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‘Heat Action for 2030 and Beyond’


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olicymakers and experts at the ‘Heat Action for 2030 and beyond’ workshop organised by the Heat


Coalition in Brussels on 27 June during the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week from 24-28 June, 2013, were told that restructuring Europe’s heating and cooling supply will provide affordable comfort, faster decarbonisation and a more resilient energy system.


On behalf of the incoming Presidency, Ona Kostinaité- Grinkevicné, Lithuanian Energy Attaché, underlined the strategic importance of the heat sector. He said, “More than two-thirds of Lithuania’s citizens are served by district heating – an infrastructure serving as a pillar in our energy transition. We expect that the proportion of renewable energy resources, notably biomass and waste, will comprise at least 60% in district heating by 2020. Bearing these numbers in mind, clearly the future of the European heating


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sector is important for us”. According to the new study ‘Heat Roadmap 2050 II’, the EU can save at least 100 billion Euros by addressing heating and cooling. Professor Sven Werner of Halmstad University, who is involved in the study, explained: “Even when energy effi ciency improvements in the building envelope reach the limit of what is realistically feasible, heating and cooling demand will continue to exist in the future and therefore it has to be properly factored in any energy modeling done by the European Commission”. Dr Tim Rotheray from the UK Combined Heat and Power Association added, “In the UK, we have experienced that just a CO2 target will not do the job. Integrated energy planning is key for a cost-effective transition to a low-carbon energy system. The future EU framework needs to target cost-effective primary energy savings in the system, tapping into the existing potential


at the local level”. Concrete examples from


Klaipeda, Lithuania, and Hannover, Germany, illustrate how to use smart solutions to decarbonise heating and cooling and their signifi cant impacts. During the debate, the panelists highlighted the need for a comprehensive and long-lasting effort.


Frédéric Hug, President of Euroheat & Power, stated: “It’s not enough to issue a communication in Autumn. For several decades, the EU has focused on big, cross- border infrastructure and trade issues only. The next decades must be dedicated to fi nding out how smart technologies can optimally work together at all levels, including the local one”. According to Wolfram Sparber, Vice-President of the RHC- Platform, “Research, Development and Innovation are the keys to unlocking the potential of renewable heating and cooling beyond 2020. It is crucial that at least four billion Euros is allocated


Research, Development and Innovation are the keys to unlocking the potential of renewable heating and cooling beyond 2020. It is crucial that at least four billion Euros is allocated to public-private R&D in the next seven years


to public-private R&D in the next seven years”.


Gérard Magnin, Executive Director of Energy Cities, said: “Heat sources are often available nearby and can take many forms: power plant, combined heat and power unit, waste incineration plant, free industrial heat, wastewater, data centres, etc. Local authorities should be


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