The REDI4HEAT project will help address bottlenecks in current national energy strategies and facilitate the implementation of renewable heating and cooling systems. The consortium consists of five member states: Poland, Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Germany.
The "Zero Emissions Building & REPowerEU: How to decarbonise heating and cooling" conference took place on 15th November from 10.00H to 15.00H, as part of the REHVA Brussels Summit.
CEEGS (CO2 based electrothermal energy and geological storage system) is a cross-sectoral technology for energy transition, with a renewable energy storage system based on the transcritical CO2 cycle, CO2 storage in geological formations and geothermal heat extraction.
These apartment houses in Roncq are Passive House certified and their thermal envelope and mechanical systems have efficient energy consumption results. Moreover, the buildings recover energy from grey water.
EPC4SES will celebrate its final conference with the title "EPC based Digital Building Twins for Smart Energy Systems" on December 15th to provide a final overview of the project activities and general outcomes.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just published "Renewables 2022" which presents an analysis of the sector based on current policies and market developments. It also forecasts he deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport and heat to 2027.
With a combination of public grants and private financing, Lithuania has carried out 1 billion euros’ worth of energy-efficient building upgrades. Now the EU wants to scale up its success.
Due to the current energy crisis, the European Commission has proposed a temporary emergency regulation to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy. According to the European Environmental Bureau, such decision would be done at the expense of environmental safeguards and democratic checks and create legal uncertainty.
This case study presents the energy rehabilitation of a facade of a social housing building located in Catalonia through the installation of an innovative, prefabricated, and modular facade system that integrates active and passive technologies and circular economy principles.