The European Commission and Euroheat & Power are co-organising the expert workshop “Speaking from Industry Experience: Recovering Heat, Closing Deals, Scaling Up”, taking place on 15 October 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30, at the Albert Borschette Congress Center (CCAB), Brussels. The workshop is part of the preparatory phase for the EU Waste Heat Initiative, announced in the Electrification Action Plan.

14:00 – OPENING REMARKS

Ivo Schmidt, Deputy Head of Unit ENER.B2 on Energy Efficiency: Policy and Financing, DG ENER

14:10 – A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES OF WASTE HEAT RECOVERY CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS:

THE CASE OF THE EQUINIX AND A2A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN MILAN

Input presentation (10 minutes)

Moderated discussion (20 minutes)

Q&A (10 minutes)

Policy feedback from the project (10 minutes)

Moderator: Luca Neumann, Policy Manager, Euroheat & Power 

15:00 – OPEN DISCUSSION ROUND: SCALING UP HEAT RECOVERY IN THE DECADE AHEAD

Discussion with industry representatives

Moderator: Ivo Schmidt, Deputy Head of Unit ENER.B2 on Energy Efficiency: Policy and Financing, DG ENER 

15:25 – CLOSING REMARKS AND OUTLOOK BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Ivo Schmidt, Deputy Head of Unit ENER.B2 on Energy Efficiency: Policy and Financing, DG ENER 

15:30 – END OF THE MEETING

Date: 15 October 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30
Location: Albert Borschette Conference Centre (CCAB), Brussels