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Cities and municipalities are at the forefront of the energy transition. Decarbonising the heating and cooling sectors presents one of the biggest challenges and opportunities for local communities in the coming years. The recently revised Energy Efficiency Directive (see article 25.6) establishes the obligation for municipalities to draw up heating and cooling  plans for municipalities with more than 45.000 inhabitants. This event will explore what these sub-regional thermal plans could look like and provide recommendations for cities and municipalities.

Agenda 

Welcome and moderation: Thomas Garabetian, SolarPower Europe and ETIP PV Secretariat

Introducing the role of cities and municipalities in the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector – Madis Laaniste, Policy Officer at the European Commission

Part 1: Experience from cities that developed heating and cooling plans

  • Peter Lichtenwöhrer, Energy Economics & Spatial Energy Planning Unit of the City of Vienna
  • Valérie Séjourné, Managing Director of Solar Heat Europe

Part 2: Perspectives for the design of sub-regional heating and cooling plans

  • Pierre-Jean Alet, CSEM and Leader of the ETIP PV Grid Integration working group
  • Ralf Roman Schmidt, Senior Research Engineer at the Austrian Institute of Technology

Panel discussion

Conclusions: Thomas Garabetian, SolarPower Europe and ETIP PV Secretariat