October 28 @ 8:30 am – October 29 @ 6:30 pm
Bring your district heating challenge to Denmark.
Come to Denmark with one district heating challenge. Leave with new answers – and the people who can help you move forward.
On 28–29 October, DBDH and partners invite European district heating utilities to the International District Heating Summit in Aalborg. The Summit combines utility site visits, conference sessions, breakout discussions, interactive workshops and guided expo tours through one of the world’s largest gatherings of district heating professionals.
This event is designed for utilities, city planners and policymakers who want to explore solutions, compare experiences and build relevant connections around concrete district heating challenges.
Program overview (in short)
28 October | Technical Site Visits
- Visit leading Danish district heating utilities.
- Choose between two technical tracks exploring large-scale and small-scale district heating systems.
- Experience real-world projects, technologies, and operational best practices.
29 October | International Conference
- Keynotes from leading European utilities, policymakers, and industry experts.
- Interactive plenary discussions on Europe’s most pressing district heating challenges.
- New in 2026: Choose between parallel breakout sessions featuring practical case studies, emerging technologies, and utility perspectives.
- Networking with peers from across Europe.
29 October | Guided Expo Tours
- Join curated tours led by experts from DBDH, the Danish Trade Council, and State of Green.
- Meet selected Danish companies and explore innovative solutions for efficient, resilient, and sustainable district heating.
- Access more than 150 exhibitors and 2,500 participants.
Featured Program Highlights
- The New Dutch Collective Heat Act – what Europe’s most significant new district heating legislation means for municipalities, utilities, and investors.
- Municipal Heat Planning – lessons from Germany’s nationwide implementation program with KWW, the National Competence Centre for Municipal Heat Planning.
- Energy Security & Resilience – utility perspectives from e.g. Helen Oy on operating resilient district heating systems in an evolving European energy landscape.
- Danish Utility Solutions – how Danish utilities are accelerating the heat transition through large-scale heat pumps, surplus heat, and low-temperature district heating.
Why Attend?
✔ See Danish district heating in operation
Choose between seven state-of-the-art utility site visits across two parallel routes and experience real solutions first-hand.
✔ Take part in focused conference sessions
Combine main-stage perspectives with smaller deep-dive sessions on future heat sources, smart and digital district heating, energy-system planning, lower temperatures and efficiency.
✔ Join interactive fishbowl workshops
NEW! Two workshops facilitated by Morten Jordt Duedahl, Business Development Manager at DBDH, where real district heating challenges take centre stage and everyone is invited to join the conversation.
✔ Explore guided expo tours
NEW! Connect with Danish solutions and expertise across the exhibition and identify contacts relevant to your own project or challenge.
✔ Meet 2,500+ district heating professionals
Use the Summit and Danish District Heating’s Annual Meeting to meet utilities, specialists, technology providers, and decision-makers in one place.
Bring us your challenge
Are you expanding your network, integrating new heat sources, lowering temperatures, digitalising operations or planning your next major investment?
Tell us about your challenge before you come. For participating utilities, DBDH and partners will help identify relevant people at the Summit and facilitate introductions – whether that is another utility, a technical expert or a technology provider. For more information, visit the event site.
With more than 2,500 district heating professionals gathered in Aalborg, the Summit offers a unique opportunity to find expertise, compare solutions and arrange bilateral meetings.
Examples of challenges we can help connect you around
✔ Network expansion ✔ New heat sources ✔ Large-scale heat pumps ✔ Energy-system planning ✔ Excess heat ✔ Lower temperatures ✔ Storage ✔ Digitalisation ✔ Customer connections
How utility matchmaking works
Send us a few lines about your challenge or project before the Summit. We will help identify relevant people for you to meet during the event.
- Jette Vinther, senior communications advisor, Brundtland Institute, jvi@brundtland.dk
- Charlotte Mejlshede, project manager, DBDH cm@dbdh.dk
Program and registration
See the detailed program here: International District Heating Summit 2026
Come with a challenge. See solutions in operation. Meet the right people. Return home with new ideas and contacts to move your project forward.
We hope to welcome you to Denmark.
Best regards,
DBDH and partners
Visit the event site for more information and to sign up!
Event Details
📅 When? October 28-29, 2026
📍 Where? Aalborg Congress Center
Information
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