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To accelerate market penetration, heat pump manufacturers are working on reducing the costs and finding sustainable refrigerants.

W4RES - “Scaling up the involvement of women in supporting and accelerating market uptake of renewable energy sources for heating and cooling” is a 3-year project funded by the European Union within the framework of the H2020 Research and Innovation programme.

We are excited to announce that registration for the SBE21 Conference on Sustainable Built Heritage is open.
Join us for a three-day full immersion in the world of heritage preservation and enhancement.

Every year, on average, only one in a hundred of Europe’s existing buildings can count on new insulation and installations. A rather paltry figure when one considers that for the past ten years the European 2020 strategy has been advocating a 20 per cent increase in energy efficiency.

Large-scale heat storage systems will play a central role in increasing the necessary flexibility of district heating networks and enabling the further expansion of renewable energies or the integration of waste heat in these systems.

The Kick-off meeting of the H2020 RES4LIVE project: “Energy Smart Livestock Farming towards Zero Fossil Fuel Consumption” was held via teleconference - to comply with the current COVID-19 restrictions - on October 22, 2020.

On the 1st December 2020 DLR and EUREC organised the online workshop ‘The role of green hydrogen for a carbon-neutral Europe’.

In the context of the preparation of (institutional) partnerships in Horizon Europe (HEU), it is essential to develop administrative / operational principles which ensure the full and unrestricted participation of private partners in such partnerships.

We are proud to announce the development of a new methodology in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, Solarcentury and Gantner Instruments GmbH! 

EUREC member AEE INTEC (Austria) is partner in the H2020 project RES-DHC — Renewable Energy Sources in the District Heating and Cooling sector, which kicked off in October 2020 and will focus on increasing the share of renewable energy in district heating and cooling systems across Europe.

The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has appointed Prof. Dr. Markus Hölzle to its Board of Directors.

CENER, the National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain, is celebrating 20 years since it was set up this December.

The 38th edition of the European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition is planned to take place from 6 - 10 September 2021 at the Lisbon Congress Center in Lisbon, Portugal.

Tapping into the potential of women for supporting renewable energy in the heating and cooling market.

The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has appointed Prof. Dr. Markus Hölzle to its Board of Directors.

This conference will highlight the latest advances in all major Integrated PV applications and how they will contribute to the energy transition as well as EU-based value creation.

Complementing the European Hydrogen Week, the EUREC and DLR online workshop focuses on the EU and national research strategies for hydrogen and on the impact that scenarios for energy system transformation should have on those strategies.

The European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling gathered 160 attendees and 16 high-level speakers during its annual conference, which took place online on the 15th October 2020.

On 12th and 13th October 2020, HYDROPOWER EUROPE organized a unique two-day online workshop under the name “Hydropower seeking its role in the clean energy transition - Answering technical, environmental and social challenges for hydropower as a catalyst for the clean energy transition in Europe” gathering over 160 attendees to define the future of hydropower in Europe.

A new project – TIGON – is set to demonstrate how direct current microgrids (DC) can help make the EU's electricity grids greener, more efficient and more resilient as the world turns to renewable energy.

The SEC is delighted to bring you the Sustainable Energy Europe Summit taking place Virtually on 18-20 November 2020, held with the support of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, Portugal.

The SMARTSPEND Online Workshop ‘Financing Clean Energy Transition in the Context of EU Recovery’ took place on the 30th September 2020, from 11am to 3pm.

ZABALA Innovation Consulting will present the SMARTSPEND project’s last two reports at the Workshop ‘Financing Clean Energy Transition in the Context of EU Recovery’

The questionnaire is designed to give Smart4RES partners a better idea about how you use forecasts and forecast-based decision-aid tools, including your needs and any obstacles encountered.

The technology centre CIRCE Foundation has adhered as a partner to the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, focused on strengthening the corporate social responsibility of companies and organizations around the world, thus taking further steps in the commitment to sustainability and the achievement of Agenda 2030.

A great success: The first online edition of EU PVSEC reports a huge positive outcome!

Horizon Europe: Budget cuts jeopardize achievement of top EU political objectives