district energy
Greece’s coal region turns to PV, heat pumps for district heating
05 February 2024 - Closing lignite power plants in the coal regions of Western Macedonia and Megalopolis in Greece implies a big change in their economic model
Danfoss to capture waste heat from Warsaw Metro for district heating
02 February 2024 - A public-private partnership including Danfoss was launched in Warsaw for using waste heat from the subway system to heat homes and buildings
Europe will catch up with US in supporting nuclear energy revival
05 January 2024 - Director General of WNA Sama Bilbao y León is urging decision makers to convince investors that nuclear assets are investable
Europe’s biggest heat pump system put into operation in Vienna
11 December 2023 - In Vienna's Simmering district, three large heat pumps have been commissioned. They will provide heating for 56,000 households.
Vulcan opens Europe’s first fully domestic lithium production plant in Germany
30 November 2023 - Lithium extraction from salt water has a much lower environmental impact than projects at salt deserts and mines
District heating company to install large heat pump in Niš in Serbia
19 October 2023 - Gradska toplana, the district heating system operator in Serbia's third-largest city, wants to build a heat pump that would use river water
EBRD’s Bogdanović: Renewable heating is biggest contributor to decarbonization in urban areas
25 May 2023 - Renewable sources can contribute the most to the decarbonization of urban areas, Bojan Bogdanović from the EBRD said at BEF 2023
BEF 2023: Decarbonization and energy storage require district heating integration with power sector
17 May 2023 - Intersectoral cooperation and the integration of the electricity and district heating sectors are necessary to utilize the energy balancing and storage potential
District heating’s role in balancing renewables in focus of Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
11 April 2023 - BEF 2023 is a meeting point for the leaders of Southeastern Europe’s energy transition. It will be held on May 8-9.
Government of Serbia to replace polluting heating boilers
08 April 2023 - Serbia intends to replace coal- and heating oil–fired boilers and furnaces in all public institutions with cleaner solutions, where possible
Kosovo* outlines energy transition until 2031 in strategic document
24 March 2023 - Kosovo* aims at 1.6 GW in renewables capacity by 2031, with 340 MWh in batteries. It opted to reconstruct at least three coal plant units.
Romania is exploring geothermal waters at 24 locations
27 January 2023 - Romania is third or fourth in Europe in geothermal energy potential. Exploration is currently being conducted at 24 sites.