María Jesús Romero, a second-year PhD student at Córdoba University, is involved in the development and testing of the RACU (renewable air-cooling unit) prototype as part of her PhD thesis within the WEDISTRICT project. She tells ESCI how the RACU presents an efficient and sustainable solution to address the challenges posed by increasingly severe climate conditions.

Prof Roxana Pătrașcu of the Faculty of Energy Engineering at the University Politehnica of Bucharest is in charge of the implementation of the solar geothermal system at the WEDISTRICT demosite in Bucharest. She tells ESCI about the obstacles faced during the installation of the systems and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prof. Mihai Sănduleac, from the Faculty of Energy Engineering at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, is responsible for the SCADA system of the WEDISTRICT demosite in Bucharest. He explains how this system was developed.

Prof. Cosmin Mărculescu, director of the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sources at the University Politehnica of Bucharest talks to ESCI about the WEDISTRICT demo site in Bucharest, Romania.

Associate Professor Constantin Ionescu from the Faculty of Energy Engineering at the University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB) and project manager for the WEDISTRICT project, explains how the demonstrator for the retrofitted district heating system will work.