Energy efficiency & Buildings
We coordinate efforts for improving energy efficiency and management in various sectors, including public buildings and homes all over Europe. Energy Cities provide solutions for better buildings, including new modes of governance with which local authorities encourage and help home owners retrofit or build in a climate-friendly way.
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European City Facility – First call for applications is open
Submit an application to get funding for your sustainable energy investment concept!
Progress in energy efficiency – your opinion counts!
How does your country perform in energy efficiency?
Are gas boilers the new diesel cars?
Why Low Emissions Zones for heating could be the next step in achieving a net zero Europe
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Accelerating Condominium Energy Retrofitting
Nearly zero energy retrofitting in 17 condominiums
Smart city Lyon
Smart city Vienna
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Boosting energy retrofits in condominiums
Approaches for local authorities to facilitate change
Through this guide, partners from the EU-funded ACE Retrofitting project share their learnings on how to act as facilitators between co-owners in condominiums and building experts when it comes to energy retrofits.
Unleashing the power of community renewable energy
How the EU legislation can help to remove barriers to community and citizen renewable energy?
Community energy production in Europe has huge potential. A recent study found that half of EU citizens – including local communities, schools and hospitals – could be producing their own renewable electricity by 2050, meeting 45% of their energy demand.1 Now, building on new EU community and citizen energy rights, the potential must be fully unleashed, to put Europe on the path to the needed energy transformation.
Blockchain and energy transition
What challenges for cities?
The opportunities and potential issues of blockchain technology for local authorities will be addressed. We will also look ahead to determine whether and when mass use of this technology at the local level could be viable.
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Innovate
One-stop-shops and energy retrofit packages for homeowners
Home owners have difficulties in tackling a retrofit project. In order to facilitate the process, INNOVATE develops and rolls out attractive energy retrofit packages, ideally offered in one location – a one-stop-shop.
PROSPECT
Peer-powered cities and regions
The overall aim of PROSPECT is to enable peer-to-peer learning in regional and local authorities in order to finance and implement their sustainable energy plans.
LIFE PlanUp
For strong and inclusive energy & climate plans
Engaging national, regional and local partners, the LIFE PlanUp project focuses on five EU Member States: Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania and Hungary. PlanUp closely tracks the […]
