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Abstract

Neither solar thermal energy applications nor photovoltaics have yet succeeded in capturing appreciable market shares in Europe. However, thanks to political engagement on site, there are a number of good examples at local level. As a former mining and steel industry location (the 'city of a thousand furnaces'), the German city of Gelsenkirchen has set itself the aim of playing an active role in shaping the transition from the coal age to the solar age, and becoming a 'city of a thousand suns'.

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Keywords: Demand Side Management (DSM); Thermal solar and bioclimatic design; Photovoltaics

This case study was prepared by Energie-Cités in cooperation with the city of Gelsenkirchen and the North-Rhine/Westphalian energy agency (Energieagentur Nordrhein-Westfalen), and with the finan-cial support of the European Commission DG TREN within the scope of the ALTENER Programme.