REN21 Renewables Academy 2014 Renewables Heating and Cooling

to Boost Renewables Heating and CoolingMonday, 10 November 2014Energy use for heat generation represents about half of global final energy consumption. Today, modern biomass, solar thermal and geothermal meet a small but gradually rising share of final heat demand globally. Nevertheless, the heating and cooling sector still lags considerably behind the power sector, both in market volume and policy design. In some markets, , Iceland and Sweden, these shares are already the large potential for renewable heat and cooling, the sector has to date remained untapped. This is in large part due to the lack of necessary policy support as well as because of the complexity of the of sector; its decentralised nature, fluctuating demand and limited storage possibilities make it more difficult to address than the power the importance of the sector and the lack of activity of policy makers thus far, the session will:- Present an overview of the challenges in the heating and cooling Show best practices from various Point out why there is little interest in the heating and cooling sector and identify ways how to make it more attractive for policy makers- Examine which regulatory policies, market instruments and accompanying measures are needed to accelerate Identify how the REN21 community can improve and broaden its renewables heating and cooling network and increase visibility of heating & cooling in the energy transition debate.