IEA SHC Solar Academy: Making Low Carbon District Heat a reality in the UK
On 14 March 2024 at 2PM GMT/UTC, we are excited to present a webinar by the IEA SHC Solar Academy on Making Low Carbon District Heat a Reality in the UK.
This webinar will break from the tradition and give a view of this exciting sector aimed at UK policymakers, outlining the successful work of funders, support mechanisms and technology analysis. District Heating is a key component of the UK’s strategy for net-zero heat in buildings, Solar heat can form a crucial zero carbon contributor to making low carbon District Heat a reality.
The webinar is of interest to local and government officials looking to understand more about the potential of solar thermal district heating, and crucially learn from deployment experience.
Speaker presentations:
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Magdalena Berberich: Current market status of Solar District Heating systems in Germany and Government support measures
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Andrej Jentsch: Resource analysis - a key to comprehensive technology assessment including solar heat network
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Thomas Pauschinger: Challenges and opportunities for solar thermal in a rapidly transforming German district heating and cooling sector
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Gernot Woerther: The Austrian funding program "Big Solar Thermal"
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The webinar will be moderated by George Bennett (Department of Energy Security and Net Zero ) and Robin Wiltshire (BRE).
Q/A Session: This 90-minute webinar will include a 30-minute Q/A session and a recording of the webinar will be available online afterwards.
The webinar is organised by the Solar Academy of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and hosted by ISES, the International Solar Energy Society.
