Cooling Down Day – Tackling the Cooling Demand for Urban Heat Islands, Grids and data centers
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Registration is open for the Cooling Down Day, “Tackling the Cooling Demand for Urban Heat Islands, Grids, and Data Centres”. Join industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators on 3 April in Brussels, Belgium, for a day packed with insights, networking, and strategic discussions on the future of cooling solutions.
📅 Date: April 3, 2025 | 📍 Location: ACE Events, Av. d’Auderghem 22, 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium | 🕘 Duration: 9:30-16:30
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This event will highlight how solutions based on renewable sources — such as geothermal and solar cooling — can make cooling more accessible while mitigating urban heat island effects. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with experts and shape the future of renewable cooling!
Why Attend?
- Understand the Urban Heat Island Effect: Learn how dense city environments trap heat and the challenges this presents.
- Discover Renewable Cooling Innovations: Explore renewable solutions such as geothermal and solar, both at building and district levels and for industry.
- Policy & Business Solutions: Gain insights into regulations and business models that make sustainable cooling accessible.
- Shape the Future Cooling Demand: Answer the challenges of the rising Cooling demand for grids and sectors such as data centers.
Preliminary Agenda
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9:30 – 9:40 am CET
- Welcome & Introduction – Philippe Dumas, Secretary General, EGEC
9:40 – 11:10 am CET
- Session 1 | A Rising Cooling Demand
- Madis Laaniste, DG Energy, European Commission
- Emil Martini, Policy Advisor, EGEC
- Moderated by Philippe Dumas
11:10 – 12:30 am CET
- Session 2 | Supply Affordable Cooling
- Luc Pockele, RED srl
- Mattia Chinello, RED srl
- Michele De Carli, University of Padova
- Moderated by Solar Heat Europe
12:30 – 13:30 CET
- Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:40 CET
- Session 3 | Business Models to Answer the Challenges
- Benjamin Hueber, Dr. Jakob energy research GmbH & Co. KG
- Simon Pezzutto, Cool Life Project
- Adrienn Gelesz, Cool Life Project
- Virginie SCHMIDLE-BLOCH, L’Association française des professionnels de la géothermie
- Moderated by Uli Jakob, Dr. Jakob energy research GmbH & Co. KG
14:40 – 15:10 CET
- Coffee Break
15:10 – 16:30
- Session 4 | Cooling Our Cities
- Javier F. Urchueguia, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
This event is the meeting point for professionals driving the cooling transition. Here’s what makes it unmissable:
- Meet & Match: Connect with experts, researchers, and business leaders dedicated to renewable cooling solutions.
- Exclusive Insights: Hear from speakers on the latest trends in the cooling sector, in terms of policy, technology and business strategies in shaping the cooling sector.
- Strategic Innovations: Explore the growing demand for cooling and its impact on electricity grids, case studies on renewable cooling in cities, the role of urban planning, and innovative business models.
- Experience Brussels: After an inspiring day, take the opportunity to explore the heart of Europe and its vibrant atmosphere.
📢 Free Admission! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this essential discussion on the future of cooling! Register now and join us in Brussels for a day of learning, networking, and innovation. Secure your ticket by 28 March 2025.
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Stay tuned for registration details and venue updates. For more information, visit the Cooling Down website or contact us at info@coolingdown.eu
Free Admission! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this essential discussion on the future of cooling! Register now and join us in Brussels for a day of learning, networking, and innovation. Secure your ticket by 28 March 2025.
COOLING DOWN Project
COOLING DOWN seeks to propose a vision for a renewable cooling sector in Europe in the coming decades, and issue policy recommendations and proposals to achieve it. Beyond the technological, economic, and social trends to be assessed through research, expert consultations and modelling, the COOLING DOWN project will also be seeking to address the contribution of renewable cooling technologies to climate change adaptation with a specific focus on the mitigation of the urban heat island effect. The COOLING DOWN project has received funding from the European Union under grant agreement 101077140 — LIFE21-CET-COOLING-COOLING DOWN. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
