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Let’s make the East of Europe heat the Best! How to achieve 100% renewable heating and cooling in Central & Eastern European countries? 

21 May 2025
/ 21 May 2025
10:00 - 12:00

What will it take for Central and Eastern Europe to achieve 100% renewable heating and cooling?

Find out at an inspiring event hosted by the European Heat Pump Association and Solar Heat Europe, under the umbrella of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-ETIP project). This dynamic discussion will spotlight the unique perspectives of Central and Eastern European countries as they navigate the path to fully renewable RHC systems.

Join us to explore innovative strategies, tackle regional challenges, and exchange best practices—paving the way for a sustainable and resilient energy future tailored to the CEE region’s distinct climatic and social conditions.

Agenda: 

10:00 – 10:10 Welcome Remarks | Giulia Conforto, Senior Researcher at e-think energy research

    10:10 – 10:20 | EHPA & SHE Powering Partnerships in the RHC ETIP Platform | Elisabetta Tillier, EU Projects Officer at the European Heat Pump Association & Lucia Torlai, Junior EU Projects Officer at Solar Heat Europe

     10:20 – 10:30 | Sewage to Heat in Large Buildings and District Heating and Cooling | Pal Kiss, President of the Hungarian Heat Pump Association

     10:30 – 10:40 | Renewable heating future – Competition or synergy? | Janusz Starościk, President of the Polish Association of Producers and Importers of heating appliances 

     10:40 – 10:50 | Biomass Boilers for residential heating – State of the art and latest innovations | Walter Haslinger, CEO at BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH

     10:50 – 11:00 | Central Europe with geothermal (central) heating and cooling | Bartłomiej Ciapała, Scientist at AGH University of Krakow, and BoD member, Polish Geothermal Society

     11:00 – 11:10  | Tools Presentation | Giulia Conforto, Senior Researcher at e-think energy research

11:10 – 11:55 Panel Discussion | Collaborative Pathways for Sustainable Heating Solutions

11:55 – 12:00 Closing Remarks by Giulia Conforto, Senior Researcher at e-think energy research

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