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3 July 2017

New facts and figures on EU heating and cooling published at EUSEW

The Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE4) project published its latest scientific findings just in time for the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017 (#EUSEW17). The facts and figures brochure highlights steps to achieve a low-carbon heating and cooling sector.

For ICLEI Members interested in the current status of heating and cooling in the European Union, the publication outlines the sector's energy consumption, differences in policy solutions, strides made in renewable energies powering heating and cooling, and challenges in decarbonisation.

The brochure dives into the potential for more sustainable heating and cooling practices. Half of Europe’s energy is currently used for heating and cooling purposes, most of which is thermal energy in buildings and industry. 66 percent is produced from fossil fuels, while only 13 percent is from renewable sources. The amount needed for different sectors and processes varies, with the wholesale and retail sub-sector having the highest energy demand.

During the EUSEW 2017 in Brussels (Belgium) HRE4 held a networking stand titled Meet your match – your thermal resource map, model and optimisation system and was present at various sessions, including Innovation in the renewable heating and cooling, and Building Blocks for European Leadership in Renewables - the importance of the local level. In these sessions decarbonisation goals were looked at in the context of the HRE4 cornerstones, along with advantages in using the new Pan-European Thermal Atlas (Peta4).

To view the HRE4 brochure, click here.