As part of EUSEW 2024, this session highlights the need for cooperation between heat pumps’ manufacturers and grid operators to ensure that grid capacity does not constitute a barrier to heat pumps’ deployment, and that more heat pumps provide an opportunity for flexibility and renewables integration.

Speakers

• Dieter Kehren - Head of Smart Heating at Federation of the German heating Industry (BDH)

• Giuseppe Lorubio - Public & Regulatory Affairs Director at Ariston Group

• Marion Malafosse - Head of policy at SmartEN

• Elaine O’connell - Policy officer at Unit C.3 Internal Energy Market, DG ENER, European Commission

• Federica Sabbati - Secretary General at EHI - Association of the European Heating Industry

• Andreas Schlesier - Expert Energy and Grids at EU DSO Entity / Stadtwerke München GmbH

• Tzeni Varfi - Deputy Secretary General at E.DSO