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Salle EOLE (Hall B3)
Dec 9, 2026
3:30 PM4:30 PM
#Aerothermal - Geothermal#Thermal solar#Biomass - Wood energy - BiogasLocal authorityGreen Buildings

HEAT NETWORKS TO SCALE UP DECARBONIZATION IN HOUSING

Apolline FAUREStéphane BAUMONTFrederik THUREGaëtan DAUJEAN
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District heating networks powered by renewable and recovered energy are among the most powerful tools for rapidly decarbonizing the building sector. Nordic models have demonstrated this for several decades: when well-planned, supported, and connected on a large scale, these networks enable a massive shift away from fossil fuels. In France, the potential remains considerable but is still underutilized. The Multi-Year Energy Plan (PPE3) sets an ambitious goal: to triple the number of district heating networks. This requires a genuine shift in scale: accelerating projects, securing business models, mobilizing local governments, connecting more multi-unit housing, and making better use of local resources. This roundtable will compare European experiences with French realities to identify persistent barriers to deployment: financing, public acceptance, regional engineering, building connections, availability of renewable heat, and local governance. Above all, it will examine the conditions needed to make district heating networks a central tool for the widespread decarbonization of housing. How can the threefold increase announced by the PPE3 be transformed into a truly operational pathway? What role should local governments play in local energy planning? A roundtable discussion moderated by Aude Ricard, journalist
Salle EOLE (Hall B3)
Dec 10, 2026
9:30 AM10:30 AM
#Biomass - Wood energy - BiogasCleantech - DecarbonationLocal authority

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF BIOGAS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES?

Marion TREBOUXRauna BARTH
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France’s energy transition is entering a new phase. With its plan to electrify end-use sectors, the government aims to drastically reduce fossil fuel consumption in buildings, transportation, and industry. The 100 selected “electrification regions” will even be required to pilot an accelerated phase-out of natural gas in favor of electricity. In this new landscape, what role remains for biogas? As France continues to set ambitious biomethane production targets and anaerobic digestion projects multiply, must the sector demonstrate that it meets needs that electrification cannot cover: industry, heavy-duty transportation, waste-to-energy, agriculture, and security of supply? Is biogas destined to become a supplementary energy source, reserved for uses that are most difficult to electrify? Can it remain a driver of economic and agricultural development in local regions? How can we reconcile the ambitions of electrification with those of developing renewable gases? A roundtable discussion moderated by Carole Rap, journalist
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