We are happy to welcome two new professionals in our Brussels-based team: Lucia Torlai, who joins Solar Heat Europe as a Junior EU Projects Officer, and Alba Garriga, taking on the role of Communications and Membership Officer.

Lucia is originally from Italy and is based in Brussels since 2021. She holds a master’s degree from Leuven University and an advanced master’s in European Studies from the Brussels School of Governance, where she specialised in EU Environmental Policy. Before joining Solar Heat Europe, Lucia joined the Bruegel think tank, where she gained valuable experience in project management and member acquisition. She then completed an eight-month Schuman traineeship in the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), where she contributed to policy research evaluating existing EU legislation. Lucia is fluent in English and Italian and has an intermediate level of French. 

Alba is Spanish and she graduated in Journalism in Barcelona. During her studies, she completed an internship in the news department of the Spanish public television, where she worked in the politics section. She also holds a master’s degree in Strategy and Creativity in Advertising. After finishing her studies, she worked in a communications agency in Barcelona, where she improved her skills in public relations. In 2024, she moved to Brussels for a traineeship at CETAF, a European network advocating for the recognition of taxonomy and systematic biology. There, she gained experience with EU projects. Alba is fluent in Spanish, English, Catalan, has an intermediate level of French and speaks some German. 

We are thrilled to have Lucia and Alba on board and look forward to their contributions advancing Solar Heat Europe’s mission! 

About Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF:

Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF’s mission is to promote solar heat as a key technology for the decarbonisation of heating and cooling in Europe and to realise the high potential of solar heat in the energy transition. With members in more than 15 European countries, Solar Heat Europe members cover different parts of the value chain, being based in countries as diverse as Finland or Cyprus.

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