SET_HEAT: Supporting Energy Transition and Decarbonisation in District Heating Sector
Programme for the Environment and Climate Action LIFE Clean Energy Transition sub-programme
  • Project number 101119793
  • Project acronym LIFE22-CET-SET_HEAT
  • Call LIFE-2022-CET
  • Topic LIFE-2022-CET-DH
  • 5 EU States
  • 12 Partners
  • 36 Months
  • 40 Tasks
  • 1.6 M€ Total costs

Latest news & events

2025-12-22 in Announcements

SET_HEAT socio-economic studies

The SET_HEAT project is conducting a study to ascertain citizens' and community stakeholders' views on transformative district heating (DH) technologies included in the SET_HEAT model investment…

2025-08-29 in Announcements

Sizing large-scale industrial heat pump for heat recovery from treated municipal sewage

Open-access paper on the problem of optimal sizing of large-scale high-temperature heat pumps using treated sewage water as a heat source.

2025-08-28 in Announcements

Using coal mines for district heating decarbonization – a case study on waste

The article on using waste heat from coal mines has been published

Recently added resources

2026-04-24 in Project results

Publishable report from sensitive deliverables of Work Package 4

This document presents the results of the activities carried out within WP4 of the LIFE22-CET-SET_HEAT Project, tasks 4.1 (Environmental impact assessment) and 4.5 (Legal, environmental and socio-economic risk assessment).

2026-04-10 in Project results

Legal framework assessment report and policy recommendations

The report evaluates national legislation in Poland, Croatia, Romania, and Lithuania, identifies key barriers and regulatory gaps, and formulates policy recommendations aimed at accelerating the decarbonisation of the district heating sector.

2026-03-30 in Newsletter archives

5th SET_HEAT Project Newsletter

The SET_HEAT project is entering its final phase, focusing on the preparation of investment-ready transition plans for 15 district heating systems in Poland, Croatia, Lithuania and Romania. The consortium is now translating its findings into concrete investment plans that outline viable pathways for the decarbonisation and modernisation of district heating networks.

2026-03-30 in Project results

Market assessment report

The central goal of this report is to deliver a thorough evaluation of the strategic market analysis and market landscape in which the SET_HEAT model investment projects will be executed.

Co-funded by the European Union

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