Building Local Partnerships for Reducing the Fossil Energy Demand of District Heating Systems in the Eastern Danube Region – REHEATEAST

MAIN OBJECTIVES

  • The overall objective of REHEATEAST is to find and promote catalytic measures and widely adaptable solutions to the financial and environmental sustainability challenges of DHC systems in the Eastern Danube Region. This can significantly reduce fossil energy demand and increase the share of renewable energy and waste heat utilisation. To this end, the project focuses on partnership building, knowledge-sharing, awareness raising and enhancing cooperation between relevant stakeholders.

RELEVANT RESULTS

  • Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across the borders: 34
  • Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 2
Project link

  • Time

    JANUARY 2024-JUNE 2026

  • Project budget

    2.214.691 EUR (1.771.753 € INTERREG FUNDS)

  • Coordinator

    PANNON EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION, HU LOCAL COORDINATOR

  • Local Coordinator

    ASSOC. PROF. ENG. PAULA VERONICA UNGUREȘAN, PHD

Project outputs

  • Two solutions developed and validated via pilot actions, including a stakeholder-inclusive demand side DHC development process, and a holistic, integrated supply side DHC improvement solution: 2
  • Project partners and associated strategic partners cooperating across borders for reducing GHG emissions, waste, costs, fossil fuel imports, energy poverty and risks and increasing transparency: 37
  • Implementation of 2 types of pilot actions in 8 REHEATEAST locations, including the testing of 2 demand side community lab processes and 2 supply side optimisation processes: 8

EnTReC main contribution

  • Host an online training for professionals and municipalities in REHEATEAST countries to learn about local cooperation and system optimisation solutions.
  • Implements country-specific activities throughout the process:
  • Stakeholder survey and engagement, analysis of thematic challenges, gaps and good practices in SO1;
  • Investigating DHC optimisation models, preparing and implementing pilot actions planned in Romania and promotion of its results in SO2;
  • Regional and country level communication and capacity building activities aimed at improved policy and sectoral environment in SO3

Partners