Best practices

Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.

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Plovdiv’s path toward more efficient, green, and energy-independent residential heating

Plovdiv’s path toward more efficient, green, and energy-independent residential heating

The Energy Agency of Plovdiv supports the phase-out of firewood and coal use for domestic heating in the City of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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Making heating for European consumers efficient, economically resilient, clean and climate-friendly

Making heating for European consumers efficient, economically resilient, clean and climate-friendly

Through REPLACE, our members REGEA, EREN and ESCAN have conducted wide renovation campaigns in Spain and Croatia to motivate and support people to replace their old heating systems with more environmentally friendly alternatives.

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Biomass Criteria for Sustainable Energy Development in the Central and Eastern EU Member States

Biomass Criteria for Sustainable Energy Development in the Central and Eastern EU Member States

Read on to find out how EAP has been leading a national policy-making process for improved utilisation of biomass for heating and advocating the sustainable energy development of the local communities with high biomass-dependency.

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Production and Distribution of Thermal Energy in the Municipality of Maribor

Production and Distribution of Thermal Energy in the Municipality of Maribor

Explore the measures undertaken by the Podravje Energy Agency and the Energetika Maribor company to ensure energy self-sufficiency and independence from global energy markets through thermal energy in the city of Maribor, in Slovenia.

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Citizen-owned firewood district heating in Varces

Citizen-owned firewood district heating in Varces

Discover how the municipality of Varces from the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region commissioned its wood heating network to supply its public buildings.

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Oil heating step out!

Oil heating step out!

Learn how eNu is supporting citizens in the replacement of their oil heating systems with renewable heating systems in Lower Austria to reduce CO2 emissions.

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How Upper Austria is eliminating oil heating

How Upper Austria is eliminating oil heating

The region of Upper Austria and its energy agency, OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV) works to get rid of oil heating to replace it by affordable and highly efficient renewable resources with their campaign AdieuÖI.

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SuperHome case study – Yvonne Doyle

SuperHome case study – Yvonne Doyle

A SuperHome is an energy-efficient home that has implemented all the cost-effective and sensible energy measures, including insulation, airtightness and advanced ventilation.

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SuperHome case study – Neil & Aileen Walker

SuperHome case study – Neil & Aileen Walker

Learn the story of Neil & Aileen, fromp County Tipperary, who decided to entrust Superhomes and Tipperary Energy Agency with the renovation of their 1995-built timber frame house.

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