New markets in the energy transition: Energy efficiency of buildings and energy refurbishment: Article 5 of the Transition 1 | 2022 (by Jose Manuel Salmeron Lissen & Francisco Javier Pino Lucena)

New markets in the energy transition: Energy efficiency of buildings and energy refurbishment (Jose Manuel Salmeron Lissen & Francisco Javier Pino Lucena)

At the present, 75% of the stock of existing buildings in Europe are energy inefficient. Moreover, 90% of them will continue to remain so until 2050. This, together with the fact that 2/3 of the energy consumption in buildings is due to the residential sector, leads us to the conclusion that the residential sector is responsible for 27% of the energy consumption in the EU.

This article gives information about the state of the art from existing and ongoing european R+D and demonstration projects. Also potentials for new companies are described.

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