COOLING DOWN Webinar: Towards a Net-Zero Future

In this webinar hosted by the COOLING DOWN project, join a panel of experts, including the CoolLIFE project’s coordinator Simon Pezzutto from Eurac Research, to learn about the vital role of geothermal and solar thermal in providing sustainable cooling solutions.

As the planet heats up, sustainable solutions for cooling become essential for households, cities, businesses and industry. Geothermal and solar thermal are renewable, efficient, and cost-effective solutions. Integrating them into our individual and common living spaces, workplaces and manufacturing processes is a critical part of climate mitigation and adaptation. They are also key to avoiding additional stress on electricity systems and resource consumption.

AGENDA
14:00 – 14:10 Introductory remarks – Philippe Dumas, EGEC   

PART 1: Setting the framework: cooling perspectives in a changing energy market
14:10 – 14:20 Cooling in the energy market regulation – European Commission (DG ENER) TBC
14:20 – 14:30 Cooling technologies and key aspects for future systems – Reuven Paitazoglou, Fraunhofer IEG 
14:30 – 14:40 Cooling demand and impact on the energy system – Simon Pezzutto, Senior Researcher at EURAC and CoolLIFE project Coordinator 
14:40 – 14:50 Q&A session      

PART 2: Ready-to-use renewable cooling solutions: the role of geothermal and solar thermal   
14:55 – 14:05 Cooling the pathway to energy transition: integrating renewable cooling technologies into Municipal SEAPs – Javier F. Urchueguia, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia 
15:05 – 15:15 The innovative geothermal heat pump system in the WWF UK Living Planet Centre – Guus van Gelder, Groenholland BV 
15:15 – 15:25 Europe’s largest solar cooling solution for industrial processes at the AVL Company (Austria) – Christian Holter, SOLID  
15:25 – 15:35 Q&A session 
15:35 – 15:45 Concluding remarks – Saverio Papa, Solar Heat Europe