How to deal with the smog in Cracow? – modern district heating for modern cities

The third seminar in the project jointly organized by the Warsaw Institute for Economic Studies and FORTUM Power and Heat Polska Sp. z o.o. took place on June 23^rd.

The following issues were discussed during the meeting:

The extent of low altitude emissions problem in Poland and its key source – household heating,
Modern district heating – an attractive way of solving the problem of low altitude emissions, increasing energy security and a making resource utilization more efficient,
Innovations in district heating: district cooling, open heating networks,
How to create a friendly regulatory environment for the sustainable development of district heating in Poland?

The following experts spoke during the seminar: Maciej Bukowski, President of WISE, Piotr Górnik, Director of Production and Distribution at Fortum, Bronisław Regulski, Deputy President of Polish District Heating Chamber of Commerce.

Organized by:

Warsaw Institute for Economic Studies (WISE Institute) is a modern, independent think tank. We focus on strategic consultancy, economic and institutional analysis, as well as economic impact assessment of public policies. Scientiffic curiosity and professional analytical skills are combined with experience in both public and private sectors. Our main area of expertise include: the energy sector, climate policy, innovativeness, macroeconomics and political economy, development policies and labor markets. Our experts have more tha 10 years of experience in the industry.

www.wise-institute.org.pl

Sponsored by:

FORTUM

Fortum is a Finnish energy giant – one of the largest electricity producers and distributors in the Nordic countries. It is also the fourth largest heat producer in the world. Outside of Finland, Sweden and Norway, the company invests in the Baltics, Poland and Russia. Fortum’s investment improve energy efficiency and reduce harmful emissions. Because of that, more than 86 percent of energy produced by the company in the EU was carbon free. At present, Fortum employs about 10 400 persons. In 2012 Fortum registered a turnover of 6.2 bn EUR and 1.7 bn EUR of operating profit. Fortum is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Helsinki. In 2010 the company opened in Częstochowa the most modern combined heat and power plant of the region.