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City actions with creative and practical approaches to shifting our energy system.
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Loos-en-Gohelle replacing coal-mining with renewable energy sources!
Loos-en-Gohelle was one of the main mining cities in France’s northern “Nord-Pas-de-Calais” coal mining basin. In this former agricultural village, 7 mine shafts and 8 […]
Citizens’ Solar Power Plant
Wien Energie elaborated an innovative model to allow its citizens to take part in the installation of photovoltaics on public buildings’ roofs or just beyond […]
Energy Safari
Having fun with energy
Solar energy – Nearly zero-energy buildings The city of Zoetermeer decided to fight against climate change and biodiversity loss in order to become more sustainable […]
Master Plan for 100 % Climate Mitigation
Frankfurt am Main, strengthening local economy through the energy transition!
“The greatest potential we have, not only in Frankfurt, but basically everywhere, is the ability to reduce our energy consumption”, Wiebke Fiebig, head of the […]
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” […]
Sustainable Campus
The project is entirely financed by the energy company Galp Power, but returns from the sale of electricity to the grid are expected to be […]
A solar district heating system for “Am Ackermannbogen” neighbourhood
Munich, the capital of the Bavaria state in South-East Germany, is one of the richest and most prosperous cities in Europe. Munich also hosts one […]
Mouscron’s community energy model
As part of its commitment to the EU Covenant of Mayors, the city of Mouscron, Belgium, teamed up with its citizen to launch the “Coopem” […]
Soft Loan Scheme for Photovoltaics
A Soft Loan Scheme with favourable terms for the installation of photovoltaic systems on homes has been co-developed by Aradippou Municipality and the Cyprus Cooperative […]
Incentive Programme for Solar Energy Generation
This project is part of a wide-ranging strategy that involves reclaiming energy sovereignty by promoting public and citizen energy production. This strategy aims to leave […]
Mapping renewable energy potential
In order to promote renewable energy uptake in the public and private sector the first step is to determine what is currently installed. In 2012, […]
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 […]
