News & Press Archive

Welcome to our news archive. Any news or press articles more than a year old will be found in this section.
   
04-06-2009
Climate Talks, Climate Action - DHC Leading the road to Copenhagen
Press release
  
Euroheat & Power's 34th Congress took place in Venice on the 25th and 26th of May this year. It proved to be a highly successful event, with high level speakers, interesting workshops and marked an important step along the road to Copenhagen. 		 
09-12-2008
Euroheat & Power welcomes deal on renewables directive.
Press release
  
Euroheat & Power, the Brussels-based accociation for district heating and cooling, welcomes agreement on renewables directive reached today between the negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council. 		 
11-09-2008
European district heating experts call for fair market conditions in Central and Eastern Europe.
Press release
  
At its meeting in Budapest today, the Energy Policy Working Group of Euroheat & Power, the Brussels-based lobby organisation for district heating and cooling, discusses the situation and prospects for district heating and cooling in Central and Eastern Europe. 		 
10-09-2008
Energy efficiency associations call for fair treatment of heat under emissions trading scheme.
Press release
  
Euroheat & Power and EFIEES welcome the high-level debate in both the Environment and the ITRE Committee on the Commission’s proposals to revise the rules governing the emission trading scheme from 2013. We are confident that amendments bring further improvement over the Commission’s proposal, especially as regards the status of heat. 		 
05-06-2008
Conference 2008: District heating and cooling - A 'no regrets' policy for cities.
Press release
  
Climate action starts at local level. This idea is at the heart of district heating and cooling. At today’s conference Euroheat & Power announced the sector’s ambition to join forces and lead the way to Copenhagen 2009. 		 
23-01-2008
Climate Package: Heating and Cooling without Global Warming.
Press release
  
Today, we have moved in the right direction in order to meet the 2020 targets set by the European Council in 2007. The proposals on the promotion of renewable energies and adjustment of the emissions trading scheme clearly recognize the importance of taking action in the heating and cooling markets. Euroheat & Power, the international association for district heating and cooling (DHC), welcomes the package on implementing the EU climate change and energy strategy released by the European Commission. 		 
25-09-2007
Proposal for a regulation on energy statistics: Common Statement with Cogen Eutope.
News
  
The EU energy system is characterised by huge energy losses. More than two thirds of the primary energy is lost in energy transformation: power generation, oil refining as well as in industrial processes, heat generation in local boilers etc.