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On Tuesday, December 13th, ENOVA Team presented REPLACE Project at the Final Local Conference of the STRIDE Project in Zenica.
At the Conference, Regional strategy of the smart grid has been presented, as well as resulting action plans for the promotion and integration of the smart grid into the existing power system.
Continue reading “The word about the REPLACE project is spreading quickly throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina”The “Clean Heating” award, designed by Energiewende Oberland (EWO) together with the region’s climate protection managers, has been available since autumn 2022. The first household receiving the smart wooden plate from the EWO is the Kluge family from Eberfing, who heats with a combination of heat pump and solar power. The award was developed as part of the EU-funded REPLACE heating exchange project and is intended to honour people who heat climate friendly and to encourage others to follow suit.
A small municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina is named as THE CITY OF THE FUTURE, and we went to check what it was all about.
Climate change makes it necessary to switch from fossil to renewable heating and cooling systems. After all, we use half of the energy in Europe for heating and cooling. Two thirds of the installed heating systems are inefficient. At the same time, the motivation to switch systems is intensified by the current political situation, the dependence on oil, gas and coal from Russia and the rising energy prices.
The REPLACE project is more relevant than ever and supports the transition to heating and cooling with renewable energies.
In nine regions in Europe we have implemented replacement actions. The REPLACE newsletter presents highlights from the project regions. And it informs on REPLACE tools developed to make the switch to climate friendly systems feasible.
After over a year of stakeholder consultation and implementation work, a web-based one-stop-shop for residential boiler replacements was developed for the first time in Austria – from oil/gas/direct electricity heating systems towards renewable-based and district heating systems.
Replacing a heating system is a complex process. It requires many factors to be taken into account so that the replacement results in the best and most efficient solution. REPLACE activities and tools offer an innovative approach to the replacement process that is easy to understand and accessible not only to professionals but also to end users.
The development of pre-feasibility studies for the replacement of the heating system is one of the innovative activities that was presented and made available to the end users in Sarajevo Canton (the target region in BiH) for the first time – completely free of charge. The studies show heating systems recommended for a specific household as well as benefits of the replacement.
In the Rhodope region in Bulgaria, the REPLACE your Heating System Calculator provides valuable support to households to choose the best heating technology for their home. Together with the following two households, REPLACE project partner BSERC has found out about technologies that fit to the buildings, about operating costs, pay back times and savings in money and CO2.
The island of Mali Losinj in the Adriatic Sea is a popular Croatian holiday destination. Since in summer the rooms are not only cooled for the island population, but also for tourist guests, the energy demand is quite high. To show how the demand can be met by renewable energy systems, REPLACE partner Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) organised an open house day on the island on 12th April 2022.
Even professionals can use support when it comes to climate-friendly heating and cooling. And who better to provide this support than REPLACE project partner REGEA at the thirteenth Chamber of Commerce fair in Krapina-Zagorje County, the largest gathering of businessmen, craftsmen, family agricultural farms and many others in the Zagorje region.
Heating networks powered by renewable energies can be a good lever for climate protection: In addition to replacing individual heating systems, they supply entire streets with climate-friendly heat. At the same time, they offer the possibility of becoming independent of fluctuating energy prices and oil and gas supplies from abroad, as well as saving money. But how are heating networks planned, built and operated?
