The heating sector has been neglected in energy policies for quite some time, especially on the European level. Only … total energy demand for space heating and hot water increased from about 20% in 1970 to about 34% in 2008. This is mainly … Austria has implemented a target of 100% RES-H share in the space heating and hot water sector until the year 2030. However …

of the programme. The programme subsidised investments in new heating technologies, including heat pumps and pellet …

policy instruments could impact the development of renewable heating technologies. The paper applies the simulation model … demonstrate that use obligations for renewable heating can be effective in achieving RES-Heat market growth. However, in order to …

Natural Gas (NG) is commonly used for satisfying population needs for heating, domestic hot water production and … heating in Italy, which is one of the EU countries where this source is more widely used. …