International research team meets in Halmstad to discuss renewable energy
Between 5–7 May, project members of the international district heating project IEA DHC Annex TS5 will meet in Halmstad for the first time. In addition to giving the participants an opportunity to socialise and discuss issues in the project, the organisers also want to spark a larger conversation about renewable energy by inviting the public to an open seminar.
”We think this will be interesting and fun, and hope that both the project members and those who want to come to our seminar feel the same way.”
Urban Persson, Professor of Renewable Energy Systems
The IEA TS5 project is a four-year project within the framework of the IEA's (International Energy Agency) technology collaboration programme on district heating and cooling. The project is about how today's district heating systems can use more renewable and sustainable energy sources to phase out fossil heat production.
What do you hope it will lead to?
“The knowledge we have today about district heating's beneficial properties in terms of energy and resource efficiency in general, as well as its specific role as an enabler for the use of more renewable and sustainable energy sources in heating and cooling, makes it reasonable to advocate for this type of system solutions for the future”, says Urban Persson.
The project meeting is coming up soon, can you tell us a bit about that?
“It is very exciting to have the opportunity to welcome an international research group to Halmstad University to further discuss these issues. During the course of the project, similar project meetings have been held in places such as Milan, Graz and Darmstadt. We expect about 20 participants on site and about half as many online.”
What are you most looking forward to about the meeting?
“Apart from the project meeting itself, which will focus mainly on the results of the project and how these will be documented and communicated, I'm looking forward to the city tour in central Halmstad that we've included as a social activity in the programme. I am also very much looking forward to the open seminar on the decarbonisation of district heating which will be the closing event of the project meeting.”
Can you tell us a bit more about this open seminar and why you think people should attend it?
“Yes, I am happy that we have managed to organise a public two-hour seminar on the role of district heating as a conclusion of the project meeting. In addition to an introductory lecture by our esteemed professor emeritus, Sven Werner, some of our invited project guests will give speed lectures. The seminar is then planned to end with half an hour dedicated to questions and open discussion. If, for example, you are studying one of the university's programmes related to societal development, sustainability issues, sustainable energy technology and smart energy systems, I believe that this seminar can be of value to you. But it’s open to the public, so everyone is welcome!”
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