The warmth of cooperation: Heating and cooling communities for Central and Eastern Europe

Even though community energy is a proven and effective approach to foster green energy transition, unfortunately its potential remains untapped in the heating and cooling sector. Join us for this inspiring webinar organised by the ConnectHeat project to discover how heating and cooling (H&C) communities can be a key driver for the energy transition in Central and Eastern Europe.

This session will explore how local stakeholders can come together to collectively plan, finance, and manage sustainable thermal energy communities tailored to their needs. You will not only learn more about the concept of H&C communities but also explore inspiring cases and projects as well as useful and proven tools for seamless development of such communities.

EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE FOCUS: This webinar is directed towards stakeholders from Eastern and Central Europe. We specifically invite stakeholders from this region to join. Anyone else is free to join as well!

Agenda

Moderation by Loïc Cobut, Policy Officer, FEDARENE

• 10h00-10h10 – What is a heating & cooling community? Riccardo Battisti, Senior Project Manager, Ambiente Italia;
• 10h10 – 10h30 – H&C communities in practice: A case from Germany, Maya Neyhousser, Scientific Researcher, SOLITES;
• 10h30 – 10h50 – H&C communities in practice: A case from Belgium, Dominiek Vandewiele, Enabler of sustainable energy policy, Leiedal;
• 10h50 – 11h10 – Tools for heating & cooling communities, Chiara Lazzari, Senior project manager, Ambiente Italia;
• 11h10 – 11h25 – The Role of the ESCALATE Project in Developing Local Heating & Cooling Plans, Ewa Królikowska, Energy and Air Specialist, Mazovia Energy Agency;
• 11h25 – 11h40 – Empowering H&C Planning through Community Engagement, Ewa Szulc, Energy Specialist, Mazovia Energy Agency;
• 11h40 – 12h00 – Q&A session