Published November 13, 2017 | Version v1
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Development of Future EU District Heating and Cooling Network Solutions, Sharing Experiences and Fostering Collaborations

  • 1. R2M solution srl
  • 2. IK4-TEKNIKER
  • 3. Enysist GmbH
  • 4. Cork Institute of Technology
  • 5. City University London
  • 6. Watergy GmbH
  • 7. Euroheat & Power

Description

Heating and cooling consume half of the EU’s energy and much of it is wasted. The lion’s
share of heating and cooling is still generated from fossil fuels, mainly natural gas, while only 18%
is generated from renewable energy. In order to fulfil the EU’s climate and energy goals, the heating
and cooling sector must therefore sharply reduce its energy consumption and cut its use of fossil
fuels. To this end the European Commission adopted a heating and cooling strategy in February
2016 as part of the wider Energy Union Package. A number of activities and projects funded by the
programmes of European Union are supporting this new EU heating and cooling strategy.

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Funding

INDIGO – New generation of Intelligent Efficient District Cooling systems 696098
European Commission
InDeal – Innovative Technology for District Heating and Cooling 696174
European Commission
H-DisNet – Intelligent Hybrid Thermo-Chemical District Networks 695780
European Commission
SDHp2m – Advanced policies and market support measures for mobilizing solar district heating investments in European target regions and countries 691624
European Commission
FLEXYNETS – Fifth generation, Low temperature, high EXergY district heating and cooling NETworkS 649820
European Commission
E2District – Energy Efficient Optimised District Heating and Cooling 696009
European Commission