The international conference of the RES-H Policy project under the title: “How to Wake a Sleeping Giant - Policy Options Boosting Renewables in the Heating Market”, was held on April 14 th 2011, in Brussels, in the framework of the European Sustainable Energy Week.

Venue: Brussels, Representation of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg

Event date: 14 April 2011

Opening hours: from 13:30 to 17:30

 

Agenda

European conference Agenda
RES-H Policy Project: Result Highlights

Presentations of the European Conference
Welcome and introduction to the RES-H Policy project		Veit Bürger (Öko-Institut)
The Intelligent Energy Europe Programme; Address from the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)		Silvia Vivarelli (EACI)
Keynote from the Commission		Tom Howes (Deputy Head of Renewable energy policy unit, DGENER, European Commission)
Instrument options to support renewable heating		Peter Connor ( University of Exeter)
Ambitious renewable heating policy cases : •  Renewable heating policy mix in Upper Austria •  Código Técnico de la Edificación (Solar thermal obligation) in Spain •  The Renewable Heat Incentive in the UK •  Use obligation for new and public buildings and Market Incentive Programme in Germany		Bettina Auinger (ESV) Anrés Paredes Salvador (IDAE) Peter Connor ( University of Exeter) Veit Bürger (Öko-Institut)
Renewable heating policy scenarios for selected Member States		Lukas Kranzl (Energy Economics Group, Vienna)
Coffee break
The potential role of renewable heating in the industry sector		Luuk Beurskens (ECN)
Harmonisation options for renewable heating policies in Europe		Mario Ragwitz (Fraunhofer ISI)
Policy recommendations from the RES-H Policy project		Veit Bürger (Öko-Institut)

 

This conference presented results of an in-depth analysis of targets and support policies for heating and cooling from renewable sources (RES-H/C) in EU Member States.

Tailor made recommendations for selected target countries including Austria, Greece, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom, as well as suggestions for policy harmonisation across Europe were presented.

Questions that were addressed and discussed among others:

How to best design a support framework for an increased deployment of renewables in the heating and cooling sectors?

What are the costs and what are benefits?

Is a harmonisation of RES-H policies across Europe favourable?

The target audience for this event included policy makers, regulators, industry and trade associations, fuel suppliers, NGOs, academics and other interested parties at European level.