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Social media: August 2015’s top stories

Social media: August 2015’s top stories

 Each month, DHC News selects the tweets that have made the news in the heating and cooling network industry over the previous month. And if August is synonymous with idleness for some, it remains a very busy and active period ...

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Paris, model city

Paris, model city

CPCU, CLIMESPACE, Paris Smart City 2050: These three names make the French capital a modern metropolis and an international reference point in heating and cooling networks. How do these three entities work? What technologies are used? What power do they ...

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Innovative networks in Helsinki

Innovative networks in Helsinki

We have previously looked at the district heating networks in Brest and Auxerre in France, now it is time to discover the heating and cooling networks in the Finnish capital, Helsinki.   Helsinki in brief   Helsinki is the capital ...

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First trigeneration plant in France

First trigeneration plant in France

Since April 2, 2015, the city of Montpellier is proud to be the first in France to have a trigeneration plant. Since that date the plant has produced three different forms of energy, using wood from the region: heating, cooling ...

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Heating network tweets of the month

Heating network tweets of the month

1/ Via Sèva Grand Poitiers va recevoir 500000 € du ministère de l’Écologie pour réduire la facture énergétique #villedurable http://t.co/LaRAe7nvl6 — ViaSeva (@ViaSeva) July 8, 2015   We mentioned in our previous review of tweets, that TEPOS (territories positive energy) are ...

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French Heat Fund to double by 2017

French Heat Fund to double by 2017

420 million euros – this is the amount of money forecasted to be loaned out through heat funds by 2017 in France. This equates to double the amount currently loaned. The Heat Fund, which was created to support projects designed ...

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How can the number of heating networks be increased?

How can the number of heating networks be increased?

To effectively increase the density of heating networks, we must anticipate innovations and focus on connecting new customers in new residential developments and also improve communication. This is the conclusion of a study published in late April by Amorce (National ...

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June’s tweets of the month

June’s tweets of the month

1/ Territoires 100 % EnR “500.000 euros d’aides de l’Etat pour chaque commune labélisée #TEPCV” @LesEchos @EchosEnergie http://t.co/DqD01nTOvx — Territoires 100% EnR (@ReseauTEPos) June 15, 2015 TEPOS (positive energy territories) bring together local authorities and rural areas in a single ...

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