smart grid
Experiences with low-temperature district heating and cooling in the Netherlands
In this article, we describe the ambitions, considerations, and choices of five Dutch project teams working within the nation (...)
Survey of 53 fifth generation district heating and cooling grids (5GDHC) in Germany
This article presents a survey conducted among utility companies and engineering offices in Germany to collect data on 5 (...)
Know-it-all about the 5th generation of district heating and cooling grids!
Digital, controllable, intelligent, low-temperature, multi-sources, allowing optimised storage... benefits of the 5th genera (...)
Six barriers holding back Europe's energy transition
Hard-hitting report spotlights the pain points in Europe’s energy sector – and how they can be remedied Barriers include (...)
Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts
Preventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaigners. Excess heat produced (...)
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 (...)
Dynamic energy management using batteries and photovoltaics
One challenge facing the widespread adoption of renewable energies is the fluctuating output of photovoltaic systems — for (...)
The second course on 5GDHC is already online!
The EU supports the uptake of smart and low-temperature district heating and cooling (DHC) networks to speed up the process (...)
The 5th generation heating and cooling grid of Glasgow
Clyde Gateway is Scotland’s biggest and most ambitious urban regeneration programme. It is a partnership between Glasgow (...)
Paris-Saclay district heating and cooling grid: Veolia takes over the operation!
The Paris-Saclay district heating and cooling grid is one of the five pilot sites from D2Grids European project. It is the (...)
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 (...)
Solar PV panels to supply electricity of the Glasgow heating and cooling grids
We met Martin McKay, who, as the Executive Director of Regeneration of Clyde Gateway in Scotland, leads Clyde Gateway's Green (...)
Bordeaux Metropole and the development of district heating network
Energy Cities has published this innovative case study of the city of Bordeaux and the development of its district heating (...)