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The Catalan Energy Cluster organises a 5-day study mission in Catalonia for industrial associations from Cyprus

The Catalan Energy Cluster organised in the week of 9th of October a 5-day study mission across the Catalan energy ecosystem for the Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB) - Ομοσπονδία Εργοδοτών & Βιομηχάνων and The Cyprus Union of Solar Thermal Industrialists (CUSTI), which aimed to...

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Black Sea hotel heats water with energy from solar panels

Sun, sea and energy... Renerwable energy measures and better human resource management led to € 3 500 in savings each year Measures are all part of the hotel's integrated environmental policy Duni Royal Resort is a high-class holiday village located on the southern Black Sea coast of Sozopol. The...
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Electricity companies from Saudi Arabia and the UAE meet with Basque companies from the energy sector

From 2nd to 4th July, two representatives from the Saudi Electricity Company and Dubai Electricity & Water Authority held several meetings and visited companies from the Basque energy sector, fundamentally focussed on two strategic areas for the Basque Energy Cluster: electricity grids and solar...
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Solar and geothermal combine to power HVAC systems

Hybrid renewable energy solution in Finland A 600 m² factory heated with solar collectors (total area 12 m²) and geothermal energy Surplus energy is sold to the grid The largest production hall of a HVAC plant in Raisio, Finland is demonstrating best practices by using different forms of renewable...
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Energy saving to become a modern conference centre

Transformation of another kind... 80 % of the hot water demand is produced by a 40m2 solar collector system Natural wall-cooling system using water from nearby well Annual energy savings are around € 5 300 per year The Lutheran Conference and Mission Home in Balatonszarszo, Hungary was constructed...
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Energy refurbishment of a rural style hotel

Guesthouse gets an energy makeover Traditional guesthouse refurbished to the state of the art in terms of energy efficiency The whole refurbishment process was performed with natural renewable resources The Bräuer guesthouse, which is located in Weiβkirchen in Styria, Austria, places great...
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Resort cuts energy use by a third

Green energy award-winner Resort implemented energy efficiency measures such as solar thermal systems, A/C units with inverters and new boilers Achieved annual cost savings are up to € 33 000 The ‘Sonia Village’ is a hotel resort in Chalkidiki, Greece built in 1999. It has 12 buildings which can...
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Renewables and organic food lead Danish hotel towards sustainability

Nature, gastronomy and hospitality in harmony Hotel offers 30-60 % organic food and beverages Focus on purchasing local resources and decreasing their portions to reduce food waste 15 % of total energy consumption covered by solar panels Hotel Frederiksdal, located north of Copenhagen, Denmark...
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The world's first city hotel with zero energy balance

Pioneering eco-hotel in Austria 130 m2 of solar panels supply electricity and energy to power the hotel and heat the facility’s water Rhe well in the garden supplies hotel toilets with water Boutiquehotel Stadthalle is an eco-friendly hotel in Vienna supplied by renewable energy and with lavender...
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India-backed International Solar Alliance opens business opportunities for the EU

The International Solar Alliance first summit in March 2018 opens the path to new cooperation opportunities on solar energy between the EU, India and beyond. The International Solar Alliance (ISA), gathering more than 121 countries, is a treaty-based intergovernmental organisation which aims at...