"Eurdwarfme Initiative Commences in Bremen via EU Project PUBLINK: Advocating Community-Led Warming"
The European city of Bremen is making waves as a pioneer in climate-friendly heating, spearheading a groundbreaking project called PUBLINK. This initiative, launched on September 17, 2025, is funded by the EU and aims to revolutionise heat supply, building efficiency, financing models, and citizen participation.
The project leader, Penélope López González, hails from the Spanish consulting firm Traza. The cities involved as pilots alongside Bremen have yet to be explicitly named in the available search results.
In Bremen, the innovative heat supply model is meeting high demand, with several districts experiencing a surge of interest. The pilot project around Humboldt Street is particularly popular, with numerous households eagerly awaiting results and their houses to be connected to geothermal heat.
The heat source in Bremen is a natural one, harnessed from warm groundwater, accessed through drillings on public areas like sidewalks or streets. This method is expected to expand further, going beyond the initial pilot project.
Energy Cooperative Erdwaermedich, a self-organized energy community, is playing a significant role in this successful interplay with local administration in Bremen. The cooperative is implementing a pilot project in the neighbourhood around Humboldt Street and is set to receive a total of around 170,000 euros from the EU's LIFE Clean Energy Transition funding program.
The city's climate-friendly, cost-effective, and social heating model has caught the attention of the EU, which sees great potential in the Bremen model for the success of the European energy transition in the heating sector.
The PUBLINK project is not limited to photovoltaics but also focuses on developing solutions for heat supply, building efficiency, financing models, and citizen participation. Its ultimate goal is to identify and remove barriers between energy communities and municipalities to strengthen cooperation.
The project is creating a European space for exchange, with the aim of fostering cooperation between energy communities and municipalities. Further pilot projects are being created in the Spanish city of Ponferrada and the Polish city of Siemiatycze, in addition to Bremen.
Board member of Energy Cooperative Erdwaermedich, Philipp Metz, expresses optimism about the faster expansion of geothermal networks in the future. Penélope López González, the project leader, emphasises the importance of energy communities for a fair and inclusive energy transition, and is excited about PUBLINK's focus on heat supply, building efficiency, financing models, and citizen participation.
The city of Bremen's leadership in climate-friendly heating is a testament to its commitment to a sustainable future. The international launch event of the PUBLINK project, held in Bremen, underscores the city's innovative geothermal heating model as a beacon for other European cities to follow.
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