Euroheat & Power both organises and attends many events including workshops, conferences, congresses etc. We are happy to share presentations that are given at such events, as we aim to encourage exchange of ideas, best pratice, technological and policy developments.
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Euroheat & Power - Afternoon Debate

Date: 6 November 2012
Location: European Parliament, Brussels
 

On Tuesday 6 November 2012, MEP Peter Liese in cooperation with the International Energy agency and Euroheat & Power, hosted a debate at the European Parliament on ''Energy Technology Perspectives2012: Heating and Cooling - the Missing Link''.


Agenda:

Opening by MEP Peter Liese

Heat in the IEA's ETP 2012 - Dr Marcus Wrake, IEA
Heat in the IEA's ETP 2012 - Araceli Fernandez Pales, IEA

Least cost Solutions for the future energy system - Prof. Sven Werner, Halmstad University


The Next DHC Generation - Conference

Date: 9 - 10 October 2012
Location: Brussels, Belgium

The DHC+ Technology Platform organised this conference on 9 to 10 October 2012 to highlight various District Heating and Cooling (DHC) projects and to discuss the benefits of promoting DHC. Below you will find the links to the presentations given at this conference.

With special thanks to the Scientific Fund of Visit Brussels
visitbrussels.be

and to Brugg Pipesystems as well as to the IEA DHC | CHP Implementation Agreement 
 

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

10.30 – 11.00 Opening

Welcome by Yves Delaby, President of the DHC+ Technology Platform

Introduction by Nicolas Fevrier, DHC+ Technology Platform

11.00 – 12.30 Plenary session

Introduction by the moderator: DHC research in the EU policy context - Sabine Froning, Euroheat & Power
Achieving energy targets: a European perspective - Eva Hoos, European Commission, DG Energy
Smart Cities – concept and challenges for thermal networks - Ralf-Roman Schmidt, Austrian Institute of Technology
Future thermal demands in buildings: the role of DHC - Thomas Boermans, Ecofys

13.30 – 15.00 Session A: Smart Comfort for Cities

Introduction by the moderator: Individual comfort and collective systems - Ralf-Roman Schmidt, Austrian Institute of Technology
Smart Cities: involving stakeholders - Jorge Nunez Ferrer, Centre for European Policy Studies
The role of Local Governments – attaining ambitions through district heating and cooling - Maryke van Staden, ICLEI
Integration of electricity and heat networks - Per-Olof Granström, EDSO for Smart Grids

13.30 – 15.00 Session B: Solar District Heating

Introduction by the moderator: Solar Thermal Energy in Europe - a large scale solution - Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Fraunhofer Institute
Solar District Heating in Crailsheim, Germany: a case study - Sebastien Kurz, Stadtwerke Crailsheim
Solar District Heating in France: developing and innovating - Cedric Paulus, CEA-INES
Sunstore 4 and the road to 100% renewable DHC - Riccardo Battisti, Ambiente Italia

13.30 -15.00 Session C: Workshop on Smart Cooling

Introduction by the moderator: District Cooling in Europe - facts & figures - Johannes Jungbauer, Euroheat & Power
The new European renewable energy strategy and the post 2020 energy policy - Adina Georgescu, European Commission, DG Energy
Existing renewable cooling solutions - Lex Bosselar, Dutch Energy and Climate Agency
Experiences from Stockholm: the largest District Cooling system in Europe - Niko Wirgentius, Fortum

15.30 - 17.00 Session A continued: Smart Comfort for Cities - Success stories from European cities Moderator: Ralf-Roman Schmidt, AIT

Warsaw DH Excellence center - Damien Menard, Veolia
Innovative solutions for District Heating: the Uppsala case - Mia Nordstrom, Vattenfall
Geothermal District Heating – GeoDH - Philippe Dumas, EGEC

15.30 - 17.00 Session D: Workshop on New Projects

Moderator: Nicolas Fevrier, DHC+ Technology Platform
You or your organisation have an idea for a cross-border research and/or demonstration project and/or study? Contact: nicolas.fevrier@euroheat.org
Presentations were given by: Martin Hajek - New Projects - Waste to Energy
  Erik Axellson - New Projects - Heat Market in Sweden
  Jonas Gustafsson - New Projects - Substations
  Nicolas Fevrier - New Projects - Heat Roadmap Europe

15.30 - 17.00 Session C continued: Renewable Smart Cooling for Urban Europe

Introduction by the moderator: To the RESCUE - the Renewable Smart Cooling for Urban Europe project Prof. Clemens Felsmann, Technische Universitat Dresden
Why Europe needs to consider cooling: forecasting demand until 2030 -Henrik Frohm, Capital Cooling
Smart Cooling from a municipality’s point of view - Rob Kemmeren, City of Amsterdam
Supporting District Cooling through European Projects - the example of the “Genève-Lac-Nations" network - Pierre-Alain Viquerat, TETRAENER CONCERTO initiative

17.00 - 18.00 Outcome of the day and launch of the DHC+ Student Awards

Moderator: Prof. Dr-Ing. Stefan Holler, Hochschule Hannover
 

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

09.00 – 10.30 Session E: Green Heat for your community - Ecoheat4cities

Introduction by the moderator: Heating and cooling in local climate strategies - Sorcha Edwards, Cecodhas Housing Europe
The Ecoheat4cities project - Birgitta Bechtold, Euroheat & Power
UP-RES and the Ecoheat4cities label - UK Perspective - Lewis Knight, Building Research Institute
Ecoheat4cities as a tool for comparing heating options - Willem van der Spoel, Technical University Delft
A vision of a different energy future - Small CHP in Frankfurt - Paul Fay, City of Frankfurt & co-speaker Michael Gersch, Mainova  

09.00 – 10.30 Session F: DHC+ Working Group meeting on education and training

Moderator: Prof. Dr-Ing. Stefan Holler, Hochschule Hannover
International Education and Training activities for a future-proof DHC sector. The Working Group meeting will serve to further develop education and training activities launched by DHC+. Stakeholders who are not yet members of DHC+ but may be interested in cooperating in any such initiatives are invited to join as guests. Contact: christopher.gallasch@euroheat.org

11.00 – 12.30 Session G: Get credit for your green heat- Ecoheat4cities

Introduction by the moderator: Calculating your green heat performance Charlotta Abrahamson, Swedish District Heating Association
The labelling process and the added value for DHC Jonathan Williams, Building Research Institute
A Swedish company perspective - Fridolf Eskilsson, Jönköping Energi
An Italian company perspective - Alessandro Gnatta, A2A
Labelling as a tool for enhancing market access of District Cooling -Henrik Frohm , Capital Cooling

11.00 – 12.30 Session F cont.: DHC+ Working Group meeting on education and training -Continuation of Working Group meeting

14.00 – 14.45 Closing Session

Keynote:Putting EU policy objectives into action - William Gillett, EACI
Outcome of the day
 


European Sustainable Energy Week

Date: 18 - 22 June 2012
Location: Brussels, Belgium

 

19 June 2012:

Solar District Heating – Zero Emission Heat Supply to Cities and Villages


13:30 - 13:45 Opening

The solar district heating experience in Europe - Yves Delaby, Chairman to the DHC+ Technology Platform (EU)
Introduction to the IEE programme - Antonio Aguilo Rullan, EACI (EU)
Introduction to the Workshop - Thomas Pauschinger, Solites (DE)

13:45 - 15:30 Part I: Solar District Heating in Europe - Status and Practical Experiences

State of the Art of Large Scale Solar Heating Plants - Jan-Olof Dalenbäck, Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
Long Term Experiences with Solar District Heating in Denmark - Leo Holm, Marstal Fjernvarme (DK)
Solar District Heating success stories in Slovenia and Austria - Josef Buchinger, Solid (AT)
Solar District Heating with Seasonal Heat Storage for Residential Areas in Germany - Thomas Pauschinger, Solites (DE)
Benefits of using solar district heating - Birgitta Bechtold, Ecoheat4cities project (EU)

16:00 - 17:30 Part II: Roundtable Discussion on Policy and Key Actions to Market Introduction

Moderator: Simone Landolina, EUREC Agency / RHC-Platform’s Secretariat (EU)
Policy recommendations - Frederic Hug, Euroheat & Power (EU)
Obstacles and opportunities - Per Alex Soerensen, PlanEnergi (DK)
SDHplus – A Workplan 2012 – 2015 - Thomas Pauschinger, Solites (DE)
Urban planners and architects’ feed-back and recommendations - Christopher Peters, SaAS (SP)
Cogeneration industry feed-back and recommendations - Stefan Holler, University of Applied Sciences Hannover (DE)

 

21 June 2012:
Beyond electricity

Euroheat & Power together with COGEN Europe

Moderator: Graham Meeks, Combined Heat and Power Association

09:00 – 10:05 Matching energy supply to an evolving energy demand

Is there adequate consideration of heat in the EU’s 2050 Energy Roadmap? - Livia Vasakova, European Commission 
The importance of efficiency for EU’s sustainable energy systems - Kees den Blanken, COGEN Nederland
Heat roadmap Europe 2050 - Is the EU’s modelling of energy to 2050 robust in its handling of heat? - Henrik Lund, Aalborg University

10:05 – 13:00 A Coalition for Heat: Snapshots of efficient energy use & RES in Europe today

Claire Roumet, CECODHAS Housing Europe
Frédéric Boyer, Energy Cities
Arnaud Duvielguerbigny, COGEN Europe
Antonio Bonomo, CEWEP
Burkhard Sanner, EGEC
Frédéric Hug, Euroheat & Power
Tim Rotheray, CHPA


 

22 June 2012:
Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 and heating networks: EU grants vs innovative financial instruments for the financing of energy infrastructures

Euroheat & Power together with Dalkia

Moderator: Birger Lauersen, Vice-President, Euroheat & Power

09:30 - 10:45 Cohesion policy and district heating networks: the continuous need for EU contribution to achieve EU energy and climate change objectives

Why should the EU support district heating networks and cogeneration? - Birger Lauersen, Euroheat & Power
What is the contribution of EU funding allocated to district heating networks during the 2007-2013 period to the 3x20 objectives? - Mathieu Fichter, Head of Sector ‘sustainable growth’, DG REGIO
How do European cities see the need for funding in the energy sector? - Jana Cicmanova, Project Manager, EU funding for sustainable projects in the cities, Energy Cities.

11:45 - 13:00 EU funding for district heating networks in 2014-2020: EU grants vs. innovative financial instruments.

EU funding available for energy infrastructures for 2014-2020 – Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser to the Director-General, DG Energy
EU funding and energy infrastructures: the point of view of Central Europe Member States - Martin Hájek, Czech Association for District Heating
New innovative financial instruments for DHN and cogeneration - Reinhard Six, Senior engineer from the Energy Efficiency Division of Energy Department, European Investment Bank
EU grants vs IFI in the energy sector: the perspective of a private company - Marc Delaye, Executive Vice President - Strategy and Marketing, Dalkia
 


 

Euroheat & Power and RHC-Platform Annual Conference
Focus on Renewable District Heating and Cooling
Euroheat & Power and RHC-Platform team up!

Date: 26-27 April 2012
Location: Scandic Copenhagen, Denmark

Conference summary video


View the interview with Frédéric Hug

 

Thursday, 26 April 2012


10.00 – 11.00 Opening Session

Birger Lauersen, President, Euroheat & Power
Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, President, RHC-Platform

Frank Jensen, Mayor of Copenhagen
 

11.00 – 12.30 Decarbonising the European heating and cooling markets
Moderator: Wolfram Sparber, Vice-President, RHC-Platform
Supporting research and development to keep the European lead in Renewable Heating and Cooling - José Riesgo Villanueva, European Commission, DG Energy
Global view on renewable heating and cooling - Milou Beerepoot, International Energy Agency
Renewable District Heating and Cooling in future energy markets - Henrik Lund, Aalborg University
Additional panellist: Frank Hansen, VELUX - Frederic Hug, Euroheat & Power - Paul Voss, Danfoss District Energy
 
13.30 – 15.00 Parallel sessions on renewable heating and cooling sources

13.30 – 15.00 Session A: Solar thermal Technology
13.30 – 15.00 Session B: Geothermal Technology
Moderation: Pierre Ungemach, GPC IP - Part I & Part II
Recent market developments in geothermal heating & cooling – Burkhard Sanner, EGEC
Geothermal Strategic Research Agenda – Javier Urchueguia, GEOPLAT
Latest and future developments in geothermal District Heating – Christian Boissavy, AFPG
Geothermal District Heating and Cooling in Vienna – Arno Rapottnig, Fernwaerme Wien
 
13.30 – 15.00 Session C: Biomass Technology
15.30 – 17.00 Parallel sessions on integration of sustainable district heating and cooling

15.30 – 17.00 Session D: Technical issues
Moderation: Õnne-Ly Reidla, Estonian Power and Heat Association
Lower temperatures, new heat sources: Next generation District Heating systems – Patrick Lauenburg, Lund University
Low-temperature case-studies – Robin Wiltshire, BRE
New built and refurbishment with DHC in the Mediterranean context – Christoph Peters, Sabaté and Associates
The SECTOR project: Production of Solid Sustainable Energy Carriers from Biomass by Means of Torrefaction – Kathrin Bienert, Deutsches Biomasse Forschungsinstitut

15.30 – 17.00 Session E: Business Models
Moderation: Klaas de Jong, Essent
Tools for new and improved business models in District Heating and Cooling – Anders Sandoff, Gothenburg School of Economics
Open District Heating – Lena Gunnarsson, Fortum Värme
Development of an innovative business model for large-scale solar thermal plants for industrial and commercial companies – Christian Holter, SOLID
Integrating renewable DHC in practice – Peter Verboven, VITO
 
15.30 – 17.00 Session F: Urban Planning
Moderation: Lorenzo Spadoni , A2A
Future sustainable cities through backcasting modeling – Louise Trygg, Linkoepings University & Göran Broman, Blekinge Institute of Technology
European hot spots – Prof. Sven Werner, Halmstad University
Integrated Urban Energy Planning Success stories throughout Europe – Else Bernsen, COWI
UP-RES –Urban Planners with Renewable Energy Skills – Lewis Knight, Bulding Research Establishment
 
17.00 – 18.00 Panel Discussion: outcome of the day and report of the six parallel session moderators

19.30 – 21.00 Evening reception
Martin Lidegaard, Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Danish Presidency of the EU
 

Friday, 27 April 2012


09.00 – 10.30 Parallel sessions

09.00 – 10.30 Session G: Sustainable Cooling

09.00 – 10.30 Session H: Thermal Energy Storage
Moderation: Wim van Helden, Renewable Heat
Strategic and Research priorities for thermal energy storage – Luisa F. Cabeza, University of Lleida
Phase Change Material (PCM) based energy storage materials and global applications examples – Zafer Ure, Phase Change Material Products Limited
Advancements and applications of UTES (Underground Thermal Energy Storage) in DHC networks - Coen Dijxhoorn, IF Technology
Storing renewable energy in DHC – Marko Riipinen, Helsinki Energy

11.00 – 12.30 Parallel sessions

11.00 – 12.30 Session I: Raising Awareness and Acceptance

11.00 – 12.30 Session J: Hybrid Systems and Heat Pumps
12.30 – 13.30 Closing Session
Moderation: Simone Landolina, RHC-Platform
Steen Gade, Chairman of the Climate, Energy and Building Committee, Denmark
Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, President, RHC-Platform
Birger Lauersen, President, Euroheat & Power
Sytze Dijkstra, Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform, Chair WG Energy Supply