The Embassy of Switzerland in Hungary,

in close cooperation with the Hungarian Geothermal Association, Swisscham Hungary
and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics,

cordially invites you

to the workshop
’Swiss – Hungarian dialogue on energy communities’

The workshop will be focused on viable solutions to tackle the increased cost of energy at the local level, particularly the energy communities. At the workshop, a working Swiss model of the energy community will be presented and a discussion and an exchange of experiences between Switzerland and Hungary will follow, including the regulation, technical conditions and financing of energy communities.

The specific aims of the workshop will be to present practical solutions to the greening of the energy mix at the level of local communities and to promote technical-level interaction and networking among the invited Swiss expert and the Hungarian stakeholders interested in sustainable renewable energy schemes – especially geothermal schemes – with a view to energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions.

Programme:

09:00 – 10:00 Arrival of guests, welcome coffee and tea

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome speech by Jean-François Paroz, Ambassador of Switzerland

10:15 – 10:45 Presentation by Frédéric James Gentizon, Founder and CEO of Innergia, Switzerland

10:45 – 11:15 Presentation by József Hárs, former mayor of Bóly, Hungary

11:15 – 12:30 Panel discussion - Questions and answers. Moderator: Krisztina Dely

• Amb. Dr. Barbara WASSEN, PhD, Ambassador-at-large for Climate
• Gábor Szita, President of the Hungarian Geothermal Association
• Dr. Pálma Szolnoki, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
• Róbert Kubitsch, Budapest Public Utilities

• Gábor Briglovics, General Manager, Alpiq Csepel Kft.

12:30 – 13:30 Buffet lunch