Commission promises boost to district heating

The European Commission is looking into new financing arrangements for district heating as it prepares to deliver on the EU’s heating and cooling strategy in December, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Aspects of the heating and cooling strategy will be integrated into the energy efficiency package, the Renewable Energy Directive and the proposal for a new electricity market design, which the Commission plans to publish in December, Marie Donnelly, director at the Commission’s energy department, told a district heating conference in Brussels.