Our Team

Dedicated to support and promote Solar Heat technology in Europe, more specifically in the capital of Europe, Solar Heat Europe Team desires to provide its members the best services to promote the sector towards European policy-markers as well as supporting your activity in different fields, among them, European projects, certification and research.

Solar Heat Europe invites you to meet our team and to engage with as soon as you need it.

Secretary General

Pedro Dias

Mr. Dias joined Solar Heat Europe in 2008, first as Operations Manager, later as Deputy Secretary General. He was appointed as Secretary General in April 2014. Mr. Dias holds a management degree from Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC) in Portugal, and has a large experience in both private sectors and the non-governmental sectors. He has worked previously in the heating sector, more specifically in gas retail and commercialisation of heating equipment. Mr. Dias speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. Read More...

Sara Vargas

Communications assistant

Sara started working in Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF in January 2019 as a Communications Assistant, in charge of helping shape and implement the organisation’s communication strategy for the sector. She has almost four years of public affairs and communications experience in Brussels, focusing on energy policy and sustainable development. She has previously worked at the Council...

Irene di Padua

Policy Officer

Given her public affairs and communications background, Irene joined Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF in 2018, where she is in charge of monitoring Read More...

Leopoldo Mico

Administrative and Communication Assistant

Leopoldo Mico started to work in Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF in September 2018. He is currently the Administrative and Communication Read More...