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Why should intermediaries and investors chose and promote renewable heating and cooling (RHC) systems? What is the strategic and legal framework of replacements? What technologies are available on the market? And what are the basic rules that need to be observed when planning (R)HC projects? 

REPLACE conducts training seminars for intermediaries and investors in order to strengthen their capacities and transfer knowledge from experienced professionals to less experienced professionals. The direct involvement and commitment of intermediaries and investors is key to achieve large-scale climate-friendly replacements.

In the Sarajevo Canton, an active campaign has been launched to replace old and inefficient heating systems with new, greener alternatives.

The first info stand was set up in the premises of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Resources – CENER 21, where all interested visitors had the opportunity to hear and read more about the project, replacement campaign, and renewable heating system options available in the region, through info sheets and consulting with members of our project team.

How does highly efficient heating with a stable cost price sound to you?

We are happy to announce the beginning of activities that will inspire and motivate consumers to replace inefficient heating systems in the Sarajevo Canton! Together with the other 9 European regions, Sarajevo Canton is becoming an important actor in the process of decarbonisation, which will help us to give our children a clean and safe environment!

In the Castilla y León region, the REPLACE partners EREN and Escan have organised several meetings with the Local Working Group (LWG) in order to invite the members to get involved in the activities of the REPLACE Campaign, and to receive their advice on how to organize and perform it.

The members are mainly companies that supply and install domestic biomass boilers, also companies that promote biomass-fed district heating installations, local Energy Agencies and Renewable Energy Services, building administrator and consumer Associations. 

The Energy Summit was organized in Valladolid on 22th September 2021, as a side event of the Biomass International Congress that was celebrated parallel to Expobiomasa, and sponsored by REPLACE, with 60 speakers from 14 countries. During this interesting hybrid summit, EREN and Escan presented the main REPLACE activities, conclusions and findings to policy makers, together with other European projects like GEFRECON (Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal POCTEP 2014-2020) and SMART AGROMOBILITY (LIFE19 CCM/ES/001206).

In the first half of the REPLACE project, Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) worked tirelessly on the implementation of the planned REPLACE campaigns, despite the challenging situation with COVID-19.

In 2021, REGEA continued the implementation of replacement campaigns, which include activities that informed consumers about sustainable heating solutions and motivate them to replace their fossil fuelled or any old, inefficient heating systems. 

• On April 26^th, 2021, (Renewable Energy Sources Day), the Development Agency Vegora and city of Velika Gorica, together with the REGEA held an online press conference Use renewable energy sources, where the renewable energy grants were announced and that public calls were officially published on the website of the city of Velika Gorica. Tenders are ongoing, the deadline for submitting applications lasts until the funds are spent, or until the end of 2021. 

The handbook for professionals is oriented to intermediaries (e.g. chimney sweepers, installers, energy advisers, etc.) and investors (e.g. building developers, housing owners, energy suppliers and DH operators, etc.). The report (in all project languages and English) includes differentiated information for both target groups, on why to promote and invest in sustainable solutions for heating and cooling, planning guidance, typical mistakes, training options, financing opportunities, business models, technology factsheets including selling points to approach clients, etc.