ESTIF warmly welcomes the publication of a blueprint for local and regional authorities implementing solar thermal ordinances and developing local strategies to secure energy supply and mitigate climate change.

proSTO project boosts the use of solar thermal systems in the European countries in order to promote an efficient implementation of solar thermal ordinances and supporting European local authorities in planning, developing, introducing and managing efficiently the solar thermal ordinances (STOs), e.g. context, baseline assessment, ordinance components, flanking measures, monitoring.

The proSTO blueprint is based on the experience of five communities across Europe (cities of Lisbon, Murcia, Stuttgart, Giurgiu and region of Lazio) which developed public measures and ordinances for promoting the use of solar thermal at local level. 

Most of the existing solar thermal ordinances are connected to national or regional energy laws and implemented through local building codes. A growing number of European municipalities, regions and countries are adopting solar thermal ordinances, so far involving over 150 million Europeans.

The proSTO Blueprint is available for download (free of charge) at: www.solarordinances.eu

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