The sharp increase in energy bills, the uncertainty resulting from the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine, the quest for partial energy self-sufficiency and the fight against climate change – these are the main reasons for the rapidly growing popularity of photovoltaics in the Czech Republic. Last year was clearly a record year in terms of […]

The CSSC project addresses the energy security and energy efficiency demand of medium-sized and smaller target cities in the Danube area, aiming to accelerate the up-take of energy storage and sector coupling solutions. To build up the capacities of municipalities and related city actors to assess, define and implement concrete implementation projects, ConPlusUltra offers numerous […]

MPs today approved in the third reading an amendment to the law called Lex RES I, including several important amendments. The result of the vote, among other things, marks the biggest success for the development of wind energy in the Czech Republic in recent years. The amendment will facilitate the construction of renewable energy sources, […]

The international CSSC Lab project presented its main results at the final conference on 10-11 November in Bračak, Croatia. A joint initiative of 17 partners from 11 European countries called CSSC Lab is coming to an end. Thanks to almost three years of intensive collaboration, a number of very useful techniques and tools have been […]

The CSSC Lab capacity building webinars are addressing both staff members from the project partners and invited participants from similar intermediary organisations to build up knowledge and become facilitators and multiplicators for the developed CSSC training programme. The content of these webinars concentrated on the introduction of the CSSC Training Programme and on use of […]

At the beginning of June, representatives of South Bohemian municipalities had the opportunity to visit the brand new demonstration centre for the use of renewable energy sources in Stegersbach, Austria. A few hours away, the village in southern Austria is a popular centre for active recreation. The local hotels attract visitors with thermal baths and […]

For the first time since the launch of the project, the CSSC Lab partners met in person in Stegersbach, Austria on the 14th and 15th of June 2022. This meeting was an opportunity for the project partnership to update each other on the main developments in the project and to strengthen the network through in-person […]

On the 2nd of February 2022, CSSC Lab held its Mid-Term Conference. Close to sixty participants from 11 countries attended the conference. These participants came from energy agency and universities, municipalities, consulting companies and NGOs in the Danube Region. After an introduction by the chief project manager Marko Čavar, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA)  […]

In July 2021, the demo site in Desternik, Slovenia, will be launched. As part of the project, a battery system as well as monitoring equipment will be purchased, making it possible to store photovoltaic electricity. How will this change the lives of the 2617 residents of this rural municipality, situated in the North West of […]

As the first CSSC demo site to be launched in January 2021, the Bulgarian case will showcase the use of solar energy and biomass for the meeting of all electricity and heating needs of an office building in Varna. Being able to achieve energy self-sufficiency and become the only energy positive building at local level, […]