A significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing industry comes from the use of fossil fuels for heating at various temperature ranges. Notably, half of manufacturing heat requires low-to-medium temperature ranges which are best met by local renewable heating resources such as solar thermal and geothermal resources.

On October 11th we are addressing the crucial topic of industry decarbonisation with solar thermal and geothermal as a key component of the EU’s climate and energy security objectives, during an essential event with EU policymakers, industrial sectors, and renewable heating actors.

The event will take place at the European Parliament from 17:30 to 19:30 and it will be chaired by MEP Beatrice Covassi, co-chair of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup.

Organised by Solar Heat Europe and EGEC with the support of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup, the event will explore how to accelerate industry’s transition to renewable heating through compelling examples of solar thermal and geothermal in Europe. Additionally, it will outline the dedicated support structure required to aid European industry in this transformation.

AGENDA:

Welcome: Beatrice Covassi, Member of the European Parliament and Co-Chair of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup

Keynote speech: Lukasz Kolinski, Head of Unit, Renewables and Energy System Integration, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission

Case studies:

• Adele Manzella, Coordinator of geothermal projects, Italian National Research Council, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (CNR-IGG)
• Gianni Vanneste, Group Energy Optimization Manager, Boortmalt Group and Hugues Defréville, CEO Newheat

Panel discussion (moderated by Anna Gumbau):

• Pedro Dias, Policy Director, Solar Heat Europe
• Sanjeev Kumar, Head of Policy, EGEC
• Adele Manzella, Coordinator of geothermal projects, CNR-IGG
• Gianni Vanneste, Group Energy Optimization Manager, Boortmalt
• Hugues Defréville, CEO Newheat

Q&A

Intervention by Member of the European Parliament, Professor Zdzisław Krasnodobeski

Closing remarks followed by Cocktail & Networking

The registration for the physical event is now open, and we extend our invitation to industry and energy stakeholders to secure their participation and join the discussion in October.