Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

To reduce CO2 emissions in the built environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels in heating of existing household and community buildings. SHIFFT aims to tackle the main impediments to large scale market adoption of sustainable heating techniques. The project will formulate, test and evaluate a variety of solutions to the main impediments. In doing so SHIFFT adopts a community-driven approach to capture local characteristics and to ensure co-creation with citizens.

Achievements (EN):

The partnership completed four capital investments in a variety of settings to demonstrate sustainable heating technologies, evaluate performance and promote applications for further use. Six partner cities and regional pilots consulted with stakeholders to ‘co-create’ sustainable solutions to become fossil free in terms of heating. A novel district heating system was constructed in Ville de Fourmies. This pilot connected a range of municipal buildings to sustainable heating, fuelled by locally harvested wood. This is a major element in Ville de Fourmies third industrial revolution strategy. In Mechelen, gas absorption and air source heat pumps were installed in new build social housing. This is a great inspiration for the adoption of sustainable heating in urban regeneration and social housing schemes. Lightweight solar panels were installed to power municipal buildings in De Blikken, Middelburg. This first-in-the-region project demonstrated how municipalities have options to adopt technologies tailored to their specific needs. Battery storage and air source heat pumps were installed in a communal domestic refuge in Norfolk, UK. This powered several flats with sustainable and affordable heating. The demonstration of this can be rolled out on a grand scale leading to uplift from fuel poverty and substantial core support for the more vulnerable members of society. SHIFFT’s co-creation activities in Bruges, Middelburg, Mechelen, Fourmies, Hauts de France and Norwich led to localised individual and collective action on the road to a sustainable heating future. This work ultimately produced a package of guidance for local authorities in French, English and Dutch to capture and share the project’s experiences and set out practical tools for accelerating the transition to net zero with sustainable heating for all.

Website: https://shifftproject.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

The need for transition to a sustainable, fossil-free future is one of the main societal challenges of this age. The sense of urgency is well established. SHIFFT aimed to make a direct contribution to reducing CO2 emissions from heating in the short term, by accelerating innovation. SHIFFT adopted a result-oriented, community-driven approach with an exclusive focus on the accelerated introduction of sustainable heating in homes and community buildings, combining intensive community engagement with the delivery of, tangible demonstrations of sustainable heating solutions. The project outputs are: ● 4 Pilot Investments with different sustainable heating technologies in residential schemes in Norwich (UK), a social housing scheme in Mechelen (BE) and community buildings in Fourmies (FR) and Middelburg (NL). These pilots demonstrated a diverse range of technical options available for various buildings and end-user types in all 4 countries. ● 6 Co-creation pilots involving residents, neighbourhoods and communities in Brugge (BE), Mechelen (BE), Fourmies (FR), Norwich (UK), Middelburg (NL) and the social housing sector in Hauts de France region. The pilots created greater awareness and readiness to act, removed barriers and triggered actual investments by individual community members in sustainable heating. ● A comprehensive guidance for local authorities & community groups, based on the knowledge and experience developed in SHIFFT, on how to facilitate and accelerate the transition to sustainable heating of residences and community buildings. It presents practical solutions and tools to tackle the key barriers for this transition. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Climate change and biodiversity

Specific Objective: Increase the adoption of low-carbon technologies and applications in sectors that have the potential for a high reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Thematic Objective: (04) supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors by:

Investment Priority: (04f) promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low-carbon technologies

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: University of Exeter

Department: Renewable Energy, College of Engineering, Mathematics & Physical Sciences

Address: Penryn Campus, TR109FE Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 747 971.41

ERDF budget: EUR 448 782.85

Woonpunt Mechelen

Name: Woonpunt Mechelen

Department: Woonpunt Mechelen

Address: Lijsterstraat 61 , 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 542 069.60

ERDF budget: EUR 325 241.76

De Schakelaar

Name: De Schakelaar

Address: Ruddershove 4, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 123 573.58

ERDF budget: EUR 74 144.15

Technische Universiteit Delft

Name: Technische Universiteit Delft

Department: Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM)

Address: Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX Delft, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 496 715.98

ERDF budget: EUR 298 029.58

Ville de Fourmies

Name: Ville de Fourmies

Department: Energy and mobility

Address: Hotel de Ville - Place de Verdun, 59 610 Fourmies, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 210 176.22

ERDF budget: EUR 726 105.74

Places for People Group

Name: Places for People Group

Department: International

Address: 80 Cheapside, EC2V 6EE London, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 756 720.47

ERDF budget: EUR 454 032.27

CD2E - Création Développement des Eco-Entreprises

Name: CD2E - Création Développement des Eco-Entreprises

Department: Energy

Address: Base du 11/19, 62750 Loos-en-Gohelle, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 159 960.52

ERDF budget: EUR 95 976.31

Zorgbedrijf Rivierenland

Name: Zorgbedrijf Rivierenland

Address: Wilsonstraat 28, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 997.16

ERDF budget: EUR 598.30

Gemeente Middelburg

Name: Gemeente Middelburg

Department: Engineering

Address: Kanaalweg 3 , 4530 LA Middelburg , Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 072 226.04

ERDF budget: EUR 643 335.61

Stad Mechelen

Name: Stad Mechelen

Department: Strategy and development

Address: Grote Markt 21, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 556 214.99

ERDF budget: EUR 333 728.98

City of Bruges

Name: City of Bruges

Department: European projects dpt

Address: Burg 12, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 759 545.32

ERDF budget: EUR 455 727.20

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Woonpunt Mechelen

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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De Schakelaar

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Technische Universiteit Delft

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Ville de Fourmies

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Places for People Group

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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CD2E - Création Développement des Eco-Entreprises

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Zorgbedrijf Rivierenland

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Gemeente Middelburg

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Stad Mechelen

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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City of Bruges

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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University of Exeter

Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

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Summary

Project name (EN): Sustainable Heating: Implementation of Fossil-Free Technologies

Project acronym: SHIFFT

Project start date: 2019-02-01

Project end date: 2023-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 6 426 171.29

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 855 702.75

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.60%

Co-financing sources:

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State-of-the-art report for co-creation approaches and practices

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Co-creation State-of-the-Art Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-09-30

Languages: en

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cocreation_webinar_minutes_final

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2020-04-04

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

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