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    • 5th generation heating and cooling (5GDHC), is a highly optimised, demand-driven, self-regulating, energy management system for urban areas. In this ultra-low temperature grid with decentralized energy plants, a closed thermal energy loop ensures hot and cold exchange within and among buildings. The Interreg project D2Grids, aims at rolling out this proven but underutilised concept to increase North-West Europe share of renewables. 5 pilot sites in Bochum, Brunssum, Glasgow, Nottingham and Paris-Saclay will demontrate this impactful technology, in order to industrialise 5GDHC systems and boost its commercialization potential.

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    5th generation heating and cooling (5GDHC), is a highly optimised, demand-driven, self-regulating, energy management system for urban areas. In this ultra (...)

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    Widespread benefits at hand with renewables in heating and cooling, but needed policies are missing in action

    Effective and ambitious policies are urgently needed to unlock the widespread benefits offered by using renewable energy in buildings and industry, as fossil fuels persist as the main fuel for heating (...)

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    [D2Grids - Interview] 5th generation district heating and cooling system : a link between the city's coal past and modern energy

      At the former site of the Opel car plant the Stadtwerke Bochum Holding built up a 5th generation grid for the cold and heat supply for the new future users. In 2022 the first customers will be connected (...)

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    [D2GRIDS] #5 - The D2GRIDS project newsletter

    At a time when our cities are facing many challenges, paving the way towards sustainable solutions to make our cities more resilient and liveable is essential. As a low-carbon, smart and circular energy (...)

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    [D2GRIDS] Discover 5 pilots implementing 5th generation heating and cooling networks

    While heating and cooling are responsible for half of Europe's total energy consumption, 5th generation heating and cooling networks are the solution to help us move towards decarbonised cities. D2GRIDS (...)

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    5th generation district heating and cooling: a new platform to help you start your own project

    Low-temperature district heating and cooling are setting the way towards decarbonising our cities. To this aim, 5GDHC by delivering low-temperature heat and cold to connected homes in a circular way, is (...)

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    A demonstrator project to use of the Blockchain on a 5th generation heating network

    Nowadays, heating networks are mainly managed by a single operator running all production means and centralising billing to subscribers. The paradigm shift proposed by 5th generation district heating and (...)

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    [D2Grids] Expert Talk : Comparing one joule to another

    We all like it to be comfortably warm, not too warm though, so thermal comfort is important! To realise the energy transition in an efficient manner it's crucial that the right energy sources are used (...)

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    [Webinar - Celsius Talk] Keeping it Cool with District Cooling

    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 (...)

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    How to optimise district energy flexibility

    Improve efficiency and balance the energy system at the same time!In the district energy networks, there are many ways to utilise cost-effective flexibility. However, it is a challenge to optimise these (...)

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    The Energy Charter Treaty needs updating, but remains a valuable tool for the transition

    Last Thursday we published this critique of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Created in the 1990s, the ECT was designed to protect cross-border energy investments from political risk. Critics now say it (...)

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