{"id":63876,"date":"2020-10-15T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/?p=63876"},"modified":"2020-10-14T18:06:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T16:06:58","slug":"renovated-and-energy-efficient-buildings-are-a-must-for-a-green-future-and-solar-heat-is-a-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/en\/energy\/renovated-and-energy-efficient-buildings-are-a-must-for-a-green-future-and-solar-heat-is-a-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovated and energy efficient buildings are a must for a green future, and solar heat is a solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Solar Heating & Cooling sector welcomes the European Commission\u2019s strategy to increase the renovation rate and energy efficiency for Europe\u2019s buildings while reinforcing renewable heat contribution in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Commission launched today the Renovation Wave strategy<\/a>, a plan meant to retrofit more than 200 million existing buildings in Europe, while also generating economic growth and raising the well-being standards for its citizens. Private and public buildings account for 36% of the EU\u2019s CO2<\/sub> emissions and improving their energy efficiency is crucial for the continent to achieve its carbon neutrality goals by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solar Heat Europe fully supports this step forward and especially the focus given to renewable heating and cooling in the strategy. The solar thermal sector is ready to take action and play its part in the energy transition process for heating and cooling decarbonisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Renovation Wave strategy comes in a very timely moment considering its potential for a green recovery\u201d states Irene di Padua, Policy Officer at Solar Heat Europe. \u201cIn this context, we are glad that the Commission is focusing on heating and cooling and planning to increase renewable heat share in buildings. An effective strategy must also include the modernisation of heating systems and promote the switch to renewables like solar thermal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU wants to at least double the pace of renovation of buildings over the coming decade, increasing the average rate of renovation, from the current 1% to 2% per year by 2030. The renovation wave of buildings, which includes insulation and change of heating equipment, implies an additional investment in the range of 90 billion euros per year and it will be financed through EU\u2019s economic recovery program and different support instruments, including incentives for private investments. The goal is to renovate a total of 35 million building units over the next 10 years, a move that would benefit the environment and create as many as 160 000 green jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The renovation wave and renewable heating solutions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, space and water heating represent 75% of energy consumption in European homes. Considering that buildings account for more than one-third of Europe\u2019s emissions, it is essential to focus on decarbonising their heating and take decisive actions such as banning fossil fuels support, improving energy efficiency measures, and promote the switch to renewable heat solutions, such as solar thermal. Currently, there are over 10 million solar thermal systems operating in European households and businesses. The implementation of the Renovation Wave can lead to the doubling of the number of solar thermal systems in the next decade, helping to decarbonise the building sector and to reduce energy bills for millions of European citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the strategy mentions some key sectors as tourism and education and is aligned with\u00a0the solar thermal industry pledge<\/a>: \u201cThe solar thermal sector will primarily focus on the supply of competitive solar heating and cooling solutions for priority sectors in Europe which were hit hard by the current emergency, such as health care, education, and tourism, as well as the heat supply for the industrial sector\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n

Source<\/h5>\r\n\n\n\n

Solar Heat Europe \/ ESTIF 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

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