices are influenced by the owner of the energy network - a private or a municipal company. read more
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 ... read more
KeepWarm: Supporting modernisation of district heating systems in Central and Eastern Europe
The KeepWarm project, funded under H2020 Energy Efficiency, worked to accelerate investments to retrofit existing inefficient heat ... read more
Blame it on the owner: ownership and energy performance of multi-dwelling buildings
This article shows differences in energy performance between tenant-owned and rental apartment buildings, and also investigates differences between private and municipal rental companies. read more
The impact of refrigeration technology on climate, economy and health
This article describes the refrigeration industry from an environmental point of view and argues for phasing out refrigerators with gases that contribute to global warming. read more
Friendly Sam – Tools for modelling and optimising energy systems
This text describes Friendly Sam, a toolbox developed to formulate optimisation-based models of energy systems. read more
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. read more
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. read more
Making use of excess heat: Assessment methodology for urban excess heat recovery solutions
This text from the ReUseHeat project defines a performance assessment procedure, and applies it to four solutions for urban excess heat recovery. read more
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. read more
The Green Deal: 15 links to learn more about Europe’s path to climate neutrality
The European Green Deal puts Europe on the path to climate neutrality by 2050. In this text, you will find links to more information about this crucial policy action plan. read more
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. read more
Framing the possibilities: EU legislative framework for District Heating
District heating will have a key role in the decarbonisation ambition for the EU. At the same time, the DHC systems are governed by numerous laws and policies, at EU, national and local levels. read more
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). read more
Connecting municipalities
Interconnecting cities district heating grids can achieve more efficient production units, better economics and more resilience. read more
Strategies and concepts for LTDH and HTDC
DH systems operating at lower temperatures than conventional systems enable utilizing heat sources with low temperature like waste heat. read more
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. read more
Webinar: Finding the win-win situation of recuperating excess heat
This webinar focuses on surplus heat recuperation from a public transportation system, and from a waste incineration plant. read more
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. read more
Webinar: SmartReFlex – Renewable district heating and local heat planning
Examples of local heat planning for renewable district heating solutions are presented, with experiences from the Denmark, Milan and London. read more
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. read more
Webinar: Heat mapping as a planning tool
From list of energy use solutions to strategy for energy transition. Than - create the plan for specific needs in the neighborhood. read more
Webinar: Why heat mapping? – an English perspective
The creation and implementation of London’s energy strategy is presented, as well as the London Heat Map that forms the city's energy master plans. read more