Upgrading the Heat: Practical Strategies for Decarbonising Existing DH Networks
This targeted training webinar supports public authorities, utilities, and operators in countries where district heating is already well established but still heavily dependent on fossil fuels.
We’ll explore real-world challenges in modernising existing DH systems, with a focus on practical approaches to boosting efficiency, diversifying heat sources, and securing smart financing - all while navigating complex regulatory, technical, and social dynamics.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
Local authorities, DHC operators, energy agencies, and public planners from all countries are welcome to join the training, but we think it might be specifically interesting for countries like Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Slovenia.
Agenda:
- 11:00 – 11:05 Welcome & Introduction (Anna Fijas, Project Manager, PNEC)
- 11:05 – 11:15 Introduction to the energyPRO/EXCEL tool (Niels Beck-Larsen, Project Manager, PlanEnergi)
- 11:15 – 11:35 Adapting the EnergyPro tool to local conditions
- Lessons learned from Lithuania- Kaunas and Alytus (Vytautas Džiuvė, Energy Technology and Economy Expert Analyst, LSTA)
- Lessons Learnt from Austria: (Stefan Retschitzegger, Scientific Researcher, AEE INTEC)
- 11:35 – 11:45 Heat when you need it: The role of Thermal Energy Storage in Decarbonisation of DHC systems (Abdulrahman Dahash, Scientist, AIT)
- 11:45 – 12:00 Questions & closing
