The Project District Energy in Colombia, the Colombian Association of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration – ACAIRE (acronym in Spanish) and its Center of Research and Development in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration – CIDARE (acronym in Spanish) invite the academic community, professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, members from the public sector and, in general, to all those interested in the knowledge, development and implementation of district energy systems, to participate in the third edition of the International Conference of District Energy.
The Conference has become an event of global scope, which brings together national and international experts from industry and academia, and representatives of the Colombian government, around district energy – as a strategy to mitigate environmental impact and build sustainable cities.
Objectives
To disseminate the advantages of thermal districts as a strategy to mitigate the environmental impact and build sustainable cities, eliminating the use of substances that deplete the ozone layer and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
To disseminate the advances worldwide in terms of district energy systems, which will serve as an example and inspiration for the development and implementation of these projects in Colombia.
To highlight the progress that Colombia and other Latin American countries have made in the development and implementation of district energy.
To integrate the academic community, industry, the public sector and the financial sector around the development and implementation of district energy systems that contribute to the country’s sustainable development goals..
To promote research on the development of district energy in universities and companies in the country, by providing a space for dissemination and recognition of their developments in this field.
Topics
• National and international experiences of development and implementation of district energy systems.
• Advances in the strategy for developing district energy systems in Colombia and Latin America.
• Energy maps and urban planning.
• From development to execution: business models and financial mechanisms applicable to district energy systems.