First Annual Conference of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-ETP)

Presentation

Combating climate change and securing energy supply are tomorrow‘s key challenges and heating and cooling with renewable energy will play a vital role in tackling them. For the first time, on 23 and 24 February 2010, the entire European community of industrial and research stakeholders from the biomass, geothermal and solar thermal sectors will be meeting in Bilbao at the First Annual Conference of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling.

By focusing on a newly developed common vision for renewable heating and cooling, this conference provides a unique opportunity for research and industry players to gain valuable insights into the leading edge technologies involved in developing the exciting market of the European heating and cooling sector.

Description

In October 2008, the European Commission officially endorsed the European Technology Platform on renewable heating and cooling (RHC-ETP). It plays a decisive role in evaluating the huge potential of biomass, geothermal and solar thermal energy, defining research needs and promoting renewable energy sources in the field of heating and cooling – an area that accounts for around half of Europe’s final energy consumption. The event will take place under the auspices of the forthcoming Spanish Presidency and will be backed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Basque Energy Board (EVE). The conference is organised in close collaboration with BIOPLAT and GEOPLAT (the Spanish biomass and geothermal technology platforms respectively).

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