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  Stakeholder dialogue on municipal heat planning

  Our mission: Stakeholder dialogue supports municipal heat planning Municipal heat planning makes a significant contribution towards ensuring that the heat supply becomes…

  14/10/2024

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  Switching to heat pumps with contracting

  Our task: Optimised heat pump systems Converting the heat supply in buildings to renewable energies with heat pumps is an essential key to achieving the climate targets and…

  14/01/2026

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  The Sustainable Heavy Goods Transport Platform

  Our mission: Coordination of the Sustainable Heavy Goods Transport Platform Around 80 per cent of all goods in Germany are transported to their destination by road. Road freight…

  16/10/2024

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  The Start Up Energy Transition (SET) global innovation platform

  Our mission Start Up Energy Transition (SET) is a global innovation platform. SET is implemented by dena and with the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and…

  01/10/2024

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  Project: dena’s Distribution Grid Study II

  Our mission: challenges faced by grid operators in energy infrastructures at local level Distribution grid operators are facing challenges in the areas of planning, investment and…

  18/10/2024

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  The 2026 North Sea Summit and offshore cooperation

  Our mission dena was commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action to design, implement and prepare the follow-up work on the 2026 North Sea Summit.…

  01/01/2024

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  Press Release

  SET Award 2025: dena announces the winners

  Berlin, 19 March 2025. The presentation of the international Start-Up Energy Transition Award (SET Award) has been a highlight of the SET Tech Festival in Berlin for the past nine…

  19/03/2025 Business models Innovation Driving digitalisation and innovation

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  Press Release

  Artificial intelligence brings new opportunities for district heating networks

  Berlin, Germany, 7 November 2024. dena’s new ‘AI in district heating – a guide to the successful implementation of AI projects’ publication with information from real-world…

  07/11/2024

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  Press Release

  2025 Energy Efficiency Award: Innovations for the energy transition

  Berlin, Germany, 25 September 2025. The decisions have been made: Twelve companies have been nominated for the EEA this year and are in the running for an award at dena’s (German…

  25/09/2025

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  dena – the German Energy Agency announces the winners of the SET Award 2026

  Berlin, 18 March 2026. Last night, dena presented the SET Award to pioneering start-ups in five categories: ‘Clean Energy & Storage’, ‘Mobility & Transportation’, ‘Industry’,…

  18/03/2026