EUROHEAT & POWER

Their core work

Euroheat & Power is the European industry association representing the district heating and cooling sector. They advocate for supportive policy frameworks, develop market strategies, and facilitate knowledge exchange among utilities, cities, and technology providers across Europe. In H2020 projects, they contribute sector-wide expertise on market uptake, business model development, capacity building, and policy alignment — acting as the bridge between technical innovation and real-world deployment in district energy networks.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early phase (2015–2017), Euroheat & Power focused on foundational district heating topics: national heating strategies, urban energy planning, smart grid integration, and flexibility services within broader energy systems. From 2018 onward, their involvement shifted toward more applied and future-oriented themes — low-temperature networks, waste heat recovery from unconventional sources (datacenters, sewage systems), sector coupling, geothermal integration, and industrial symbiosis. This progression mirrors the European district heating sector's own transition from conventional networks toward decarbonized, diversified heat supply.

Moving firmly toward renewable and waste heat integration in low-temperature networks, with increasing emphasis on sector coupling and industrial symbiosis — expect continued focus on decarbonization of existing district heating infrastructure.

How they like to work

Euroheat & Power participates exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an industry association that brings sector knowledge and dissemination capacity rather than leading technical research. With 144 unique partners across 19 countries, they operate as a high-connectivity hub, rarely repeating the same consortium. This makes them valuable for reaching the entire European district energy community and ensuring project results reach practitioners and policymakers.

Exceptionally broad network of 144 unique partners across 19 countries, reflecting their position as the sector's pan-European association. Their Brussels base and membership structure give them direct connections to district energy utilities, municipalities, and policymakers across the continent.

What sets them apart

As THE European association for district heating and cooling, Euroheat & Power offers something no university or company can: direct access to the entire sector's network of utilities, city authorities, and policymakers. They bring market intelligence, policy expertise, and dissemination reach that accelerates the path from research results to real-world adoption. For any consortium working on district energy, heating decarbonization, or urban energy planning, they are the natural partner for ensuring impact beyond the lab.

Highlights from their portfolio

• REWARDHeat
  Their largest funded project (EUR 284,250), addressing renewable and waste heat recovery for competitive DHC networks with geothermal and digitalisation dimensions.
• SecRHC-ETIP
  Served as secretariat for the EU Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling — a strategic coordination role shaping European R&I priorities.
• ReUseHeat
  Pioneered urban waste heat recovery from unconventional sources (datacenters, hospitals, sewage systems) with real demonstrator sites across Europe.