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The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
This Nordic country doesn’t want to wait for the last war bullet to sound off before starting reconstruction
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Many municipalities instituted privileges for EVs to promote sustainable mobility. Now, a lot more people are driving electric, so maybe it’s time to normalise legislation
The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions
Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
Some of the most productive solar installations in the city are on listed buildings, such as Red City Hall
Authorities have published two maps, one of the roofs and the other – of facades so that locals can make the right decision when choosing green energy
The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials
The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Successful candidates get a card allowing them to perform on the premises of the transit system
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings
Find out which European region has the highest longevity, and which one the lowest
The Nordic country has topped that symbolic but prestigious classification for six years in a row now
The renewable energy system at Therme Wien will use wastewater to provide heat for 1,900 homes
This week, authorities in Vienna announced that Wien Energie, the city’s energy company, has set up heat pumps in one of the natural thermal water pools in the Austrian capital. Said pumps will collect heat from wastewater and feed it back to the district heating system, providing green energy for 1,900 households in the Oberlaa district.
The heat recycling system was installed in the Therme Wien thermal bath, located at the district's edge. A company owned by the city operates the spa site itself. The baths were first opened in the 1950s and fairly recently, in 2009, they were expanded to feature two natural sulphur springs. Therme Wien is a massive complex, as it offers 72,000 square metres of spa space, with 4,000 square metres of water surface, 3,000 square metres of saunas and more.
The pumps will take advantage of the water after it passes through the facility. Before the alternative energy system was installed, that water was just drained into the sewer system but now, via a process the city has dubbed ‘reverse refrigeration’ it will be a part of Vienna's renewables ecosystem. The water has a natural temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, but the system will be able to reach a level of 85 degrees before the energy can be fed back into the district heating system.
That green heat will be able to meet the demand of 1,900 homes with a rough annual energy production estimated at 11-gigawatt hours. It is also estimated to save up to 2,600 tons of CO2 per year. At the same time, the project will cost Wien Energie 3 million euros, in what CEO Michael Strebl has deemed a step towards energy independence and climate neutrality.
City Councillor for Economics, Peter Hanke, was quoted in a press release, saying: “It is precisely because of such solutions that Vienna is a model climate city! Here, Wien Energie uses valuable waste heat from the thermal water of Therme Wien to generate district heating. The project is another building block for climate protection and an important step towards greater independence from gas imports.”
The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Many municipalities instituted privileges for EVs to promote sustainable mobility. Now, a lot more people are driving electric, so maybe it’s time to normalise legislation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
Authorities have published two maps, one of the roofs and the other – of facades so that locals can make the right decision when choosing green energy
The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
The product launch will mark the 10-year anniversary since the city started working with ethically sourced products
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Find out which European region has the highest longevity, and which one the lowest
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
The European Commission has published its first progress report charting the achievements of the socio-cultural movement that combines beauty, inclusion and sustainability
The 2023 edition of the creative initiative promises to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
