The warmth of cooperation: Heating and cooling communities for the Balkans

When

15 May 2025    
10:00 - 12:00
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Join us on 15 May 2025 from 10:00 to 12:00 CET for this inspiring webinar to discover how heating and cooling (H&C) communities can be a key driver for the energy transition in the Balkans.

Even though community energy is a proven and effective approach to foster green energy transition, unfortunately, its potential remains untapped in the heating and cooling sector. Join us for this inspiring webinar organised by the ConnectHeat project to discover how heating and cooling (H&C) communities can be a key driver for the energy transition in the Balkans. This session will explore how local stakeholders can come together to collectively plan, finance, and manage sustainable thermal energy communities tailored to their needs. You will not only learn more about the concept of H&C communities but also explore inspiring cases and projects as well as useful and proven tools for the seamless development of such communities. We will also discuss the potential of heating and cooling plans to boost the roll-out of thermal communities.

BALKAN FOCUS: This webinar is directed towards stakeholder from the Balkans. We specifically invite stakeholders from this region to join. Anyone else is free to join as well.

Agenda

Moderation by Riccardo Battisti, Senior Project Manager, Ambiente Italia

  • Welcome & Introduction | Riccardo Battisti, Senior Project Manager at Ambiente Italia (10h00-10h15)
  • What is a heating & cooling community? | Riccardo Battisti, Senior Project Manager at Ambiente Italia (10h15-10h30)
  • H&C communities in practice: A case from Bulgaria | Todor Belezhkov, Energy Agency of Plovdiv (10h35-10h55)
  • H&C communities in practice: A case from Croatia | Martina Krizmanić Pećnik, REGEA (10h55-11h15)
  • Tools for heating & cooling communities | Chiara Lazzari, Senior project manager at Ambiente Italia (11h15-11h30)
  • The energy community of Kimmeria | Paraskevi G. Dimitriadou, Democritus University of Thrace (11h30-11h45)
  • Q&A Session

Register now HERE.

This event is organised by the ConnectHeat project funded by the LIFE Programme.