On 9 September, procuRE organised a webinar within the 2022 Sustainable Energy Days with the title “Cities procuRE Replicable Approaches to Reach 100% RES on-site and Become Energy Self-sufficient”. The joint energy and climate crisis highlights the role buildings play to decrease European energy dependency and CO2-output. A short-term option is to rapidly upgrade – …
We are happy to announce that four procuRE cities – Velenje, Barcelona, Eilat and Istanbul – have been selected to take part in the new EU Mission: 100 climate-neutral cities by 2030 – by and for the citizens. The procuRE PCP offers the initiative a new approach to renovate a large number of schools and …
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İstanbul will participate in a new EU program with the aim of transforming itself into a smart and climate-neutral city by the end of the decade. The mission to deliver 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 is an EU-funded program that includes technical and financial support over 10 years. All projects to be carried …
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IMM is going to develop its “Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan” under the EU support and funding. The application made by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) to the European Union (EU for Energy Transformation): Contract of Mayors in the Western Balkans and Turkey Project within the scope of the “EUforEnergy” programme in May 2021 was …
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At the C40 Climate Leadership online summit earlier this year Mayor Imamoglu announced that Istanbul was in the process of revising the city ‘Climate Change Action Plan’ specifying it was “in order to make Istanbul a carbon-neutral and resilient city in 2050”. The city government has created an Ecological Systems Bureau which will work together …
The OMC event took place on May 27, 2021. During the OMC event procurers explained the procuRE challenge and started discussion to validate their specifications and gather new ideas (e.g. new technological approaches, innovative business models) to be reflected in the CfT documents. Materials, next steps and video: OMC presentation (PDF) in Turkish and full …
The EU set the target of decarbonising the building sector by 2050. How are buildings to reach such a standard at minimal cost? Revisiting them with several rounds of renovations is not the most efficient path. The project aims at lifting existing buildings to 100% renewable energy supply with one intervention. No such solution currently …
Kick-off: PCP for 100% renewable solutions in existing buildings Read More »
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