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The SERVE Project has successfully completed the upgrading of approx. 400 buildings in the SERVE region and has supported the development of the Eco Village in Cloughjordan. Energy savings and renewable energy production have been key focuses of the project. The SERVE Seminar Series is part of an information and training programme which the project is running to present the findings and lessons learned from the project. Seminar 1: "Using Wood as a Fuel"

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This conference will present examples of Community and Regional Action on Sustainable energy and discuss the opportunities that exist for local action in the sustainable energy area. Four seminars will allow participants time to focus in more detail on the themes of training, finance, retrofitting and behaviour change. The final session will showcase the impact of SERVE and what lies ahead in terms of energy policy. From the 1st to 5th of October 2012.

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The aim of the GeoDH workshops is to identify and assess barriers to Geothermal District Heating projects in 14 countries in order to create and present recommendations for their removal. Participants are invited from a variety of backgrounds and from those fields which may have relevant information or knowledge to contribute on the discussion on Geothermal and District Heating in these countries. A full list of these workshops is available at http://geodh.eu/events/

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