District Heating and Cooling: On the road to 5th Generation!

On the 10th November 2021, on the occasion of COP26, the D2Grids team organised the Project mid term event called “On the road to 5GDHC” in order to showcase the first results in developing the concept and progress achieved on the pilot sites. The event was also an occasion to share perspectives to roll-out 5GDHC grids across European cities.
Programme:
00:00 - Welcome & introductions
• Véronique Pappe, Director of Construction21
• Frans Drummen, from Mijnwater Energy B.V.
• Mathieu Mori, Director of the Interreg North-West Europe Programme
• Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
35:20 - 5GDHC principles, benefits and challenges
• Presentation of the 5GDHC principles, Ann Wouters, Program Manager at Vito
• 5GDHC, a sustainable solution, Mathilde Henry, Project Manager at GreenFlex
56:00 - Focus on the D2GRIDS pilot sites (round table)
An interactive roundtable on the 5 pilot sites of the D2Grids project, animated by Jeroen Roos, 5GDHC thematic expert
in Stroomversnelling.
• Herman Eijdems, Director of Innovation at Mijnwater Energy B.V
• Hugh Moore, Project Manager at Clyde Gateway
• Frank Peper, Project Manager at Stadtwerke Bochum
• Mark Woodward, COO of Nordic Heat UK Ltd
• Nicolas Eyraud, Project Manager at EPA Paris Saclay
01:33:23 - tea/coffee break
01:44:36 - 5GDHC, an affordable solution
• Investing in 5GDHC: the business model, Adam Ben Hamo, Senior analyst at Asper Investment Management
02:06:58 - The potential of 5GDHC across Europe
• A huge potential across Europe, Jack Corscadden, Project Officer at Euroheat & Power
• 5GDHC in your regions: local action plans, Eugenia Bueno Martinez, Project Coordinator Energy Transition at Open Universiteit
• The Renfrewshire example - speaker TBC
02:41:00 - You can start today!
• Mathilde Henry, Project Manager at Greenflex
The conference has been live-streamed from Sloans (62 Argyll Arcade, 108 Argyle Street) in Glasgow!
More on 5th generation DHC: 5gdhc.eu/