Alfonso ARROYO GONZALEZ

Alfonso Arroyo Gonzalez is the General Director for Energy and Mining of the Regional Government of Castilla y León and the Director of the Castilla y León Regional Energy Agency (EREN), a role he has held since August 2019. 

Alfonso is the President of the Regional Working Table for the Just Transition in Castilla y León, Representative of the Region in IDAE’s Advisory Committee, Vice-President of the Santa Bárbara Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Supercomputer Foundation. 

As FEDARENE’s Vice-President for Sustainable Heating and Cooling, Alfonso promotes the adoption of efficient, cost-effective, clean, and environmentally friendly heating and cooling systems across Europe. His work draws on experience implementing EU projects and seeks to support energy agencies in scaling up renewable heating and cooling solutions in their territories. 

During his mandate, Alfonso will facilitate knowledge exchange on best practices, lessons learned from projects such as REPLACE and GREEN4HEAT, and the management of funding instruments for renewable heating and cooling. He also aims to follow developments in EU and national policies, including the Heating & Cooling Strategy and Social Climate Fund, ensuring that regional energy agencies are well-positioned to contribute to the decarbonisation of Europe’s heating and cooling sector.