Ecoheat4EU
The Intelligent Energy Europe supported “Ecoheat4EU” project, coordinated by Euroheat & Power in the framework of the DHC+ Technology Platform, has started in June 2009.
The project aims to survey and analyze the legislative framework for DHC in 14 European countries and provide recommendations to policy makers on how to optimize the national legislative scene for DHC, also drawing up comprehensive road maps with a strategy for DHC development for several selected countries. Furthermore a tool is devised to measure up-to-date the development of DH on the national market: the ‘DH Barometer’.
More information on the project will become available as the website is online, or please contact Peter Vernon
Solar District Heating Take-Off
Euroheat & Power participates in the Intelligent Energy Europe supported project “Solar District Heating Take-Off “ which started in July 2009 and is coordinated by the Solites Institute in Germany.
In this project, partners analyze the market conditions and barriers for solar district heating (SDH) in Europe to prepare policy recommendations and draft support schemes for decision makers. District heating experts and industries together at one table with experts and industries of the solar thermal sector elaborate standard working documents for solar district heating, necessary for commercial activities on this sector. Capacity on the supply side is built up by training and support structures. An SDH information campaign will disseminate the project results in 18 European countries, motivating and supporting new market actors in more European countries to start activities on this field.
Project Leaflets, explaining the aims and purpose of the project have now been produced, and can be downloaded here.
More information on the project is available on the site www.solar-district-heating.eu.
Or please contact Peter Vernon
District Heating and Cooling plus (DHC+) Technology Platform
Euroheat & Power is the founding member of the DHC+ Technology Platform which aims to provide a European level framework for stimulating research and innovation for district heating and cooling.
Officially established on 1 January 2009, the platform gathers a wide variety of stakeholders throughout Europe to draw up a Vision for the sector (published in May 2009), identify strategic research priorities and ensure the fulfilment of the sector’s research needs by means of project implementation. Euroheat & Power project activities are progressively implemented with the framework of this platform.
For more information, please visit the DHC+ Technology Platform’s website on www.dhcplus.eu and contact its secretariat, Peter Vernon