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NETWORK / 13 / FEBRUARY 2020 Future of Heat Conference 2020 Accelerating heat decarbonisation progress to 2030 - the event that connects you with all stakeholders to drive progress on the low carbon heat agenda The Future of Heat Conference 2020 will be held 26th February, Birmingham and will allow you to find out how stakeholders are preparing for UK heat policy changes, gain key insights from ongoing low-carbon heat leadership case studies and hydrogen projects, and learn how your peers are using collaboration to pave the way to decarbonising heat. AGENDA UK Heat Policy: Accelerating heat decarbonisation to over the next 10 years to reach net-zero Speakers: Dr Keith MacLean OBE, managing director, Providence Policy; Jody Pittaway, head of project development, SSE; Emma Floyd, deputy director, heat strategy & heat networks, BEIS; David Watson, director, group strategic planning,Centrica. ➤ Engagement and scale: driving housing retrofit and designing housing that is fit for the future ➤ UK Heat Roadmap: what are the expected implications on networks, consumers and businesses? ➤ Market vs. regulation: how can regulation facilitate market development? Housing sector perspective: Overcoming the retrofit challenge at scale Speaker: Daniel Archard, asset sustainability manager, Clarion Housing Group ➤ How to create an improved housing stock with better SAP ratings ➤ How to integrate thermal efficiency improvements with low carbon heat infrastructure ➤ What are the next steps for social landlords in the absence of clear policy? Local authority case study: examples of low- carbon heat leadership Speaker: Dr Tom Knowland, head of sustainable energy & climate change, Leeds City Council ➤ Opportunities, options and examples of heat decarbonisation at the local level ➤ The role of the local authority in hydrogen conversion: A case study of Leeds City Council ➤ How the UK can become a global leader in hydrogen skills and technology as part of the just transition to a low carbon economy. Optimising the role of partnerships in heat decarbonisation Speaker: Michael French, managing director of business and community solutions, E.On ➤ How to build partnerships with regional administrators, supply chain, and other networks to drive heat decarbonisation ➤ The role of partnerships in creating carbon neutral, smarter cities ➤ How national and international policy makers can partner and support the net zero goal. Local area energy planning Speaker: Richard Halsey, capabilities director, Energy Systems Catapult Developing localised hydrogen networks: what are the options? Speaker: Edward Syson, chief safety & strategy officer, Cadent Gas ➤ Progress on low and zero-carbon gas projects ➤ How to develop a whole-systems approach that ensures affordability and reliability ➤ The role of innovation in scaling up heat decarbonisation. Case study: Key learnings from the Gas Decarbonisation Pathways Project Speaker: Matt Hindle, head of gas, Energy Networks Association ➤ How to coordinate network activity and support policy making for decarbonised gas ➤ How to engage all UK heat stakeholders in the process of developing low-carbon gas pathways and options ➤ What are the next steps to drive low-carbon heat in the UK? BREAKOUT SESSIONS Examples of design and innovation for energy flexibility Speakers: Charlotte Owen, policy officer, The Association for Decentralised Energy; Dr Grant Wilson, lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham; Malcolm Arthur, future of heat programme manager, National Grid ➤ What heat storage solutions exist and what is their impact on the energy landscape? ➤ How to utilise dispatchable power storage capacity to meet peak energy demand. Biomethane: what is the growth potential? Speaker: Richard Barker, adviser and investment commitee member, Iona Capital ➤ Solutions that enable Biomethane production at scale How to overcome glass ceilings for UK Biomethane production ➤ What policy support is needed in the lead up to 2021, post RHI? Heat pumps: what are the impacts on electricity networks? Speakers: Matt Watson, innovation and low carbon networks engineer, Western Power Distribution; Roy Collins, generation policy & regulation, EDF Energy ➤ How to develop flexibility within heat demand ➤ Understanding interactions with other low carbon technologies ➤ How to make heat pumps offer a cost-effective option ➤ Understanding the carbon emissions intensity of heat pumps. Heat Networks: Localised approaches to unlocking low carbon sources at scale Speakers: Paul Barker, energy infrastructure manager, The Energy Service – Bristol City Council ➤ An overview of local heat & energy efficiency strategies for wider heat decarbonisation delivery ➤ How to set up low-carbon heat networks at scale ➤ How to recycle waste heat from heat networks ➤ How to meter heat consumption. Sharing project learnings: What are the practicalities of hydrogen? Speakers: Joe Howe, executive director and professor, Thornton Energy Research Institute; Tim Harwood, H21 programme director and head of hydrogen technologies, Northern Gas Networks ➤ Lessons learnt from existing hydrogen projects ➤ Engaging major industries to meet the net zero carbon target ➤ Where are we with Hydrogen ready boilers? ➤ What are the HSE considerations of Hydrogen? The role of hybrid heat pump systems Speakers: James Kerr, senior policy researcher, Citizens Advice; Oliver Lancaster, future of energy manager, Wales & West Utilities ➤ The decarbonisation of heat will have significant impact on the gas and electricity network, so the crucial question is: Multi vector, hybrid systems or something else – which system works? ➤ This discussion will bring together the insights of the entire conference to outline what practical steps networks can take to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon heat. ➤ Heat pumps and hydrogen: how to bring it all together ➤ How to make heat pumps attractive and available at scale ➤ How to increase efficiency in the gas network