Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF)

Ready for a solar-infused detox? 🍋 We bring you Silkeborg's 🇩🇰 detox mix for inspiration! Find all about this town in the North of Europe with the largest solar district heating system in the world ☀️🌍 Silkeborg is proof that you don't have to be a big city to have a great impact 🏘️ Browse our map to read about this inspiring town, as well as municipalities from all over Europe, with different sizes and capacities! 📌 https://lnkd.in/eyG_33fv Do you want to replicate Silkeborg's detox? Follow our partners at Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF) to get the guidance you need to start harnessing the sun's potential!🔆 🔗https://lnkd.in/dc6cHD_k #CitiesHeatDetox #HealthyHeat4Cities

💭 Have you ever heard about energy communities? 🤝 They are citizen-owned cooperatives aimed at the fast implementation of #renewable energy projects. Across Europe, there are many great examples of how these initiatives can speed up #decarbonisation of the energy sector and help reach EU climate targets. Our colleagues from REScoop.eu have published an online tool to guide European #citizens through the process of setting up renewable heating and cooling in their city. Check it out 👇 #HeatIsHalf #HeatingandCooling #EnergyTransition #SolarHeatIsSmart

🌍 Heating and cooling are central to tackling the EU's energy, social, and climate challenges. Join our Managing Director Valérie Séjourné on 7 November at 17:30 at European Environmental Bureau's event to explore the cutting-edge technologies, such as #solarthermal, that are shaping European homes of today and tomorrow. This session is part of the Rethinking European Homes exhibition (4-8 Nov), where experts across social, environmental, and industrial sectors discuss innovative solutions for a sustainable future for housing. 📅 Date: 7 Nov 2024 ⏰ Time: 17:30-19:00 📍 Location: Rue d'Arlon 104, Brussels Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dK35bq_5 The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday to Thursday from 10:00-17:00, and Friday 10:00-14:00. #SustainableHousing #EnergyEfficiency #Decarbonisation #GreenHomes #RethinkingHeating #RethinkingCooling #RethinkingEuropeanHomes

🆕 Our October newsletter is out! Some highlights 👇 📢 Solar Heat Europe's #advocacy work for renewable heat 🇪🇺 #Policy updates on financing and the new Parliament and Commission 🌞 Solar Heat Europe joins the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme 🚀 Opportunities for the #solarthermal sector Not subscribed to our newsletter yet? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eDVY5g5W Read our full October newsletter: https://lnkd.in/e_K6-7dU 📷 Image by GREENoneTEC Solarindustrie GmbH #SolarHeat #SolarHeatIsSmart #HeatingandCooling #EnergyTransition

🏭 Industry represents 33% of the #energy needs globally, with 60% of these energy needs applying to heat in the EU. In fact, heat plays such a crucial role in #industry that industrial process heating emitted 7.5 metric gigatons of CO2 in 2016, which corresponds to 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions and to approximately the total #emissions from the transport sector. ♨️ Decarbonising industrial #heat will play a key role in achieving net-zero targets in Europe. The 2023 revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive introduced new sub-sectoral targets for specific sectors, among which industry. Member States shall endeavour to increase their share of #renewables in industry by 1.6 percentage points as an annual average for the periods 2021-2025 and 2026-2030. 🌞 Half of the global industrial heat needs relate to temperatures up to 400°C. This demand can be met by #solarthermal applications: Already 1,209 solar thermal systems are in operation for industrial processes worldwide, with 116 new systems installed in 2023. Two examples of recently commissioned large scale Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) systems are a 43,000m2 installation at the Heineken plant in Sevilla (Spain) and a 15,000m2 installation at the Lactalis Ingredients plant in Verdun (France). With its vast potential, solar thermal technology can play a key role in industrial #decarbonisation efforts in Europe and beyond. ➡ Discover our 2023 market report for more: https://lnkd.in/eetri_-w #marketreport #marketdata #solarthermalmarket #solarenergy #solarindustry #heatingandcooling #heatishalf #solariseheat #solarheatissmart

🆕 Fresh off the press! 🚀 The European Commission has launched guidance on phasing out financial incentives for stand-alone boilers. This is the first in a series of guidance documents on the EPBD that are highly relevant for 🏡 ☀️ #Rooftop #SolarThermal. Highlights: 📚 Definitions: Clarification on definitions of ‘stand-alone boiler’ and ‘hybrid heating systems’. 💰 Financial Incentives: Explanation of how financial incentives are applicable. Key Points: 🌍 ☀️ Hybrid Heating Systems: These systems combine two or more technologies to provide heat and hot water, including hybrid solar (thermal) solutions. 🏠 Onsite Hybridisation: Hybrid heating systems can result from hybridisation at the time of installation or be added on afterwards onsite. 💸 Financial Incentives: Should be available only for hybrid systems, with regard to the 'considerable' share of renewable energy in said systems. 📊 Interpretation of ‘Considerable’: Member States are responsible for specifying what share of renewable energy is deemed ‘considerable’. 👏 A word of recognition to the DG ENER team for one more step on the challenging implementation timetable resulting from the Fit-for-55 package. #SolarHeat #HybridSystems #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #EPBD #FitFor55 #ClimateAction #EnergyEfficiency #RenewableEnergy

♨️ District heating can be an efficient way to provide heat in a mutualized way to citizens living in the same area. In 2023, the total number of District Heating networks in Europe reached 19,000. However, more than 50% were still using fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, oil or peat) as their energy source. 🏙️ If Europe wants to reach #climate neutrality by 2050, it needs to decarbonise heat. Local governments have an important role to play here: They can opt for District Heating systems that use renewable energy sources for heating, such as #solarheat. In fact, the latest recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive introduces efficient District Heating and Cooling criteria. Over time, these criteria will become stricter and by 2050 district heating networks will need to use only #renewable energy or waste heat to qualify as efficient. 🌞 Solar thermal has great potential to be the route towards District Heating #decarbonisation. Europe is already leading the way here, with 256 towns and cities in #Europe using solar heat and 1,327 MWth in operation, constituting 81% of the Solar District Heating networks worldwide. The biggest Solar District Heating installation in the world is in Silkeborg (Denmark) with 110 MWth, and many more projects are in the pipeline in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. ➡ Discover our 2023 market report for more: https://lnkd.in/eetri_-w #marketreport #marketdata #solarthermalmarket #solarenergy #solarindustry #heatingandcooling #heatishalf #solariseheat #solarheatissmart

🇪🇺 Today, the EU Energy Council convened to discuss pivotal strategies for Europe’s #energy future. The main points of discussion were the Future of EU Competitiveness, as highlighted in the recently published Draghi report, and Europe’s need for energy #security, particularly in light of the geopolitical tensions affecting supply chains. 💪 Both the Draghi Report and the discussions on the supply of clean, secure and affordable energy underscore the critical intersection of #decarbonisation and competitiveness. It highlights that renewable-based energy transition is both an environmental imperative as well as a cornerstone for enhancing EU #competitiveness. ❗ However, today’s discussions at the EU Energy Council seemed to focus predominantly on electricity production and distribution, as well as nuclear energy. While these are undoubtedly important areas, there was a noticeable lack of attention given to #heatingandcooling, which accounts for nearly half of the EU’s energy demand. The need for renewable heating and cooling solutions is critical for achieving our climate goals and ensuring a comprehensive energy transition. ♨️ Solar Heat Europe has consistently emphasized the importance of #renewable heating and cooling, highlighting that this market is more than twice the size of the electricity market. Solar thermal energy, a mature and efficient technology, can significantly contribute to this transition by providing #sustainable heating and cooling solutions for both domestic and industrial applications. Furthermore, 90% of the #solarthermal systems sold in Europe are also manufactured within the EU, underscoring the sector’s strong local manufacturing base and its contribution to energy independence. Read our manifesto for more information on the potential of solar heat: https://lnkd.in/db29iU4n Read our market report to learn more about the solar thermal industry: https://lnkd.in/dzZG9wDM #HeatIsHalf #SolariseHeat #SolarHeat #Renewable #Heat #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #EUCompetitiveness #SolarPower #Electrification

Only 3 more weeks until the Euroheat & Power Summit! Representing over 50% of the EU energy demand, the #heatingandcooling sector is crucial to achieving climate-neutrality and energy independence. 💪 Join the #districtheating & cooling community at the #EHPSummit to discover the latest EU policy and research updates to accelerate the heat transition. 🚀 📅 5 - 6 November 2024 📍 Sparks Meeting, Rue Ravenstein 60 (Brussels, Belgium) ➡️ Registration for the summit: https://lnkd.in/e_nEu9Xs #BringHeatHome #HeatRight #HeatMatters #Fitfor55 #SolarHeat

Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its #Renewables 2024 report, with insights on 2023 developments in the renewables sector and forecasts for the deployment of renewable energy technologies by 2030. It contains several highlights on #solarthermal.    🏭 For #industry, the great potential of solar thermal remains largely untapped. While in 2023 there was a strong momentum for Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP), with 77 MWth of the 94 MWth of global additions, solar thermal contributions overall represent less than 1% of industry sector growth in renewable heat consumption. There is still a lot to be done here, and IEA highlights the importance of investment #subsidies for SHIP. 🏢 In #buildings, the use of solar heat is expected to reach 40% globally by 2030, with the European Union having their fair share here along the Middle East and China. Especially tertiary buildings for public and commercial use are expected to feature more solar thermal installations, in line with a greater market shift towards large-scale applications. ♨️ Europe is leading globally on renewable #districtheating growth. Among the factors for this positive trend is the integration of renewable energy, such as solar thermal, into existing district heating networks, supported by RED III targets. The IEA expects renewables to account for 41% of EU district heat generation by 2030, compared with less than 6% globally. 🌞 Our Managing Director, Valérie Séjourné, comments: “In a context where geopolitical tensions exacerbate the need for energy #security and resilience, we call on the Member States to accelerate the implementation of the Fit for 55 package and support the development of the EU-made technology solar heat. Furthermore, we ask European policymakers to provide adequate incentives to scale up the deployment of renewable heat technologies, and #solarheat in particular, as outlined in our Political Manifesto”. Read our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/e2KzaCDH 📷 Image by Abora Solar #netzero #energytransition #decarbonisation #nzia #eupolicy #cleantechnology #renewabletechnology #heatingandcooling #heatishalf #renewableheating #renewableheat #solarenery #solar