• Webinar & E-Learning 25 November 2022 District Energy - A Case study of Floating Office in Rotterdam (Webinar) - 06.10.2022 Floating Office Rotterdam is the largest floating office in the world. Off-grid and carbon-neutral, it floats if water levels rise due to climate change. The heat pump with surface water heat exchange is one of the innovations that showcases the building’s mission for climate change. The heat/cold generation is supplied by 2 heat pumps which are placed in the floating building’s pontoon. The pontoon consists of 15 similar prefab concrete floating boxes, with a heat-generating network of tubes…
• Webinar & E-Learning 4 March 2022 Module 3 - Energy mapping and data collection to identify long-term opportunities for district energy systems This module presents the background of energy mapping, a step-by-step introduction to a rapid assessment tool and subsequent data collection needed. The module is composed of five parts: Part I. Context for energy mapping Part II. Definition of energy mapping Part III. Benefits of energy mapping Part IV. Characterization of energy mappings Part V. Best practices from the Netherlands, China and India After completing Module 3, participants will be able to: Describe, understand and discuss the…
• Webinar & E-Learning 4 March 2022 Module 4 - Strategy development: Incorporating district energy into a local energy and low-carbon heat/cool strategies This module presents the background of strategy development in DES planning. The module is composed of five main parts: Part I. Context for strategy development Part II. Definition of strategy development Part III. Key steps in strategy development Part IV. Best practices from Sweden, China and the Netherlands Part V. Synthesis & conclusions After completing Module 4, participants will be able to: Describe, understand and discuss the role of strategy development in local energy and low…
• Tools 5 May 2020 Ecochain Environmental management system based on activity-based footprinting: conduct an LCA of consolidated set of data at the product, company, and value chain level.
• Project 23 January 2020 Community Models for the Energy Transition through Social Innovation (COMETS) COMETS aims to fill the knowledge and participatory gaps surrounding the low carbon energy system transition to ensure citizens are at the center of the transformation and empower their creative potential. COMETS will advance the scientific knowledge on the motives, potential, objectives and barriers of socially innovative Collective Action Initiatives (CAIs) and their historical and future role in the energy transition. This will be achieved by quantifying the European-wide aggregate…
• Project 23 January 2020 Flexibility for Smart Urban Energy Systems (FlexSUS) The FlexSUS project develops a decision-making tool to support smart urban energy systems based on digital solutions which enable municipalities and city planners to optimize their energy systems while implementing climate change mitigation efforts. The project builds on optimization of existing and planned energy systems and develops bridges across them in the form of data management system and visualization tool to be used by system planners that adapt to the specific needs and energy…
• Tools 27 October 2017 [Thermal atlas] Major enhancements made to the Heat Roadmap Europe energy planning tool Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE) added major new features to its energy planning tool, the perfect basis for European governments, businesses, consultants, academics, and planners to make informed decisions about investments in energy efficiency measures and use of untapped alternative energy sources for heating and cooling. The tool will also support the implementation of European climate commitments, ensure wiser investment of public money, reduce costs for consumers, and cut carbon emissions and…
• Webinar & E-Learning 13 March 2017 Creation of energy-efficient Buildings Renovation Action Plans for cities: guideline and application cases (Webinar) - 14.03.2017 In the last decade, the integration of Renewable Energy Sources in buildings and smart combination of technologies have been identified as key elements for renovations plans which pursue the horizon of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings. In this context, this webinar is focused in a methodology for elaboration of national roadmaps for energy-efficient buildings renovation where the most relevant stakeholders, barriers and potentials would be identified. As example, this methodology will be applied to…