Transatlantic Workshops

Two of the four workshops will take place in Germany (Ruhr Region and Stuttgart). The other two workshops will be held in the U.S. (Northern Virginia) and in Canada (Guelph, Ontario). The explicit purpose of each workshop will be to highlight the development and performance of German, Canadian and U.S. community energy planning practices within unique thematic contexts (e.g. energy efficient buildings, building retrofits, district energy systems, or regional redevelopment) and to evaluate the transfer of innovative practices between Germany and selected North American metropolitan regions. The four workshops will be accompanied by site visits.

Workshop #2: Arlington/Alexandria, US Renewable Energies and Implementation Actions in Community Energy Planning 2nd - 4th of May 2012 Location: Washington Gas HQ, Springfield   Briefing Books Workshop Proceedings

 

Successful community energy plans rely on the development of renewable energies. This workshop assessed the development and application of renewable energies and their parallel application with district energy systems.