Thermal

Ground-Breaking Joint Venture Will Accelerate UK’s Journey To Net Zero

Monday, 26 July 2021 REM Gas distribution company SGN and UK renewable energy solutions provider Vital Energi are combining to form a unique and pioneering private sector initiative to develop, own and operate low and zero-carbon ...

Solar heat is a solution for energy efficient buildings says Solar Heat Europe

Friday, 16 October 2020 Robin Whitlock Solar Heat Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s strategy to increase the renovation rate and energy efficiency for Europe’s buildings while reinforcing renewable heat contribution in the process. ...

Finland

One month left to enter Helsinki’s sustainable urban heating competition

Tuesday, 01 September 2020 Robin Whitlock The Helsinki Energy Challenge has been set up to find innovative new solutions to urban heating that go beyond burning fossil fuels and biomass to help the city meet its ambitious goal to be carbon-neutral ...

Solar thermal given boost in STA policy win

Tuesday, 04 August 2020 Robin Whitlock The UK Government has published further details on the £2 billion Green Homes Grant scheme, which is due to go live at the end of September, in which solar thermal will be included in the list of technologies ...

ALEC Energy and Azelio Sign MoU for Thermal Energy Storage Development

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 REM ALEC Energy and Swedish company Azelio have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that covers a collaboration on over 49 MW installed capacity of Azelio’s thermal energy storage by 2025. The projects ...

Capstone Turbine Partners with NYPA and Brenmiller Energy on Thermal Energy Storage Project

Monday, 06 April 2020 Dan McCue California-based Capstone Turbine Corporation, a leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has partnered with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Brenmiller Energy on a ...

Finland

Helsinki searches for sustainable city heating solutions with a new global challenge competition

Friday, 28 February 2020 Robin Whitlock In a drastic turn to eliminate coal as the main source of district heating, The City of Helsinki has launched the Helsinki Energy Challenge – a global one million euro competition to find the future ...

Regen to launch new paper on decarbonisation of heat

Friday, 28 February 2020 Robin Whitlock Regen’s new paper on The Decarbonisation of Heat will be launched on 10th March at TLT in London, as the first paper from the not-for-profit company’s Decade to Make A Difference series examining the ...

Denmark

Aalborg CSP wins order for an integrated heat pump system

Monday, 24 February 2020 Robin Whitlock Danish renewable energy and storage specialist Aalborg CSP A/S has received a new order for the delivery of a customised 2.5 MW integrated electrical heat pump system for Ørum Varmeværk, a Danish district ...

European solar heating and cooling market grows by 8 percent in 2018

Friday, 13 December 2019 Robin Whitlock

The European solar heat market grew by 7.8 percent in 2018, according to Solar Heat Europe, reversing the trend of previous years.