ReUseHeat policy workshop on waste heat recovery investments

The heat being wasted across Europe could cover 100% of our buildings’ needs. District heating and cooling networks can utilise excess heat available from various sources, including excess heat from urban facilities (i.e. data centres, sewage collectors, cooling systems of tertiary buildings, underground stations). However, due to some regulatory challenges, lack of large-scale replicable demonstrators and appropriate financial support schemes this opportunity is wasted.

There is a lot of work to be done at European level and beyond to integrate this readily available energy efficiency solution and reduce our heavy reliance on fossil fuels. Therefore, the ReUseHeat H2020 project organised a policy workshop in order to have an open and interactive debate on how to make waste heat recovery investments happen.

Programme & presentations:

Welcome from ReUseHeat and overview of urban waste heat potential,
Kristina Lygnerud, IVL

SESSION 1: Putting the legal framework in place
moderated by Birger Lauersen, Danish District Heating Association

• Current EU policy framework, Karlis Goldstein, DG ENER
• Policy recommendations from EU projects, Stavros Stamatoukos, EASME
• Maximising Use of Waste Heat in Cities, Pauline Lucas, Euroheat & Power

SESSION 2: Building a track record of waste heat recovery projects
facilitated by Alessandro Provaggi, DHC+ Technology Platform c/o EHP

• Showcasing replicable models for the recovery and reuse of excess heat at urban level, Kristina Lygnerud, IVL
• Sharing energy to warm up homes​, Rodrigo Matabuena, Islington Council
• Cool ways of using surplus heat (COOL DH demo sites), Gabriele Pesce, DHC+ Technology Platform c/o Euroheat & Power

SESSION 3: Promoting financial support and guarantees
moderated by Aksana Krasatsenka, DHC+ Technology Platform c/o EHP

• ReUseHeat proposal for a Credit Facility for Urban Waste Heat Recovery Projects, Giorgio Bonvicini, RINA Consulting
• The view of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Greg Gebrail, EBRD
• Waste Heat Bankability, Chris Garside, Nordic Heat
• Third-party financing of urban waste heat recovery projects, Rémi Cuer, Kyotherm

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