Morning Fuel Webinar – Hosted by COWI

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Denmark has long been a leader in district heating. Over decades of widespread deployment of distributed heating technology, significant results have been achieved.

Implementing an infrastructure for heat distribution has enabled sizeable reductions in climate impact, increased security by curbing energy dependencies and – when approached the right way – significant financial upsides.

Building on the strong track record of efficient district heating and cooling solutions in countries like Denmark, a new EU heating and cooling strategy is expected to be published this year. A key focus is the acceleration of distributed solutions across Europe, waste heat recovery and stronger integration of planning and energy infrastructure.

Against this backdrop, the webinar provided an opportunity to discuss several key questions:

• Why has district heating been such a success until now?
• What is its future potential?
• Which barriers stand in the way of broader penetration of the European heating and cooling market – and how can they be overcome?

To address these crucial topics, we invited a number of leading experts to discuss how investments in distributed heating and cooling solutions can become a durable success. Together, they represented in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience – nationally and internationally – spanning public utilities, research and consultancy.

The panel consisted of:

• Brian Vad Mathiesen, Professor at Aalborg University and a leading expert on energy planning and energy systems
• Thomas Uhd, Head of Intelligent Energy, Green Power Denmark
• Søren Magnusen, Senior Consultant, Danish District Heating Association
• Henrik Dalsgård, Market Director, District Heating, COWI A/S

The panel debate was moderated by Jakob Dybdal Christensen, Market Director, COWI.

You can now access the full recording of the webinar and revisit the discussion at your convenience.

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