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

2026-03-30 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.

2026-03-30 in Project results

Environmental Impact Assessment Report

This Environmental Impact Assessment Report presents a comprehensive life cycle assessment of district heating decarbonization projects across four Eastern European countries under the SET_HEAT initiative.

2026-02-05 in Other resources

Multimedia presentations of model investment projects for meetings

The zip file contains 8 presentations of design modules planned for replication within the SET_HEAT project. The presentations are in pptx format.

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