Transformation of existing urban district heating and cooling systems from fossil to renewable energy sources

Project description

Heating and cooling in the age of renewable energy

The renewable transformation of heating and cooling is underway but requires innovative next-generation policies. Currently, renewables are estimated to serve just 10 % of the thermal energy demand. The implementation of district heating and cooling (DHC) systems based on renewable energy sources (RES) is a solution that is spreading, particularly among small communities in search of energy independence. The solution is based on the idea of using local heating and cooling sources that under normal circumstances would have been lost. The EU-funded RES-DHC project will develop the solutions and instruments needed to implement the EU Renewable Energy Directive II (2018/2001), which requires a yearly increase of RES in DHC by 1 %. The project will assist in the transformation of existing urban DHC systems in six countries: Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, France and Switzerland.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › commerce

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3.2. - Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply
• H2020-EU.3.3.7. - Market uptake of energy innovation - building on Intelligent Energy Europe
• H2020-EU.3.3.3. - Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources

Topic(s)

• LC-SC3-RES-28-2018-2019-2020 - Market Uptake support

Call for proposal

H2020-LC-SC3-2020-RES-IA-CSA
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Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH

Address

Adornostrasse 8
70599 Stuttgart
Germany

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 346 490

Participants (15)

AGFW-PROJEKTGESELLSCHAFT FUR RATIONALISIERUNG, INFORMATION UND STANDARDISIERUNG MBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 202 353,75

Address

Stresemannallee 30
60596 Frankfurt Am Main

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

HIR HAMBURG INSTITUT RESEARCH GGMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 125 305

Address

Paul Nevermann Platz 5
22765 Hamburg

Activity type

Research Organisations

STADT GRAZ

Austria

EU contribution

€ 108 871,25

Address

Hauptplatz 1 Rathaus
8010 Graz

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

ENERGIE GRAZ GMBH & CO KG

Austria

EU contribution

€ 117 133,75

Address

Schonaugurtel 65
8010 Graz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

AEE - INSTITUT FUR NACHHALTIGE TECHNOLOGIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 234 000

Address

Feldgasse 19
8200 Gleisdorf

Activity type

Research Organisations

IREN SPA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 106 250

Address

Via Nubi Di Magellano 30
4212 Reggio Emilia

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

AMBIENTE ITALIA SRL

Italy

EU contribution

€ 198 746,25

Address

Via Poerio 39
20129 Milano

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SZCZECINSKA ENERGETYKA CIEPLNA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA

Poland

EU contribution

€ 111 762,50

Address

Ul. Zbozowa Nr 4
70 653 Szczecin

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

AUVERGNE-RHONE-ALPES ENERGIE ENVIRONNEMENT

France

EU contribution

€ 155 945

Address

Rue Gabriel Peri 18 Immeuble Le Stratege
69100 Villeurbanne

Activity type

Research Organisations

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

EU contribution

€ 171 111,25

Address

Rue Leblanc 25
75015 Paris 15

Activity type

Research Organisations

PLANAIR SA

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 243 147,50

Address

Rue Du Cret 108A
2314 La Sagne

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

NUSSBAUMER THOMAS

Participation ended

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 7 200

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

PLANENERGI FOND

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 177 000

Address

Jyllandsgade 1
9520 Skorping

Activity type

Other

EUROHEAT & POWER

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 123 160

Address

Cours Saint Michel 30A Boite E
1040 Bruxelles

Activity type

Other

VERENUM AG

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 154 470

Address

Langmauerstrasse 109
8006 Zurich

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)