Examining the pillars for RESHC Market Development

• Policy & Instruments
• Technology Vision
• Energy Retailers response
• Built Environment Adoption

Roberto Vigotti, Chair of the Renewable Energy Working Party, IEA

Parliament View and expectations of the Commission
Britta Thomsen, Member European Parliament

On the way to a RESHC directive
Hans Van Steen, Head of Renewable Energy Unit, Energy and Transport DG, European Commission

The Renewable Heating & Cooling Action Plan
Christine Lins, Secretary General, EREC

The changing building environment

• Examining the changing context for renewable applications
• Introduction of carbon neutral buildings
• Assessing the impact for RESHC

Juan Manuel Mieres, R&D Director, Acciona

Sustainable living and integration of solar energy

• Opportunities for the future building environment

Kurt Emil Eriksen, Manager Political Relations, VELUX A/S

Solar as a major source of heating and cooling
Gerhard Rabensteiner, President, ESTIF

Biomass as a major source of heating and cooling
Heinz Kopetz, President, AEBIOM

Geothermal as a major source of heating and cooling
Dr. Burkhard Sanner, President, EGEC

Biomass: Experiences, projections and expectations on European policy
Christian Rakos, Managing Director, proPellets

Solar: Experiences, projections and expectations on European policy
Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Managing Director, BSW, Chair European Solar Thermal Technology Platform

Geothermal: Experiences, projections and expectations on European policy
Pierre Ungemach, Geoproduction Consultants

Accelerating Sustainable Market Development for RESHC

• Overcoming policy uncertainty
• A 10 year quest for recognition…trials and tribulations
• Investment in technology and infrastructure acceleration
• Optimising built environment adoption

Gerhard Rabensteiner, President, ESTIF
Heinz Kopetz, President, AEBIOM
Dr. Burkhard Sanner, President, EGEC
Christian Rakos, Managing Director, proPellets
Pierre Ungemach, Geoproduction Consultants
Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Managing Director, BSW, Chair ESTTP
Juan Manuel Mieres, R&D Director, Acciona
Kurt Emil Eriksen, Manager Political Relations, VELUX A/S

Moderated by: Roberto Vigotti, Chair of the Renewable Energy Working Party, IEA

Networking Lunch Break

Setting the landscape for RESHC

• World energy trends out to 2030
• The potential for climate change mitigation from RESHC
• The IEA report Renewable Energy Heating & Cooling – untapped potential

Professor Ralph E H Sims, IPCC 4th Assessment Report CLA Energy Supply chapter, IEA Renewable Energy Unit

Examining the support mechanisms for a more widespread use of RESHC

• Assessing the uneven market development in Europe
• Examining the main instruments in achieving sustainable growth
• Building public trust in technology deployment
• Addressing barriers such as skills shortages and resistance

Dr Ole Langniss, Deputy Head of Department, Centre for Solar Energy & Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)

Improving the availability and quality of statistical data

• Determining what type of targets should/could be used
• Improving data collection
• Results from Renewable Electricity and Biofuels

Nikolaos Roubanis, Eurostat

Creating awareness for RESHC – the success of France

• Designing incentives to support RESHC
• Where does the responsibility lie at EU or local level?
• Effective campaign nationally-led with support from EU schemes

Stéphane Pouffary, Head of the International Expertise in Energy Management Unit, ADEME

Networking Refreshment Break

Increasing your share of RESHC … The story from Austria

• Assessing how Upper Austria has reached a share of 40% renewable heating
• Combining financial incentives, legal instruments and awareness raising

Christiane Egger, Deputy Manager, Upper Austrian Renewable Energy Agency

Examining present and future support mechanisms to accelerate sustainable growth for RESHC

Professor Ralph E H Sims, IPCC 4th Assessment Report CLA Energy Supply chapter, IEA Renewable Energy Unit
Ole Langniss, Deputy Head of Department, ZSW
Stéphane Pouffary, Head of the International Expertise in Energy Management Unit, ADEME
Christiane Egger, Deputy Manager, Upper Austrian Renewable Energy Agency

Networking Drinks

Registration and Morning Coffee

Opening Remarks from the Chair
Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman, World Renewable Energy Network (WREN)

RESHC …Threat or Opportunity to our Industry?

• Determining the reaction from energy retailers
• Assessing the latest RESHC innovation programmes

Charles Bradshaw-Smith, Head of Innovation, E.ON UK

Examining the importance of energy efficiency: primary energy, housing design, heating systems design and boiler technologies

• What are manufacturing companies doing?

Michael Bennett, Executive Director, Eurofuel

Solar Thermal as a challenge to the built environment

Uwe Trenkner, Secretary General, ESTIF

Architectural challenges of integrating RESHC into the building design

Steven Beckers, Architecte Associé, ART & BUILD

Integrating RESHC into the built environment to accelerate market development

• Understanding the challenges that restrict RESHC integration into the built environment
• Additional costs of construction
• Training and development of installers
• Design challenges
• Communication and education of citizens

Property Owner:
Paul-Louis Marty, President, Comité Européen de Coordination de
l'Habitat Social, CECODHAS

Construction Industry:
John Goodall, Director Technical and Environmental Affairs, European Construction Industry Federation

Architect:
Steven Beckers, Architecte Associé, ART & BUILD

Renewable Technology:
Uwe Trenkner, Secretary General, ESTIF

Potential for thermal heat applications in Europe and North America

• Examining the capabilities and expectations of individual countries in Europe
• Overview of developments in Eastern European countries
• Contrasting European developments with North America

Michael Denison Pender, Executive Chairman, BRG Consult
Anrea Corso, Research Director, BRG Consult

What about cooling...a growing interest in Solar Cooling!!

• Examining how solar collectors, geothermal hot water or biomass combustion can be used for cooling
• Distribution challenges / opportunities
• Technical options in RESC
• Sectoral differences
• Recent Solar Cooling projects
• Barriers to mass-scale development

Christian Holter, Director, S.O.L.I.D.

The future supply of biomass from agriculture in Europe:

• Potential of energy crops and agriculture by-products
• Examining the possibilities and conditions for energy crops developments
• Looking at maximum energy efficiency and CO2 emission reduction

Jean-Marc Jossart, General Secretary, AEBIOM

EUBIONET II project analysis of biomass fuel supply chains

• Examining the supply and trade of forest biomass
• Biomass trade

Eija Alakangas, Secretary General, EUBIONET2

Examining the use of Biomass as a source for Heating

• The translation from fossil oil to biomass by Statoil
• Case study findings on Duvnäs Utskogen…a small-scale district heating plant

Henrik Pettersson, Statoil

Jean-Marc Jossart, General Secretary, AEBIOM
Eija Alakangas, Secretary General, EUBIONET2
Keiran Allen, Technology Acceleration Manager, Carbon Trust