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Powering heritage buildings and districts with solar panels
Berlin’s Reichstag and the Vatican show that heritage is not a barrier to well-designed solar panels
Solar is the new ‘king of electricity’ according to Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). But many cities in Europe with […]
Join the North-South MED exchange & replication programme
City partnerships - call for applications
Whether you are for example from Croatia, Lebanon, Italy, Turkey or neighbouring countries: This is your city’s chance to connect with local leaders from the […]
Resources for a Rapid Renovation Wave
A collection of guides, case studies and possibilities to ramp up the renovation wave across Europe
There is no ‘one size fits all’ guide to renovation. Fortunately Energy Cities’ members have been striving for better buildings for years. This is a […]
Community Power for the Renovation Wave
What role for city-citizens cooperation in energy efficiency interventions?
When thinking about energy efficiency and renovation, energy communities might not be the first option that comes to mind. However, citizens (as prosumers or members […]
Renovation Wave will have a big impact on cities
Mandatory renovations for city-owned buildings and numerous lobbying wins makes for ambitious proposal
The Renovation Wave proposal from the European Commission landed on Oct. 14th and cities, for better or worse, will be most impacted. There are some […]
Register now to the European Week of Regions & Cities!
Our suggestions for this year’s digital edition
Every year, the European Week of Regions and Cities brings together European regions and cities to promote learnings and good practice of regional policy-making. Due […]
How Aberdeen and Scotland are tackling complicated condo energy retrofits
4 key criteria and appealing to everyone’s desire for a nice home
In the world of energy retrofits we tend to focus on the technical elements like thermal bridging, low carbon heat and doing things faster and […]
Energy renovation of buildings in the French recovery plan
An opportunity to be seized and pitfalls to be avoided
While proposals for France’s recovery plans abound, the challenge now is to identify the most effective levers for combining economic recovery with scaling-up of highly performant deep retrofits, which is a prerequisite for moving onto a convergent path with France’s national low-carbon strategy.
FOCUS on our Ukrainian member cities Lviv and Mariupol
On the agenda: Green Cities, the Gold Award and innovation
Our Ukrainian member cities are engaged at the European and local levels. Both have signed the Covenant of Mayors and are active members of a […]
4 Steps to Building a Renovation Wave
Key lessons from renovation pilot projects in Europe
The Renovation Wave is the key pillar of the Green Deal. If successful, it can transform Europe’s environmental performance, drastically improve the health and well-being […]
Get ready for the European Sustainable Energy Week 2020
Which events to choose? We can help
This year, the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place online from the 22nd to the 26th June. The EU Commission’s main event on […]
European City Facility – First call for applications is open
Submit an application to get funding for your sustainable energy investment concept!
The European City Facility supports municipalities (local authorities) and their groupings from the EU-27 and the UK in developing investment concepts for sustainable energy. The […]
