Roadmaps are ready: now what?? Exploring the realities of the heat transition
Nearly 100 stakeholders from the EU Commission, NGOs, industry, city partners and research institutions took the opportunity to discuss the project results, their policy implications at both the EU and national levels and the challenges of implementation on the 13th of February 2019 in Brussels, during the final HRE4 event organised by HRE Partner Euroheat & Power along with ReUseHeat project.
The event summary is available here.
Programme & presentations:
Welcome speeches
- Brian Vad Mathiesen, HRE4 coordinator, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Vincent Berrutto, Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME), European Commission
SESSION 1: Heat sector decarbonisation – 2050 long-term strategy
Facilitator: Paul Voss, Euroheat & Power
- Hans van Steen, DG Energy, European Commission
- Susana Paardekooper, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Brian Vad Mathiesen, Aalborg University, Denmark
SESSION 2: Heat sector decarbonisation – Panel on practical implementation
Moderator: Aksana Krasatsenka, DHC+ Technology Platform
- Carsten Rothballer, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany
- Daniel Trier, PlanEnergi, Denmark
- Melanie Shaffu, E.ON SE, Germany
- Andreas Mück, Viking Heat Engines, Germany
- Antonio Zonta, Province of Treviso, Italy
Welcome from the ReUseHeat project
- Kristina Lygnerud, IVL, Sweden
SESSION 3: Excess heat potentials and barriers for investments
- Urban Persson, Halmstad University, Sweden
- Daniela Leonte, Tractebel, Romania
- Edward Wheatcroft, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
- Giorgio Bonvicini, RINA Consulting, Italy
SESSION 4: Excess heat investments – Panel on practical implementation
Moderator: Alessandro Provaggi, DHC+ Technology Platform
- Kristina Lygnerud, IVL, Sweden
- Angel Andreu, Veolia, Spain
- Joost Declerck, Belfius, Belgium
- Diego Arnone, Engineering I.I. S.p.A., Italy