What is Flamingo? FLAMINCO is an ultra-efficient gas heat pump consisting of an innovative micro combined heat and power – micro CHP - unit, a state-of-the-art heat pump and a condensing water boiler.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 946903.
On 15 September the new funding scheme BEW (Bundesförderung für effiziente Wärmenetze) for District Heating entered into force. The webinar will address the following questions: What opportunities for District Heating to grow in the German market? Could the new scheme be a blueprint for other markets?
The Pančevo General Hospital has reduced gas and electricity consumption by 39% thanks to the renovation of six substations for heating and sanitary hot water and the installation of 200 solar panels. Pančevo should become an example to other cities for the use of renewable energy sources.
The European Biomass Conference & Exhibit EUBCE 2023 will take place next 5-9 June in Bologna, Italy after three years online. EUBCE is the largest biomass conference and exhibition in the world. Each year, EUBCE brings together the greatest minds and latest advancements in biomass, with the aim of accelerating research and market uptake across the globe.
"Buildings can be beautiful and very high quality. But if it is not an inclusive building, it won’t be a New European Bauhaus house". Marcos Ros Sempere has been interviewed by EURACTIV to discuss about the philosophy behind the New European Bauhaus. This means that buildings should not just be sustainable and energy efficient, but also inclusive, meaning that everyone can afford them and that they provide well-being.
The retrofitting project of the public housing complex of Villagio Gandusio (Bologna - Italy) represents an example of social innovation and fight against energy poverty. The project allowed the renovation of building facades, installation of heat meters and general better maintenance.
Building on results of recently (or soon to be) concluded EU projects, FEDECOM aims to enable integrated local energy systems through sector coupling and cross-energy vector integration, increasing RES penetration via optimal utilisation of energy dispatch, storage and conversion assets.
The Act!onHeat Project has opened its second European-wide Call for Application to all local energy planners interested in receiving strategic support to establish or improve upon their Heating&Cooling infrastructure.
The SmartBuilt4EU project organized a workshop about Innovations to upgrade the smartness of the building at Sustainable Places Conference this year with the participation of the SB4EU partners, CINEA on behalf of the European Commission and several EU-funded projects. The workshop hosted presentations from the several EU-supported Innovation projects where the project representatives pitched the value proposition of their expected smart buildings innovations, associated impacts and lessons learnt.