3DIVERSE is featured in the Solar Impulse Foundation publication Energy Efficiency: The Silent Money Maker (page 136). The publication highlights practical, scalable approaches that help communities reduce energy use, cut emissions, and unlock investment through energy efficiency.

The feature presents 3DIVERSE’s work in the Šaleška Valley, where the project supports a fair energy transition with an integrated approach that connects key local measures, district heating modernisation, renovation of public buildings, municipal solar PV, and e-mobility. It also reflects the project’s focus on using data and modelling to support better planning and decision-making, helping municipalities and local stakeholders identify priorities and design effective investment pathways.

Read the publication here.

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