SDEWES started as a project co-funded by CORDIS under the FP5 – INCO 2 programme in 2002, when first Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems was organized.
SDEWES startede som et projekt medfinansieret af CORDIS under EU’s 5. rammeprogram INCO2 i 2002, da den første ”Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems” blev organiseret.