Archivo de categorías para "ENERGY CITIES"

Solar and wind often come first when people think about energy communities. But they can be so much more! We see more and more citizen-led projects exploring the heating and cooling sector. Now, a LIFE project is dedicated to

Since the concept of energy communities was initiated, hundreds of projects have been developed to support the creation of energy communities, but they have faced many difficulties. Political, social, cultural, and historical dynamics make the development of these communities

In 2011, the European Commission announced the objective of ‘no-net-land take in 2050’ as a recommendation to preserve soil, protect biodiversity, and enhance everyone’s quality of life. Indeed, land conversion to artificial surfaces in Europe, primarily occurring in urban

In 2024, the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in a hybrid format, online and onsite in Brussels, on 11-13 June. The theme of the event is ‘Net-zero energy solutions for a competitive Europe’. The European Sustainable

Meet LIFE LOOP in Brussels: On 12 June from 9:30-11:00 Sara Gollesi from Enostra and Marco Sideri, Mayor of the municipality of Usaramanna will be talking about their city-citizen collaborations around energy community projects. This session is part of

In good Brussels lingo, we speak of the “Energy efficiency first principle“. This must be applied in all policies so that “only the energy that is needed is produced, investment in inefficient technologies is avoided and energy demand is

March 2024:  there are fewer than 100 days to go until the European elections. This is a special moment on the Brussels scene. It is time for the MEPs and Commissioners who are not running for re-election to pack