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Renewable Energy Sources (RES)

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REN+HOMES - More (+) energy, less (-) emissions = a new method for positive buildings

The newly funded European Project REN+HOMES will develop a global methodology for Positive Energy Homes, residential units that produce renewable energy surplus and facilitate the transition to a climate-neutral future.

Author: Massimo Carraro

Link

07/08/2023

Innovation Week 2023: Renewable solutions to decarbonise end-use sectors

Innovation Week 2023 will discuss cutting-edge innovations that can support and accelerate the global energy transition, with a view to expanding shared knowledge on Renewable solutions to decarbonise end-use sectors.

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Prof. Jon Summers checking the liquid cooling of the servers

New video on waste heat recovery from renewable data centre for district heating - WEDISTRICT

This swedish demo site of the EU funded WEDISTRICT project aimed to recover the excess heat from a fuel cell powered data centre by liquid cooling technology.

The video “The Luleå demosite - Fuel cell powered data centre with waste heat recovery” has been be officially released on 15th August 2023 on the WEDISTRICT playlist of the YouTube ESCI channel.

News

23/08/2023

Direct electrification of buildings

Join the session on “Direct electrification of buildings” which is co-organised with Irena in the context of their Innovation Week.

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9th International conference on Smart Energy Systems (SESAAU2023)

Researchers and experts from industry and business are invited to contribute to further enhancing the knowledge of smart energy systems, 4th generation district heating, electrification, electrofuels, and energy efficiency.

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The new design project of "Piazza dei Navigatori" in Rome, Italy

The new "Piazza dei Navigatori" building project in Rome

The new design of "Piazza dei Navigatori" by Mario Cucinella Architects has been revealed.

Case study

18/08/2023

Illustration of money investments for sustainable buildings

New EU funding for energy projects in the Western Balkans

The EU allocates EUR 2.1 billion for energy, transport and environment projects in the Western Balkans.

News

17/08/2023

Matthias Watzak-Helmer: “Citizens have a crucial role in implementing the energy transition”

Matthias Watzak-Helmer is a project manager at FEDARENE the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy, Climate and Environment. His activities focus on supporting the implementation of regional solutions with respect to renewable energy communities, energy data management and climate adaptation.

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16/08/2023