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Celsius Summit 2020 – Mission Possible!

Name: Celsius Summit 2020 – Mission Possible!
Start: 2020-12-10
End: 2020-12-10
Location: Webinar

Facilitating the Heat Transition in South East Europe & Beyond!

2020 is a year with many firsts: a world-wide pandemic that threatens our society, but also countries stepping up their climate ambitions and the European Union announcing the Climate Neutral Cities mission as well as many opportunities for cities with the Green Deal Policy Framework. The Celsius Initiative also has some firsts this year: co-creating the forerunner groups together with the Celsius Cities and the first virtual Summit – Celsius Summit 2020!

The Celsius Summit 2020 is co-organised with the North West Croatian Energy Agency (REGEA) and will put a clear emphasis on the region’s heat transition, its challenges and success stories and what role district heating and cooling networks will play. We will explore the “mission possible” – how to facilitate the urban heat transition – from different angles: on 9 December the programme focusses on funding aspects, with a multitude of new funding programmes available for Celsius cities and on 10 December, we will put the spotlight on the policy framework and what else is needed to make a fast and ambitious heat transition happen in South East Europe and beyond.

While the Celsius Summit 2020 will be organised online, we still strive to make it an occasion to come together as Celsius network, share knowledge and new developments and get inspired by the Celsius city success stories! Join our Celsius Summit to celebrate the first year of the Celsius initiative and meet the fellow Celsius cities and Celsius supporters because only together we can make the “mission possible”!

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Programme

Wednesday December 09, 2020: Funding for the Urban Heat Transition

9:30

OPENING PLENARY

Moderator: Miljenko Sedlar, REGEA

Welcome

–Julije Domac, Director of REGEA
–Katrina Folland, Coordinator of the Celsius Initiative

State of play & how to advance DHC in South Eastern Europe

–The Croatian ITI experience: Tatjana Čorlija, Head of EU Affairs Unit, HEP
–The Serbian experience: Radmilo Savic, Executive Manager for Professional and Technical Support, JKP Beogradske Elektrane
–The first solar DH in Croatia: Kristijan Lovrenščak, Managing Director of Tehnostan Vukovar
–Looking at future possibilities: Kristina Lygnerud, IVL
Discussion / Q & A

EU Green Deal and the Post-Covid Recovery – what is in it for the Celsius Cities?

–EU Green deal & Renovation wave: Karlis Goldstein, Energy Efficiency Adviser to Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, DG Energy
–Zagreb’s perspective: Ivan Ivanković, Head of Energy and Climate at the City of Zagreb
–Madrid’s perspective: Luis Tejero Encinas, Head of Energy and Climate Change at the City of Madrid
–Strasbourg’s perspective: Jacqui Cullen, Project Manager District Heating and Cooling, Eurometropolis of Strasbourg
–Göteborg’s perspective: Lars Holmquist, Public Affairs at Göteborg Energi
Discussion / Q & A

11:00

COFFEE BREAK

11:10

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES – PITCHES

Moderator: Sofia Lettenbichler, Policy & Projects Manager at Euroheat & Power

Heating & Cooling in Member States’ Transnational Joint Programming Initiatives
–Michael Huebner, Senior Policy Officer, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, coordinator of Joint Programming Platform ERA-Net Smart Energy System

European City Facility
–Julien Joubert, Project Manager at Energy Cities

European Innovation Fund
–Sebastian Marx, EU Advocacy & Project Development Consultant

EBRD
–Bojan Bogdanovic, Principal Fund Manager, Renewable District Energy, EBRD

11:40

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES – BREAKOUT ROOM DISCUSSIONS

CETP & ERA-NET	European City Facility	European Innovation fund	EBRD
Expert: Michael Huebner Moderator: Alessandro Provaggi	Expert: Julien Joubert Moderator: Katrina Folland	Expert: Sebastian Marx Moderator: Tomislav Novosel	Expert: Bojan Bogdanovic Moderator: Miljenko Sedlar

12:15

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES – CONCLUSIONS

Summary of discussion sessions
-Group moderatorsNext step: investing in DHC – getting skin in the game
–Magnus Andersson, Partner at IMCGOutlook for the next day
–Sofia Lettenbichler, Policy and Project Manager at Euroheat & Power

12:45

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY!

Thursday December 10, 2020: Policies for the Urban Heat Transition

9:30

OPENING PLENARY

Moderator: Emilia Pisani, Communications Officer at Johanneberg Science Park

Welcome
– Paul Voss, Managing Director of Euroheat & Power

Local and regional planning for district heating and cooling
Best examples of local, regional and national planning which benefit clean and efficient heating
– Integration of energy and climate planning in Karlovac: Tomislav Novosel, Project Manager REGEA
– Heat-zoning and decarbonisation of buildings: Susanna Erker, spatial and energy planner at the City of Vienna
– Approach to Strategic Heating and Cooling planning in Slovenia: Damir Staničić, Researcher at Jožef Stefan Institute
– The Dutch gas-free programme: Joram Snijders, Senior Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Discussion / Q & A

Pushing the Accelerator – Lessons Learned from the Forerunner Groups
– Getting started: Sophie Tempelton, Islington council
– Waste Heat Recovery: John O’Shea, Energy Systems Analyst at Codema
– Low Temperature District Heating: Paulius Martinkus, Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer at Vilnius Šilumos Tinklai
Discussion / Q & A

11:00

COFFEE BREAK

11:15

HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

Celsius City Manifesto	Moving forward in South East Europe*	The Smart City Roadmap Masterclass
Moderator: Sofia Lettenbichler, Policy & Projects Manager at Euroheat & Power	Moderator: Tomislav Novosel, Project Manager REGEA	Moderator: Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida, Climate and Energy Professional, RDA

* Note: this workshop will be per-invite & held in Croatian

12:15

CONCLUSIONS

Summary of workshops
– Group moderatorsOverall Conclusions: Get involved!
– REGEA: Julije Domac, Director or REGEA
– The Celsius hub – new project partnerships: Mats Berg, CEO of Johanneberg Science Park

12:30 – 15:30

NETWORKING AFTERNOON: grab a coffee and have a chat with the other attendees!
Combined with the last Euroheat & Power “Mix, Mingle & Meet” session of the year

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