Best Practices
City actions with creative and practical approaches to shifting our energy system.
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Geothermal cogeneration projects
Strasbourg and its urban community, located in the Alsace region in North-Eastern France, have access to a deep geothermal natural reservoir. The “Eurométropole de Strasbourg” […]
Energy security and cost-efficient heat supply
The district heating system of Brasov has gone through several transformations in the attempt to find a solution for the zones located within the urban […]
Geothermal energy for sustainable heating & cooling
The city of Litoměřice developed an Energy Concept in 2009 and adopted a Municipal Energy Plan in 2014. The main goal of the municipality is […]
A “bio-economy” for all
The municipality of Växjö, in Sweden, set itself a challenge very early on: to become a fossil fuel free city. This objective was the result […]
Integrated city systems for increased efficiency
A city in full economic and demographic expansion, Tampere is looking into how it can reduce its energy consumption and CO2 emissions in order to […]
Transition to energy sovereignty
This government measure was approved by the City Council in July 2016, with a budget of 130 million euros. Its approval shows the city is […]
Working with industry
Dunkirk’s industrial waste heat network
The idea of creating an industrial waste heat network in Dunkirk, a port and industrial city in northern France, and in the neighbouring town of […]
Mine water as a renewable energy source
In 2008, this old mining city started operating a geothermal station using heat from the water used to inundate the mine shafts after the site […]
Integrated district heating and cooling
That helps Helsinki to achieve its climate obligations
In a country where temperatures are below 10°C for half of the year, heating buildings is a crucial basic utility. As a result, Finland has […]
A Local District Heating Company established
A new public private partnership (PPP) district heating company was established in Delft, producing, distributing and supplying an equivalent of nearly 20,000 homes with heat […]
Heat and power to the people de Bonne features 9 mini CHP plants
In the de Bonne district, 9 mini natural gas Combined Heat and Power (CHP) are used. They produce efficient energy on-site. Background The renewal of […]
Absorption cooling in the Hospital and University
Synopsis District heating produced from biomass in the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant in Växjö is used to produce cooling for the hospital and […]
