Is Hungary and Slovakia’s district heating future in hot water?
September 2, 2022
This briefing, based on CEE Bankwatch Network’s fact-finding missions to Galanta and Veľký Meder, Slovakia and Szeged, Veresegyház, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary in January and May 2022, presents examples of existing geothermal district heating systems in central and eastern Europe. It also makes recommendations to policy makers and financial institutions interested in implementing such systems in other parts of the region.
Replacing coal with forest biomass for heating is a dangerous green mirage
July 21, 2022
With the energy transition well underway, and the end of the era of coal clearly on the horizon, biomass for heating is gradually becoming a favorite for governments in the Western Balkans and their financial partners. ‘Tree power’ might sound like the greenest kind of energy, but burning timber from forests to heat homes is anything but sustainable.
District heating case studies
May 17, 2022
Three case studies on district heating in Dronninglund, Denmark; Marstal, Denmark; and Vienna, Austria provide innovative solutions to successfully decarbonise district heating. These can inspire similar action in other locations across central and eastern Europe.
Sustainable heating is already reality in the EU. Now it’s the Western Balkans’ turn
May 16, 2022
In the Western Balkans, heating based on fossil fuels is making air pollution worse and is also the source of half of greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable and affordable heating systems based on renewables are no fantasy. They operate successfully in other parts of Europe, and can be implemented in the Western Balkans if decision makers start acting now.
How can the EIB and the EU financial mechanisms support the decarbonisation of district heating?: Exemplary cases in central and eastern Europe
April 27, 2022
The heating and cooling sector accounts for half of the EU’s energy consumption, and both district heating and individual heating are still dominated by fossil fuels and inefficiently burned biomass. According to Eurostat data, only 22 per cent of heating and cooling is generated from renewable energy. Decarbonisation of this sector, through increasing its efficiency and use of renewable energy sources, is key to the success of the EU’s climate neutrality strategy.
Ekolozi smatraju da je plan grijanja Pljevalja rađen potpuno pogrešno
February 18, 2022
Ines Mrdović iz Akcije za socijalnu pravdu ističe da su Pljevlja u proteklih nekoliko decenija stvorila potpunu ekonomsku zavisnost od …
Toplifikacija Pljevalja na ugalj odlaže razvoj sistema daljinskog grijanja na obnovljivim izvorima energije
February 17, 2022
CEE Bankwatch net i Akcija za socijalnu pravdu su danas upozorili da državni plan toplifikacije Pljevalja, baziran na uglju kao energentu, …
Analiza Schneidera: Tuzla ima jedinstvenu šansu da bude regionalni model modernizacije grijanja
November 11, 2021
Grad Tuzla jedan je od najzagađenijih na zapadnom Balkanu i u cijeloj Evropskoj uniji, ali zatvaranje tri bloka termoelektrane u sljedećih …
Tuzla de Bosnia y Herzegovina podría ser un líder regional en calefacción sostenible
November 11, 2021
Tuzla, en Bosnia y Herzegovina, puede reemplazar por completo el uso de carbón con fuentes renovables sostenibles tanto para la energía …
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Tuzla could be a regional leader in sustainable heating
November 10, 2021
Tuzla, in Bosnia and Herzegovina can entirely replace the use of coal with sustainable renewable sources for both local power and heating, …
