First Renovation Pass for Medical Centre in Prahova

Building Renovation Passports (BRP) are documents that set a renovation roadmap to achieve deep renovation of buildings. These renovations contribute to reducing energy consumption, thereby reducing GHG emissions and lowering energy costs. The medical center in Lipanesti will now have a clear summary assessment of the energy consumption in the building, with useful information on […]

EUKI Interview: Rethinking How to Learn and Teach for a Sustainable Future

Teachers across Europe have a hard time bringing climate and sustainability themes into classrooms. Where do you see the problems? There has been a lot going on in the EU and worldwide in the past years. We are facing a polycrisis that is devastating for life on the planet, but looking back it is not […]

Looking back: Introduction Meeting of the IJP German-Central Eastern European Programme 2023

“Inspiring” is the word that, in my opinion, best describes our meeting in Berlin at the beginning of October. It all began with a lovely dinner and the opportunity to meet the participants of the programme for the first time. The highlights of the second day were twofold. Firstly, it involved gaining a better understanding […]

Move Eco-friendly drawing competition in Vas County, Hungary

The ceremonial announcement of the results took place on 4 October 2023 at the County Hall, attended by many of the winning students. During the announcement of the drawing competition, answers from young people to questions have been sought, such as: The competition is divided into two age groups: 6-10-year-olds and 11-15-year-olds. There were 17 […]

Policy Gaps and Financial Barriers for Deep Energy Renovations in Cyprus and Greece – Insights from the International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences in Bucharest

In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on energy-efficient renovations as a crucial aspect of sustainable development. However, despite the environmental and economic benefits, the deep energy renovation sector in Cyprus and Greece faces several challenges. Policy gaps and financial barriers hinder progress in achieving ambitious energy efficiency targets and transitioning towards a […]

Using maps and energy offices to build Solar Cities in Bulgaria

Bulgaria has the sun on its side: The EUKI project Unlocking the Solar Potential of Burgas and Sofia informs citizens, businesses and public institutions in these two cities about how to use their properties – especially roof spaces – to generate energy.

EUKI Interview: Recapping the Launch of the Climate Bridges Network at the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference

We talked to Jakob about the mission behind the newly founded Climate Bridges Network, its next steps, and his experiences from the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference.

EUKI Interview: Recapping the Panel Sessions of the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference

We talked to Valbona and Vedad to dive deeper into the results of the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference and to hear about their experiences from the event.

Policies for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy in Europe

Today, there is no debate about a climate-neutral energy system and economy without the mention of hydrogen, and while it will indeed play an essential role in the decarbonised future, in terms of the effectiveness of emissions reduction approaches, hydrogen doesn’t stand as the primary solution. Instead, energy efficiency and savings, renewable electricity expansion, and […]

2nd Intermodality Awareness Raising Day in Vas County, Hungary

The all-day program took place in Őrség National Park (HU), with the focus of intermodal transport, during which the participants had the opportunity to try out the combination of rail and bicycle transport in real-life practice. The real aim of the HINGE program was dual: on the one hand, to draw attention to intermodal transport […]