Energy efficient heating and cooling made easy – Highlights from the HACKS project

On February 14th 2023, the final project conference was held on heating and cooling in the residential sector – researcher, representative of the industry, national energy agencies, green and consumer NGOs, policy makers, etc. did attend.

Download the Slides, part 1 (before the break)

Download the Slides, part 2 (after the break)

Download the HACKS-Meeting-Recording

With the aim to learn more about the latest developments in energy efficiency of heating and cooling products in the EU, Norway and UK, including the most efficient products and policy trends, the following programme was presented.

The Programme

14:30 to 14:40	Welcome & Introduction	French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) and European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
14:40 to 15:20	The HACKS approach and impacts	Guide Topten – France
	Market Analysis – Topten Products benchmarks: how do most energy efficient heating and cooling products evolve	Bush Energie – Switzerland
	How do policy makers view heating and cooling product evolution?	Directorate-General for Energy Buildings and Products (DG ENER)
	Supporting citizens willing to improve their heating and cooling comfort, including with low and no cost measures	Eliante – Italy
Break
15h40 to 16h50	HACKS in practice: Reaching different target groups: citizens, manufacturers, installers, retailers, multipliers and the media	Austrian Energy Agency (AEA) - Austria
	Winter energy saving campaign in Czech Republic	SEVEn The Energy Efficiency Center – Czech Republic
	Promoting our products on Facebook	Energy Saving Trust (EST) – United Kingdom
	Seminar for consumers: Heat pumps for energy independence	co2online – Germany
	Awareness raising among teenagers	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and Friends of the Earth Norway
	Partnership with installers	ECODES – Spain
	Competition for efficient windows in Poland	Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency (FEWE) – Poland
	Rebate programmes in Luxemburg	Oekozenter Pafendall – Luxembourg
	Transforming the European comfort fan market	Bush Energie - Switzerland
16h50 to 17h00	Wrap-up and conclusion

Find out all about the HACKS project.