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ThisprojecthasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion’sHorizon2020researchandinnovationprogrammeundergrantagreementNo.847087
Pressrelease:REPLACEwebsitelaunch
Thefutureisrenewableandefficient–newwebsiteonsustainableheatingandcoolingwasrecentlylaunched!
HalfofEurope'senergyconsumptionisusedforheatingorcooling.Currently,80millionheatingandcoolingsystemsareinefficient.REPLACE,thenewEU-project,ishelpingtochangethissituationwithservice-orientedboiler-replacementcampaignsin9countriesacrossEurope.AfirstglimpseintothisexcitingnewprojectisnowpossibleonREPLACE’sfreshlylaunchedwebsite.
Ifoldheating-boilerscauseconfusionandfrustrationtooneortheotherowner,thenewwebsitehttps://replace-project.eucanbeagoodplacetogoforeasy-to-understandinformation.Thewebsiteprovidespracticalinformationontheshifttowardssustainableheatingandcoolingsystems.Theproject’s,aswellasthewebsite’s,coverageiscomprehensiveandtargets10regionsfromWestern,CentraltoSouth-EasternEuropeandprovidesinformationin9languages:Bosnian,Bulgarian,Croatian,English,German,Macedonian,Serbian,Slovenian,andSpanish.
Thewebsitehasbeenespeciallydesignedtotargetallstakeholdersinvolvedinthesectorforheatingandcoolingsystems:consumersandconsumerorganisations,publicauthorities,intermediarieslikechimneysweepersorinstallers,aswellasinvestorsandbuildingowners.MoreinformationonthewaysthesestakeholdergroupscanprofitfromtheREPLACEprojectcanbefoundonthewebsite.Overthecourseoftheprojectduration,thewebsitewillmakeanumberofusefulmaterialsavailable,forexample:
• trainingmaterialforintermediarieswhointendtoimplementsustainablesystemsortechnicalhandbookswithplanningguidanceundfinancingoptions,
• easy-to-understandguidelinesforendconsumersexplainingtechnicalequipmentandeconomicaspects,• oranonlinecalculatorthatguidesalltargetgroupsthroughthereplacementofheatingovensandboilers
andhelpstoassessenergysavings,monetarysavingsaswellasbenefitssuchascomfortorgreenhousegasesavoided.
Visitorsofthewebsitecancheckiftheprojectisbeingimplementedintheirregionaswell,andcangetintouchwitharegionalcontactpersonformoredetailedinformation.Thewebsitewillalsopostupcomingevents,sothatinterestedindividualscangetafirst-handimpressionofsustainableheatingandcoolingsystems.
ThewebsiteispartoftheresearchandinnovationprojectREPLACE–andliketheprojectitself,ithasjustkickedoffandisnowinprogress.Theprojecthasonemaingoal,namelyitaimsatmotivatingandsupportingpeopleinninedifferentcountriestoreplacetheiroldsystemswithmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyalternatives.Simplerenovationmeasuresthatreduceoverallenergyconsumptionarealsopartoftheprogramme.Afterfiveyearsofcampaignimplementation,144,000tonnesofgreenhousegasshallbesavedeachyear.TheAustrianEnergyAgencymanagestheprogramme,whichisfinancedbytheEUwithintheframeworkoftheHorizon2020programme.Atotalof12projectpartnersinninecountrieswilljoinforcesandmakeheatingandcoolinginEuropecleanerandmoreefficient.ThecountrieswhereREPLACEisinactionareAustria,BosniaandHerzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,Germany,NorthMacedonia,Serbia,Slovenia,andSpain.
WebsiteREPLACE:https://replace-project.eu/
ThisprojecthasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion’sHorizon2020researchandinnovationprogrammeundergrantagreementNo.847087
Contact:
DIHerbertTretterSeniorExpert|RenewableEnergyÖSTERREICHISCHEENERGIEAGENTURAUSTRIANENERGYAGENCYMariahilferStraße136|1150Wien|ÖsterreichT.+43(0)[email protected]
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NewEU-projectwebsitehelpstoexchangeoldheatingandcoolingsystemswithefficientalternatives.