On March 13, the annual “Thermal Energy – 2025” conference took place at the Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI) in collaboration with Kaunas University of Technology, the Lithuanian District Heating Association, and the Lithuanian Association of Thermal Engineering (Fig. 1). This conference aimed to present and discuss the challenges, which emerge in the district heating & cooling sector.
The main topics presented and discussed at the event were related to heat sector in energy transformation plans, current development and prospects in the DH&C sector in Lithuania, low-temperature networks vs. waste heat, synthetic fuel, changes and prospects in sector regulation, hydrogen transportation and production prospectives as well as digitalization solutions.
A dedicated session highlighted EU-funded projects in the field of district heating and cooling realised at the Lithuanian Energy Institute (including programs like LIFE, Erasmus+ and Interreg). This is also where, Rimantas Bakas from LEI presented the DecarbonDHS project, co-financed from the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 through the European Regional Development Fund, emphasizing its role in driving sustainable transformation in district heating (Fig. 2).
In total 161 participants attended this conference, including 65 representatives of the Lithuanian District Heating Association and DH companies, independent producers, 30 energy companies, and 48 researchers from Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas University of Technology and Vilnius TECH University. There were also 12 representatives of National authorities – Ministry of Energy, National Regulatory Energy Council, Biomass Exchange Baltpool and several municipalities, as well as 6 representatives of various interested companies.
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LEI vyko konferencija „Šilumos energetika – 2025“ – Lietuvos energetikos institutas
