Heating & Cooling
Travel to Isaura, where an underground lake shapes the city and its culture
As part of Energy Cities’ inspirational day in Modena, we invite you on a journey to the fictional city of Isaura to unplug your city from fossil fuels at the source.
Fossil-free cities25/09/2023
Member States must get ready for the new local heat and cooling planning obligation
The EU and cities are preparing the ground to decarbonise Europe’s buildings but most Member States are missing in action
19/09/2023
Thriving regions, stronger Europe
Energy Cities' top picks at the EU Week of Regions & Cities 2023
Local governance
Community energy24/08/2023
“We no longer need a (gas) pipeline network in residential areas”
One Swiss city is getting off gas because it is the easy thing to do
11/07/2023
A European “Action plan for heating and cooling decarbonisation”, the key towards climate resilience and energy independence
To achieve our climate and energy targets, huge amounts of investments will be needed to modernise, and decarbonise Europe’s heating and cooling sectors.
16/05/2023
14/05/2023
European City Facility to support 70 sustainable energy investment plans with a total budget of 4.2M EUR
The 5th EUCF has just opened today, 28 April 2023. The deadline for submitting your application is 30 June 2023, 17:00 (Brussels time).
28/04/2023
Grafting cities: Cultivating our common future
Join Energy Cities Annual Conference in Modena!
Food systems
Fair economies05/04/2023
Thermo Bello, more than community heat
Learn more about this district heating cooperative and join us in Culemborg for a study tour
15/03/2023
Projects All projects
Accelerating positive, clean energy districts (PCED) for cities’ transition towards climate neutrality and social justice across Europe The project’s overarching goals are to: make cities […]
REDI4HEAT
Supporting the implementation of key EU legislations on heating and cooling
Heating and cooling represent almost 50% of the EU energy demand and 80% of the energy consumption in households. Yet, it accounts for 40% of […]
SSH CENTRE EU
Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy aNd Transport Research Excellence
SSH CENTRE is a Horizon Europe project representing the cross-European Centre of Research Excellence for Climate-Energy-Mobility Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH). The project will engage […]
PROSPECT+
Capacity building for cities and regions - from learning to action!
A capacity-building programme on innovative financing, by and for EU cities and regions
