The Ministry of Public Works in Germany has just approved a cogeneration project which is presented as the most flexible plant project ever. It is a cogeneration project of 190 MW, and it can be said that the energy transition ...
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EU signs off on German CHP aid
The European Commission has concluded an investigation into potential state aid for German combined heat and power and found that the support improves the integration of cogeneration into the electricity market and is in line with EU state aid rules. ...
A to Z of the opening up of energy market
The following article aims to provide an overview of the energy market as a whole and not just the heating networks sector. A market which only opened up to competition at the end of the last century – in relative terms, not so long ...
EU unveils heating and cooling strategy
For the first time in its history, the European Union has unveiled its heating and cooling strategy. This is a symbolic event for players in the energy sector, and, surprise, surprise, heat networks are central to this strategy! Heating and ...
The A to Z of Energy saving certificates
The system of certificates for energy saving heating networks (CEE), introduced in France under the POPE law of 13 July 2005 in the context of the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, aims to achieve energy savings in many sectors such as in construction, ...
Handling and stocking material in heating networks
Handling and storage in heating networks are extremely important operations during the installation, maintenance or extension of a heat network, and energy optimization is at the heart of concerns. We have already addressed the subject in several specifications, including those ...
French Heat Fund to double by 2017
420 million euros – this is the amount of money forecasted to be loaned out through heat funds by 2017 in France. This equates to double the amount currently loaned. The Heat Fund, which was created to support projects designed ...
How will the energy transition law impact on heating networks
Despite some grey areas and a lot of toing and froing between the National Assembly and the Senate, the French law on energy transition to green growth will soon be finally adopted. It will impact in many ways on the ...
Individual heating bills – a legal obligation
Heating bills contain some specific particularities, especially those produced by a heating network. The same thing holds true for the measurement of consumption. Following the French Decree No 2012-545 of 23 April 2012, heating costs in apartment buildings will now be ...
Understanding your heating bill
An end-user – be it a professional or an individual – asks himself less questions when confronted with his electricity or gas bill than he does when faced with his bill for the consumption of heat produced by a heating ...