1 December 2026
Brussels, Belgium
#HPForum 2026
1 December 2026
SQUARE Brussels
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Tuesday 1 December

Heat Pump Forum & Awards 2026

Secure heat for a competitive future
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Sponsorship

Partner with the Heat Pump Forum & Awards 2026

Showcase your leadership in Europe’s energy transition.
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#HPAwards

Heat Pump Awards 2026

Celebrating outstanding heat pump projects across Europe.
Innovation driving the clean energy transition.
#HPForum

What is the Heat Pump Forum?

The Heat Pump Forum is the flagship annual event of the European Heat Pump Association.

Held in Brussels, it brings together policymakers, industry leaders and experts to explore how heat pumps support Europe’s energy security, climate ambitions and competitiveness.

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Consider staying an extra day to join targeted discussions on accelerating heat pump rollout, with the European Commission’s Heat Pump Accelerator Platform – 2 December in Brussels.

Heat Pump
Forum & Awards

1 December 2026

📍SQUARE Brussels
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Heat Pump
Accelerator Platform

2 December 2026

📍SQUARE Brussels

Organised by
the European Commission and partners

Heat Pump Forum 2026

Policymakers, industry leaders and experts will come together to tackle one of Europe’s key challenges: strengthening energy security while accelerating the clean heating transition.

Discussions will focus on scaling up heat pump deployment, fair energy taxation, grid integration and countering misinformation.

Bringing together 300 participants from across Europe, the Forum concluded with the Heat Pump Awards celebrating innovation driving Europe’s energy future.

Sponsors 2025

Media partners 2025

#HPAwards

Awarding excellence in heat pump projects

Since 2011, the Heat Pump Awards have celebrated the projects and people turning Europe’s energy transition into reality. From cities and industries to homes and communities, the Awards spotlight innovative heat pump solutions delivering real impact today – recognising excellence, inspiring replication, and showcasing what sustainable heating and cooling already makes possible across Europe.

They’ve spoken at the Heat Pump Forum

Kadri Simson

European Commissioner for Energy

European Commission

Alain Maron

Minister for Climate Transition, Environment, Energy and Participatory Democracy, Brussels-Capital Region

Brussels-Capital Government

Andrea Wechsler

Member of the European Parliament (EPP, Germany)

European Parliament

Anna Stürgkh

Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe, Austria)

European Parliament

Ciarán Cuffe

Former Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA, Ireland)

European Parliament

Jacek Truszczyński

Deputy Head of Unit – Clean Technologies

European Commission (DG GROW)

Kerstin Jorna

Director-General

European Commission (DG GROW)

Marcos González Álvarez

Acting Head of Unit

European Commission (DG CLIMA)

Maria Leoz

Deputy Head of Unit for Communication and Outreach

European Commission (DG ENER)

Martin Hojsík

Vice-President of the European Parliament (Renew Europe, Slovakia)

European Parliament

Michael Liebreich

Chairman & CEO, Liebreich Associates; Founder, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Liebreich Associates

Niels Fuglsang

Member of the European Parliament (S&D, Denmark)

European Parliament

Paula Pinho

Director – Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency and Innovation

European Commission (DG ENER)

Peter Liese

Member of the European Parliament (EPP, Germany)

European Parliament

Robert Nuij

Head of Unit for Buildings and Products 

European Commission (DG ENER)

Rosalinde van der Vlies

Director – Clean Energy Transition & Energy System Integration

European Commission (DG ENER)

Stefan Moser

Head of Unit – Energy Systems Integration

European Commission (DG ENER)

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Member of the European Parliament (S&D, France)

European Parliament