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SUSHET at the UNED Summer Course 'The new energy revolution: from oil to renewable electrification'
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From 13-15 July 2026, the SUSHEAT project had the pleasure to be featured at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)’s Summer Course, La nueva revolución energética: del petróleo a la electrificación renovable (English translation: The New Energy Revolution: From Oil to Renewable Electrification). Delivered entirely in Spanish, the event took place at the Associated Centre of the UNED in Ávila, Spain.
The event provided an ideal forum for SUSHEAT to present its work on advancing industrial decarbonisation through innovative heat upgrade technologies that integrate renewable energy and industrial waste heat.
Over three days, it brought together experts from academia and the energy sector to discuss one of the defining challenges facing the energy sector today: the transition to a new energy model based on renewable energy and the electrification of the economy.
Participants could attend in person or via live stream, while recordings were made available afterwards to support flexible, self-paced learning.
Throughout the programme, participants explored the technologies shaping the future low-carbon energy system, including solar and wind power, concentrated solar power (CSP), geothermal energy, energy storage, electric vehicles, and the integration of renewable energy into buildings and industry.
The course also addressed key challenges facing the energy transition, such as maintaining electricity system stability as renewable energy deployment increases, the role of heat pump electrification in industrial decarbonisation, and lessons learned from recent events affecting the electricity system.
SUSHEAT's Contribution
Representing the SUSHEAT project on behalf of project partner UNED, Professor José Daniel Marcos and Iman Golpour, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Energy Engineering, delivered two presentations about:
- SUSHEAT’s objectives, technologies and expected impact on industrial decarbonisation
- The global energy transition, industrial electrification and renewable energy, providing the context in which projects like SUSHEAT are especially relevant
The educational materials from both presentations are now openly available.
José Daniel Marcos and Iman Golpour presenting (Photos by UNED)
We would like to thank all participants for their outstanding engagement, both in person and online, as well as the organisers for making this valuable exchange of knowledge possible.
SUSHEAT is proud to contribute to these essential discussions and to support the development and dissemination of knowledge that will help accelerate industrial decarbonisation across Europe.