As part of EUSEW 2024, this session aims to shed light on success stories from cities and municipalities across Europe, which have deployed or modernised district heating and cooling networks, to accelerate their heating and cooling transition and phase out fossil fuels. Drawing from relevant EU projects like the Celsius initiative, the session will showcase examples of successful transitions.

Speakers

• Aurélie Beauvais - Managing Director at Euroheat & Power

• Cristina Castells Guiu - Director of Energy and Environmental Standards at Municipality of Barcelona

• Madis Laaniste - Policy Assistant at Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission

• Martina Olejnikova - Public Affairs Director at Veolia Energy

• Valérie Plainemaison - Secretary General at EFIEES

• Pierre De Montilvault - Chairman at FEDNE

• Michal Łakomski - Mayor's Proxy for Smart City, Head of Digitalization and Cybersecurity Office at City of Poznan