heating grid
District heating carries geothermal energy into homes, thereby reducing fossil fuel consumption
Geothermal energy can be very useful for delivering heat to buildings, safeguarding the environment while generating economic (...)
Decarbonising heating and cooling: a climate imperative
The EU has met its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, compared with 1990 levels. However, meeting (...)
Heat from a data center is warming Dublin’s buildings
Cities are capturing heat emitted by computer servers and using it to warm everything from government buildings to college (...)
Climate-neutral buildings require efficient heating and cooling networks
On 9th February, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament adopted its proposal on the Energy (...)
How to ensure security of heat supply and at the same time decarbonise district heating? The Polish case-study
Regulations dedicated to the transformation of district heating sector are one of the key areas of the “Fit for 55” package (...)
4 ways to ensure energy efficiency in data centers
Energy security refers to uninterrupted accessibility to reliable, continuous, and affordable energy supplies. This article (...)
How to make Europe's new ecoregions thrive
The increasingly apparent effects of climate change have motivated EU countries to investigate a range of novel ways to reduc (...)
How Norwegians heat their homes
"Fjernvarme" (remote heat) is the name for district heating in Norway. It's a system where heat is produced centrally and (...)
Heat pumps are the ‘central technology’ for low-carbon heating, concludes IEA
Heat pumps will provide one-fifth of the world’s heating needs by the end of the decade if nations follow through on their (...)
Why heating and cooling is the missing piece of Europe’s energy transition
The heating and cooling sector is the next frontier for renewable and sustainable energy growth in Europe. Aurélie Beauvais (...)
How collective self-consumption can support the creation of 5th generation district heating and cooling
The integration of renewable energy in the energy mix of 5th generation heating and cooling networks can be a challenging (...)
Increased energy optimisation using low temperature convectors
A new method of low-temperature heating system makes it possible to reduce energy use by at least 30% and shortens the payoff (...)
Minimizing cost and CO2 integrating two solutions (ground source heat and district heating and cooling)
New study shows that a connection between buildings with ground source heat and district heating and cooling networks minimiz (...)
A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis
Integrating solar panels with farming can provide partial shade for plants. Werner Slocum/NREL Charles F. Kutscher, (...)
D2GRIDS project extension: strengthening synergies between electrical uses, heating & cooling to better decarbonise our territories
The European D2GRIDS project, which aims to develop 5th generation local energy loops, has been extended following the 2nd (...)