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World Sustainable Energy Days 2022: a great success!

Over 650 experts from 55 countries participated in the World Sustainable Energy Days 2022 from 5-8 April – more than 60 % of them on-site! The energy transition community met in Wels/Austria and presented opportunities, solutions and strategies to make global climate neutrality reality.

World Sustainable Energy Days 2022: a great success!

The event was held from 5-8 April 2022 in Wels/Austria as a hybrid event: over 650 experts from 55 countries participated in the conference, over 60 % of them on-site in Wels.”Energy transition: full speed ahead!” – this was the motto of the World Sustainable Energy Days 2022 (WSED)! The conference presented the comprehensive transformation of policies, technologies and markets for achieving climate neutrality, and how to raise the pace of change. The event was organised by the OÖ Energiesparverband, the regional energy agency of Upper Austria.The event was held from 5-8 April 2022 in Wels/Austria as a hybrid event: over 650 experts from 55 countries participated in the conference, over 60 % of them on-site in Wels.

The conference programme

The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) are an international conference on the energy transition and global climate neutrality. In 2022, the WSED offered the following complimentary events:

  • European Pellet Conference
  • Young Energy Researchers Conference
  • European Energy Efficiency Conference
  • Energy Efficiency Policy Conference
  • Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference
  • Smart E-Mobility Conference
  • Innovation Workshops

A tradeshow on renewable energy and energy efficiency, a poster presentation and valuable opportunities for networking rounded off the WSED’s comprehensive package.

European Energy Efficiency Conference

The new “Fit for 55” package aims to put the EU on track towards climate neutrality. Energy accounts for 75 % of GHG emissions. Speeding up energy efficiency is critical!
In 2022, the European Energy Efficiency Conference showed how to raise the pace of change, how to increase acceptance, trigger investments and get things moving. The event took place on 7-8 April and offered delegates a comprehensive package of five conferences.

The event featured an update on the new EU directives, presented key innovations for the industrial energy transition and informed about smart e-mobility. Experts from all over the world discussed latest research results, successful energy efficiency policies and programmes, and presented innovative best practice examples.

Discover the details of the other conferences below.

See you next year in Wels/Austria!

The World Sustainable Energy Days 2022 were one of the first international sustainable energy conferences with over 400 international participants on-site. Mark your calendars for the next edition, which will be held from 1 – 3 March 2023 in Wels/Austria. The deadline for the Call for Papers & Speakers is 10 October 2022.