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Webinar

Planning Ahead: The Future of Sustainable Heating & Cooling

Date October 28, 2026
Time 10:30 - 12:00 Brussels time

About the Event

Plan4Cold and ManagEnergy invite regional and local authorities to a webinar on 28 October presenting methodologies, tools and good practices for Sustainable Heating and Cooling plans

The PLAN4COLD project supports cities in Portugal, Italy and Greece in preparing for these new requirements, with replication activities in Spain and Croatia aimed at facilitating the transfer of knowledge, methodologies and solutions to other European contexts.

Local and regional energy agencies have a particularly important role to play in this process. With their technical expertise, knowledge of local and regional energy systems, and ability to facilitate cooperation between public authorities, energy stakeholders and other relevant actors, they can provide essential support to municipalities throughout the planning process. Energy agencies can also help translate policy objectives into locally appropriate measures, strengthen coordination across administrative levels, and contribute to the implementation and monitoring of heating and cooling plans beyond their initial development.

This webinar, organised by FEDARENE in the framework of PLAN4COLD, with the support of the ManagEnergy initiative, will provide an overview of the forthcoming planning requirements and examine how cities, regions and energy agencies can work together to address them. It will present the approach and experience of PLAN4COLD, highlight opportunities for replication, and provide interested organisations with an opportunity to engage with the project and support the transfer of its results beyond Southern Europe.

Agenda

10:30 – 10:35

Welcome and introduction

Nadège Seguel, FEDARENE

10:35 – 10:45

Sustainable Heating and Cooling within the EU policy context

Alfonso Arroyo González, FEDARENE Vice-President for Renewable Heating and Cooling and Director of the Regional Energy Agency of Castilla y León – EREN

10:45 – 10:55

Plan4COLD – Supporting South Europe Municipalities in the Definition of Sustainable Local Heating and Cooling Plans

Rita Pestana, Technical Expert – Portuguese Energy Agency (ADENE)

10:55 – 11:05

Tools for developing Local Heating and Cooling Plans

Davide Quaggiotto, EU project manager – R2M Solutions

11:05 – 11:15

Sustainable Local Heating and Cooling Plans: Methodologies and Best Practices in Data Collection

Rúben Figueira, Senior Expert – Madeira Regional Agency for Energy and Environment (AREAM)

11:15 – 11:55

Examples of H&C projects 

  • Geothermal and Biomass District Heating: Harnessing the Resource , María Lorenzo Conto, Director of Energy and Business Development, HUNOSA
  • Cloudy with a Chance to Heat All – Dublin is capturing server waste heat to warm communities and return chilled water, John O’Shea, Heat & Electricity Lead, Dublin’s Energy Agency (Codema)
  • PV & Geothermal installation in a public school, Todor Belezhkov, Energy Expert, Plovdiv Energy Agency (EAP)
  • Rijeka’s district heating: Green Transition, Mr. Vatroslav Jukić, Director of Heat Energy Sector, Energo Ltd
11:55 – 12:00

Closing and survey to join P4C replication activities 

Nadège Seguel, FEDARENE

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