Energy flexibility is the key challenge for the future energy system. The estimated EU saving potential for waste heat is in the order of magnitude that could cover the EU's entire heating needs in residential and tertiary buildings. Our ambition is to develop, build and maintain innovative district heating & cooling grids that make this challenge affordable. Further integration of waste heat and renewable heat (e.g. geothermal) in the industry is part of this challenge.
In an ambitious collaboration VITO and Energyville invite its key partners to discuss a major innovation platform in this field:
Providing affordable thermal comfort: technological challenges and market uptake of geothermal solutions, low temperature heating & cooling grids and the role of thermal storage in the energy system.
Speakers
Programme
- Roll-out perspectives of geothermal energy in the EU: a large potential ahead
- Geothermal solutions and advanced heating & cooling grids: the sustainable solution for affordablethermal comfort and electricity of the future
- Can more efficient components and control systems contribute significantly to the affordability of district heating & cooling systems?
- Thermal storage will become a integral part of our future energy systems
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09.00 – 09.30 |
Experiences with geothermal energy: the Dutch way |
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09.30 – 10.00 |
Low impact geological exploration: preliminary results for magnetotellurics in densely populated areas |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Regulation/Legislation for the deep subsurface to enable deep geothermal in Flanders |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee & refreshments |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Roll-out of geothermal in Europa: facts & figures EGEC |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Development of a heat transformer to boost geothermal heat and waste heat |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Update on the Balmatt project and the impact of geothermal roll-out in Flanders - Roadmap geothermie 2020 |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 – 14.30 |
The role of district heating and cooling in the EU in reaching renewable goals |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
Technological challenges in the development of low temperature thermal networks |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
The market potential for thermal networks in Flanders |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee & refreshments |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Overview of technological solutions in thermal energy storage: trends & challenges |
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16.30 – 17.00 |
Smart control for Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (KIC InnoEnergy project) |
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17.00 - 17.30 |
Importance of thermal storage in the electrical system |
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18.00 – 21.00 |
Plenary evening session |
Why be there?
- The opportunity to meet with experts: energy system integrators, district heating & cooling companies, suppliers of heat/conversion components, energy city planners, EnergyVille research partners and many others
- Discuss new initiatives on geothermal energy, heating & cooling and thermal storage
- Be part of the selected group of VITO and EnergyVille experts on thermal optimisation to shape the energy transition
- Participate in the exclusive plenary evening sessions of i-SUP2016 where high level keynote speakers will be our guest
Track chair and primary contact
Guy Vekemans
guy.vekemans@vito.be
+32 14 335840
+32 473 969400
Track co-chairs
Bert Gysen
