Join the second webinar of a 2-part series organised by the Covenant of Mayors – Europe in collaboration with IEA-SHC on solar district heating to learn more about how it works, the advantages, the challenges, and how to plan and develop such projects as a municipality. 6,000 cities and towns in Europe already have a district heating grid that needs to be decarbonised in the next decade. More municipalities plan to expand and develop new district heating systems to reduce…

The event promises to combine dynamism and information sharing, to give an even stronger impetus to the sector in a context of renewed growth. Co-organised by ENERPLAN with ADEME and the Grand-Est region, the event will be held on June 20 in the hemicycle of the Hôtel de Région in Strasbourg. At a time when energy inflation is mobilising historically, solar heat is becoming a reliable, economical, low-carbon, immediately storable, and always available solution: this event will be an opportunity…

The EUSEW Policy Conference is the biggest conference dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe. The 17th edition of the Policy Conference will be organised in a hybrid format in Brussels and online on 20-22 June 2023.

The European Parliament and the Council have recently reached a provisional agreement to reinforce the Renewable Energy Directive, including by raising the general renewables target to 42.5% by 2030 with an indicative top-up of 2.5%. A sufficient and adequately skilled workforce will be critical to ensure this accelerated deployment of renewable energy solutions, with the number of people employed in the EU’s renewable energy sector that will have to grow massively to meet the targets of the Renewable Energy Directive.…

This EUSEW session co-organised by CAN Europe, Solar Heat Europe, and EFBWW will explore how buildings can contribute to the transition to an efficient and renewable energy system, and how deep renovations (either carried out in one-step or via a limited number of steps mixing envelope works and solar installations deployment) can ensure a fair job market transformation in the construction sector.

Some countries excel at renewable heating and cooling, whereas others still have some way to go - how do we replicate successful community heating and cooling across the EU? The 'Citizen Energy' session will give citizens, policy makers, and energy communities the know-how about citizen-owned renewables, and how to transition to collective heating and cooling. It offers practical information on Community District Heating, examples of it, and what we can do to replicate it across the EU. REScoop.eu, together with…

We are glad to announce that prior to the Solar Heat Europe General Assembly and Elections, on 29 June from 10:00 to 17:00 Greek time, we will be hosting a full-day event in partnership with EBHE, the Greek solar thermal association. This event, taking place at the prestigious Acropolis Museum, will serve as a platform to highlight the benefits of solar thermal in both small-scale and large-scale markets to policymakers, clients, and the media. Relevant topics will be discussed, such…

The Solar Heat Europe General Assembly comes at a pivotal moment in the life of our Association and the solar heat sector, with an increasingly supportive political environment for renewables and a market in full transition and in search of optimal decarbonisation solutions for heating and cooling. Shedding more visibility on the benefits and the numerous applications of solar thermal is therefore key, demonstrating the readiness of our sector to deliver! Prior to the OGA and Elections, on 29 June,…