Smart grid
[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 (...)
Energy Hub Aalsmeer - Smart Exchange of Heat and Cold
Part of the Hornmeer district in Aalsmeer is the scene of a unique energy exchange project. Three buildings in the district (...)
Transforming a residential building cluster into electricity prosumers in Sweden: Optimal design of a coupled PV-heat pump-thermal storage-electric vehicle system
Smart grid is triggering the transformation of traditional electricity consumers into electricity prosumers. This paper (...)
[Press release] D2Grids official project launch : rolling out 5th generation district heating & cooling
D2GRIDS is an acronym for ‘demand driven grids’. This new Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) project, coordinated by Mijnwater (...)
OVERVIEW | Building operation: the elusive alignment of research, design and occupants
From January 2021 all new construction in the EU must achieve the nearly-zero energy buildings standard, and existing (...)
ICREN 2019 International Conference on Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy forms one of the pillars for delivering global sustainable environment and the commitment to climate change (...)
Fresh £16m funding to drive research at renewable energy hubs
A new network of clean energy hubs are planned in the UK to further research and innovation. Three ‘Supergen’ centres coverin (...)
Solar power steps up to meet energy demand caused by heatwave
The UK’s recent heatwave has created a surge in energy consumption. Fortunately, the high levels of solar power capacity (...)
Covenant Cities in the Spotlight: 1st call for applications!
The Covenant of Mayors initiative has been active for the last 10 years in Europe with an increasing success amongst cities (...)
Europe’s main markets drive new wind power installations
New data has shown that Europe installed a total of 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power during the first half of 2018, enoug (...)
The UK now gets 30% of its electricity from renewables
Official UK Government data has shown that almost 30 percent of electricity is now coming from clean and renewable sources (...)
Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm reaches first power
A new milestone has been reached on a major clean energy infrastructure project. The 588 megawatt (MW) Beatrice offshore (...)
Call for papers – 2019 World Sustainable Energy Days
Energy efficiency and renewable energy are at the core of Europe’s commitment to a clean energy transition that serves the (...)
There could be 36 million electric vehicles on Britain’s roads by 2040
The growth in electric vehicles goes hand-in-hand with reducing the carbon intensity of Britain’s economy. And it’s fair (...)
Sustainable Energy Investments catalysed by EU Structural Funds
The added value of European Union’s financial programmes is made tangible through local and regional initiatives. Local and (...)