Agencja Rynku Energii S.A.

Electrification of municipal and industrial district heating plants

Unlocking flexibility potential within sector coupling

Renewable Energy Institute in cooperation with the Energy Market Agency

Date: 26 March 2026

Training fee: PLN 2,400 net + a 10% discount for every 2nd person from the same company.

The training will be held remotely online

• 9:30-9:45 Participant registration
• 9:45-10:00 Opening of the training and introduction, Grzegorz Wiśniewski
• 10:00-11:00 Political (the EU Clean Industrial Deal) and legal conditions, as well as the financial and market environment for electrification processes in district heating and industry, Grzegorz Wiśniewski
• 11:00-12:00 Electrification of the economy from the perspective of the National Power System – flexibility – the pricing and distribution tariff-setting system, Dr Eng. Tomasz Kowalak
• 12:00-12:30 Lunch
• 12:30-13:15 Electricity market – how to purchase energy advantageously for the needs of low-cost and green electrification, Arkadiusz Zieleźny
• 13:15-14:00 Power-to-heat converters and energy storage in municipal and industrial district heating, Dr Eng. Mariusz Twardawa
• 14:00-14:45 Coffee break
• 14:45-15:30 Use of renewable energy for the electrification of district heating and industry and its contracting – demand flexibility and the role of energy storage, Dr Eng. Konrad Wiśniewski
• 15:30-16:00 Case study in the electrification of district heating, Dr Eng. Konrad Wiśniewski
• 16:00-16:30 Discussion with participants

Lecturers:

• Dr Eng. Konrad Wiśniewski: analyst; design and optimization of energy systems; creator of analytical tools for forecasting the energy market; energy storage
• Dr Eng. Tomasz Kowalak: electricity market and selection of heat and electricity tariffs; former Director of the Tariff Department at the Energy Regulatory Office
• MA (MBA) Arkadiusz Zieleźny: electricity market, contracting and trading of electricity; former President of the Management Board of Polenergia Obrót; founder of AARX Energy (wholesale electricity trading)
• Dr Eng. Mariusz Twardawa: power-to-heat technologies, heat storage, hybrid district heating systems; former President of the Management Board of Rafako Innovation
• MEng (MBA) Grzegorz Wiśniewski: system analyses; renewable energy; founder and CEO of the Renewable Energy Institute; program director of the postgraduate program “Renewable Energy for Business”

Organizers:

• Renewable Energy Institute Sp. z o.o. (IEO): a research and advisory group established in 2001, focused on the development and implementation of new technologies and solutions in the field of renewable energy
• Energy Market Agency Joint-Stock Company (ARE) was established in 1997 to conduct statistical research and system analyses, including economic simulations in the field of energy management