Programme

District Heating 2025

Programme

  • 9:00 -10:00
    16 October
    gathering and registration of participants
  • 10:00 - 11:30
    16 October
    1st Thematic Section:
    CROATIA and THE WORLD
    • introductory speech by the Organizer
    • welcome speeches:
    Esther Howard

    Nina DOMAZET, MBA, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb

    Esther Howard

    Dalibor VESELI, struč. spec. ing. mech., HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Sisak Unit, Sisak

    Esther Howard

    mr. sc. Zlatko ZMIJAREVIĆ, dipl. ing., Croatian Energy Regulatory Authority, Zagreb

    Esther Howard

    Boris MAKŠIJAN, dipl. ing., Ministry of Economy, Zagreb

    • presentations and one on one interviews:
    Esther Howard

    Boris MAKŠIJAN, dipl. ing., Ministry of Economy, Zagreb

    NEWS FROM THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR DISTRICT HEATING BUSINESS

    Esther Howard

    Marina SALOPEK KASUNIĆ, mag. iur., Hrvoje Požar Energy Institute, Zagreb

    NEW RELATIONS IN THE DISTRICT HEATING SECTOR ACCORDING TO THE LATEST AMENDMENTS TO THE HEATING ENERGY MARKET ACT

    Esther Howard

    Julijan ŠALIĆ, Brunata d.o.o., Zagreb

    HEAT DISTRIBUTORS - A STEP TOWARDS ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING (one on one interview)

    Esther Howard

    Jure ŽNIDARŠIČ, Trimad procesna oprema d.o.o., Domžale, Slovenija

    FROM THE LOWEST PRICE TO LONG-TERM VALUE: THE ROLE OF VALVE QUALITY IN DISTRICT HEATING PROJECTS

    Esther Howard

    Antonio PETRAK, mag. ing. mech., Weishaupt-Zagreb d.o.o., Zagreb

    HYBRID SOLUTIONS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED POWER PLANTS

    • discussion
  • 11:30 - 12:00
    16 October
    coffee break
  • 12:00 - 14:00
    16 October
    2nd Thematic Section:
    TODAY and TOMMOROW
    • introductory presentations:
    Esther Howard

    Lea LEOPOLDOVIĆ, mag. ing. mech.mr. sc. Vedran KRSTULOVIĆ, dipl. ing.Helena BENKOVIĆ, dipl. ing.Jadranka MARAS, dipl. ing. and dr. sc. Dražen BALIĆ, Hrvoje Požar Energy Institute, Zagreb i Jurica BRNAS, dipl. ing., IWE, HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Zagreb

    IMPROVEMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF THE HEAT SUBSTATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLES AT THE HEP TOPLINARSTVO LOCATION IN ZAGREB AS A PART OF THE REHEATEAST PROJECT

    Esther Howard

    dr. sc. Hrvoje DOROTIĆ, Matija VAJDIĆ, mag. ing. el. i Petar DUNDOVIĆ, mag. ing. mech., Hrvoje Požar Energy Institute, Zagreb

    DHC SwEEtch - DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTMENT PLANS FOR DECARBONIZATION OF DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS

    Esther Howard

    Jurica BRNAS, dipl. ing., IWE, HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Zagreb

    DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF ZAGREB IN THE PERIOD 2026 - 2030

    Esther Howard

    Božo MADUNIĆ, univ. spec. mech., HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Osijek Unit, Osijek

    DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF OSIJEK

    • round table - discussion with the following topics:
      • opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses of district heating and cooling systems
      • possibilities of implementation new technical and technological solutions in district heating and cooling systems
      • district heating systems in a time of energy and gas crisis
    participants:
    Esther Howard

    Vatroslav JUKIĆ, dipl. ing., Energo d.o.o., Rijeka

    Esther Howard

    Boris MAKŠIJAN, dipl. ing., Ministry of Economy, Zagreb

    Esther Howard

    Franjo MRVA, dipl. iur., Brod-plin d.o.o., Slavonski Brod

  • 15:00
    16 October
    technical tour of the plants of Sisak District Heating System
  • 19:00
    16 October
    social programme
  • 10:00 - 11:30
    17 October
    3rd Thematic Section:
    TECHNIQUE and TECHNOLOGY
    • presentations and one on one interviews:
    Esther Howard

    Mag. Amer KARABEGOVIĆ, dipl. inž. str., Danfoss Trata d.o.o., Ljubljana

    MYTH OR FACT: DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS ENABLE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

    Esther Howard

    Ivana LAJTMAN, dipl. ing., Viessmann d.o.o., Zagreb

    INDUSTRIAL HEAT PUMPS FOR DISTRICT HEATING AND PROCESS HEATING SECTORS

    Esther Howard

    Vasilis ZOIDIS, Interplast S.A., Komotini, Greece

    ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF PRE-INSULATED PLASTIC PIPES

    Esther Howard

    Primož BERNJAK, Schneider Electric d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia

    EcoStruxureTM DISTRICT ENERGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR OPTIMIZATION OF DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS (one on one interview)

    Esther Howard

    Velimir NASTASIĆ, dipl. ing., Danfoss d.o.o., Zagreb

    THE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF THE HOT WATER SYSTEM THROUGH EFFICIENT BALANCING AND MANAGEMENT

    Esther Howard

    Dijana MATOKOVIĆ, mag. ing. el., HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Zagreb

    INFORMATIZATION OF HEAT SUBSTATIONS

    • discussion
  • 11:30 - 12:00
    17 October
    coffee break
  • 12:00 - 13:30
    17 October
    4th Thematic Section:
    OPTIMIZATION and QUALITY
      presentations and one on one interviews:
    Esther Howard

    doc. dr. sc. Marija MACENIĆ, prof. dr. sc. Tomislav KUREVIJA and dr. sc. Marko SINČIĆ, mag. ing. geol., University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Zagreb

    APPLICATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN DISTRICT HEATING IN THE WIDE AREA OF THE CITY OF ZAGREB - RESEARCH OF THE InnoGeoPot  PROJECT

    Esther Howard

    Mario MARJANOVIĆ, dipl. ing., HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Special Heating Plants Unit, Zagreb

    POSSIBILITIES OF RENEWABLES IMPLEMENTATION IN DISTRICT HEATING

    Esther Howard

    Dušan MACURA, dipl. inž. el. and Aleksandra LUKIĆ, dipl. maš. inž., JKP Novosadska toplana, Novi Sad, Serbia

    INTEGRATION OF SOLAR-THERMAL PLANT WITH SEASON HEAT STORAGE INTO DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM OF NOVI SAD

    Esther Howard

    Domagoj MOSLER, dr. med., univ. mag. admin. sanit., Topusko Health Resort, Topusko

    TOPUSKO - ON THE SOURCE OF HEALTH  (AND HEAT)

    Esther Howard

    Danijel BIZEK, dipl. ing., HEP Toplinarstvo d.o.o., Heating Network Unit, Zagreb

    STEAM NETWORK OPTIMIZATION IN THE CITY OF ZAGREB

    Esther Howard

    Josip MIŠKIĆ, mag. ing. mech.izv. prof. dr. sc. Tomislav PUKŠEC i  Luka SIMIĆ, mag. ing. mech., University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Zagreb i Ivan KRAJNOVIĆ, Tehnostan d.o.o., Vukovar

    LIFE HeatMineDH – MAPPING LOW-QUALITY RENEWABLE AND WASTE HEAT AND INVESTMENT PLANNING FOR EFFICIENT DISTRICT HEATING - CASE STUDY OF BOROVO NASELJE DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM IN VUKOVAR

    • discussion
    • the final word from the Organizer
  • 13:30
    17 October
    lunch

Remark

The final Programme will be determined by the Organizer, on the basis of the received applications for presentation (titles and summaries).

 

The Programme will be prepared no later than a week before the Conference.