It enabled the development of a vision, quantification of the benefits which the district heating and cooling sector can bring to achieving the EU policy objectives: energy efficiency, environmental protection, security of supply, use of renewable energy sources, avoided investments in peak electricity capacities, and evaluation of the costs.
This allowed for the formulation of a vision, quantification of the benefits that district heating and cooling can provide in helping to achieve EU objectives such as reducing energy consumption, protecting the environment, ensuring energy security, utilizing renewable energy sources, minimizing peak demand, and assessing costs.