Best Practices
City actions with creative and practical approaches to shifting our energy system.
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 […]
Polygeneration from biological waste
The biogas produced by the digestion of sludge and biological waste in the sewage water purification plant in Växjö is used as source of electricity, […]
Small-scale urban windmill keeps company to eco-buildings in Blåsbälgen
The municipal housing company Växjöhem has built an eight storey high low-energy building containing 46 apartments. Växjö’s first small-scale urban windmill has been installed on […]
Concert’Action Interactive Training Programme in de Bonne
Concert’action is a training programme that raises awareness and trains construction companies in energy performance issues. Background The sustainable neighbourhood de Bonne in Grenoble is […]
Energy efficiency: A hands-on experience in de Bonne’s new School
A new elementary school is built in Grenoble with a 50% lower energy consumption level than the national average. Background In 2007 the City of […]
A genius from Transylvania
Sustainable Energy University
Brasov is located in the central part of Romania. It has 286,000 inhabitants and is a signatory of the Covenant of Mayors – a voluntary […]
Construction of the biomass boiler powered by wood chips
Keywords Biomass / wood, district heating, renewable energy sources Main photos (see pdf file) Objectives of the action The Urban Community of Brest (Brest Métropole Océane) has […]
City-Wide Renewable Energy Utilisation System
Christchurch (NZ) Keywords Renewable Energy, Biogas, Biomass Main photos (see pdf file) Objectives of the action Between 2006 and 2010, Christchurch has developed and implemented a comprehensive […]
Renewable Energy Civic Building
Keywords Trigeneration, Renewable Energy, Biogas Main photos (see pdf file) Objectives of the action The project objective was to create an exemplary net zero carbon public building […]
100% RES – A territory anxious to create a new energy system
Frederikshavn, a town in north Denmark previously centred on port activities, started to concentrate on attracting green enterprises and technologies some 10 years ago. With […]
“Fifty-Fifty”: Everybody wins when saving energy in Munich!
Background Fifty-Fifty is an energy and water saving programme coordinated by the City of Munich that has been running in schools and kindergartens since 1996. […]
