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BDC Presents: European Heat Pump Association
April 28, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT
European Heat Pump Market Update and Decarbonizing Europe
With Thomas Nowack, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association
Why you should register to attend:
- Learn about the current and projected heat pump market conditions
- Understand how European countries and community are attempting to address Russian gas dependency with heat pumps
- Learn where growth in the sector in Europe will likely occur
- Hear about the European Heat Pump Association and its activities
The European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) are reducing demand for oil and gas as a matter of national and energy security. The International Energy Agency (IEA) included the accelerated replacement of gas boilers with electric heat pumps as a critical component of their ten-point plan for the EU to reduce its reliance on Russian gas. The EU also announced its plans to accelerate electrification and “roll out 10 million heat pumps in the next five years to help European families reduce their dependence on gas and lower their energy bills.” Russian gas is used in home heating, and there are more than 76 million homes in the EU and UK with gas boilers today.
Thomas Nowack, as the Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association, has an unparalleled view of the state of heat pumps in Europe, the role they can play in reducing gas dependency and what governments and market actors need to do to dramatically accelerate adoption.
Come for a one of the kind conversation on the current state of play in Europe with Mr. Nowack and the European Heat Pump Association.
Thomas Nowak: Thomas is a long-term renewable energy aficionado. Apart from closely following the energy transition both in the electricity and heating sectors, he is the owner of a heat pump, a PV power plant and a building in which both peacefully cooperate.
Thomas represents the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) as Secretary-General in Brussels. His primary responsibilities are representing the industry at the European institutions, networking with other stakeholders in heating and cooling, and the management of the association and its future development.
Thomas has published several articles on heat pump technology and the integration of heat pumps in the energy system and has spoken on this topic at European and international conferences.
He has also contributed to scientific publications, including the IEA energy technology perspectives and the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report.
