Waste utilisation in heating: Innovative technologies from Central Europe 14:00 CET on 17 November 2025

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District heating has a significant role in Central European countries.

This webinar raises awareness of highly innovative technologies that can enable the utilisation of waste generated in urban infrastructure. It features Central- European firms that have technologies with high potential impact in the district heating sector – and other sectors.

Three presentations will introduce a solution that utilises wastewater waste heat, with a heat generation potential of over 10 MW in larger cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, a successful heat storage startup with significant international references and European investment, and an award-winning technology that converts CO2 created in energy production to useful materials. All three technologies can have major impact on the environmental and financial sustainability of district heating and geothermal energy production. This webinar is organised jointly by two Interreg projects (REHEATEAST and Heat 35) and two Horizon Europe I3 projects (Greet CE and Greet Geo). Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar is a partner in all the projects. All projects focus primarily on Central and Southern Europe.

AGENDA

SPEAKERS

Introduction by Krisztina Dely, moderator

Speaker	Firm	Introduction
Pál Kiss	Thermowatt	Award-winning patented (in 37 countries) solution utilizing wastewater (waste heat) to generate environment-friendly and cost-effective energy for heating and cooling buildings – with significant references of over 10 MW heat capacity
Balázs Hepp	eChemicles	Scalable low temperature electrochemical technology that uses renewable energy to directly convert CO2 into e- chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, ethylene, and other products – winner of the EIT Manufacturing Day BoostUp! East 2025 pitch competition first prize in 2025. It is one of the six finalists in the Climate, Energy and Mobility sector for the European Commission Innovation Radar Prize 2025, an annual initiative celebrating the most promising EU- funded startups and innovators. The event will be held on 10 November 2025 in Lisbon.
Ferenc Sztruhala	Heatventors	A successful heat storage startup that has been supported by EIT Innoenergy. It has recently closed a €4 million capital raise.