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11 Jul 2017

“Districts as local Energiewende initiators”

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The German government will support several research projects on sustainable city development with 100 million euros over the coming five years, the federal economy and research ministries say in a press release. “Six flagship projects are to show how energy supply can be decreased, the intelligent linking of power, heating and mobility can become a success and renewable energies can be integrated into the energy supply in districts,” said state secretary in the economy ministry Rainer Baake.

Read the press release in German .

For background, read the 91tv dossier Cities, municipalities, and the Energiewende.

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