Summary of Folkecenter’s Activities
With the year close to an end, it is time to have an evaluation how has been 2022 for Folkecenter: busy, but also very rewarding!
EVENT 20/12: Solar Heating — Challenges and Opportunities for District Heating
NGO Ecoclub and partners conducted a number of activities related to district heating in the project Change Agents for a Green Society. Local authorities representatives are in a difficult situation …
EVENT 19/12: A Greener Ukraine with Renewable Energy after the War
While the war is unfortunately still raging, many are planning a more environmentally friendly future of Ukraine. We are planning how Ukraine’s many district heating networks can converted to renewable energy. Today, most Ukrainian district heating systems are heated with gas, a large part of which comes from Russia. It is not sustainable. On the other hand, Ukraine has large potentials for renewable energy.
”Byg din egen elregning” med Nordisk Folkecenter
Nordisk Folkecenter bød vi 45 deltagere velkommen til workshoppen ”Byg din egen elregning”. Dagen bød på oplæg om, hvordan man kan få indflydelse på sin elregning, velsmagende tapas samt spændende debatter om batterier, husstandsvindmøller, solvarme samt elbiler.
EASE-CA in Sustainable Energy News
The November edition of the Sustainable Energy News (No. 86) features the EASE-CA project in a 3-page article. The newsletter can be accessed here
COP27: Folkecenter was there (virtually)
By Daniele Pagani Over the past years, Folkecenter has been a fixed presence at the international Climate conferences (COP), organized by the UN; our representatives have joined these events since …
The smart strawbale house
Amongst the sustainable buildings at Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy we find the strawbale house which was built in 1998. The strawbale house has it’s own wind turbine, solar heating, battery bank and is filled with tech and ‘internet of things’ that makes it possible to program the house for any imaginable energy-scenario.
Recycling of wind turbine blades
Up to 95 percent of the material and components in a modern wind turbine can be disassembled and reused. On the other hand, the wings, which typically consist of fiberglass held together by hardened epoxy glue, are difficult to separate. Therefore, in many places, old wind turbine blades are deposited indefinitely.
Energifællesskaber kan øge robustheden i vores energisystem
Af Joachim Plaetner Kjeldsen I midten af november holdt Nordisk Folkecenter for Vedvarende Energi workshop om energifællesskaber. Folkecenterets bestyrelse, ansatte og særligt indbudte gæster deltog i workshoppen, som forsker og …
Have you checked in with your electricity supplier today?
Author: Pernille Manicus The energy prices are skyrocketing, and it is saving times for everyone; both private, business and the public sector. There is a lot of talk about energy …