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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Monday, June 22, 2026
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • Tuesday, June 23, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Annual Golf Tournament
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Pre-Workshop Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EDT
    Workshop Speaker & Moderator Orientation
  • District Energy and Data Centers Workshop
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EDT
    Data Centers - Setting the Stage: Why Data Centers and District Energy Are Converging Now
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 8:10 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 1: Powering Policy: Unlocking Pathways for Data Center Heat Reuse
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 2: At the Source: Engaging Data Center Developers in Heat Recovery
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 3: Turning Waste into Worth: Market-Ready Models for Heat Reuse
    Data Centers Workshop
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Data Centers - Session 4: What’s Next: Building Momentum in a Rapidly Evolving Market
    Data Centers Workshop
  • TENs Market Development Workshop
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EDT
    TENs - TENs Workshop Introduction and Background
    TENs Workshop
  • 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EDT
    TENs - Session 1: International Perspectives
    TENs Workshop
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    TENs - Session 2: Municipal TENs
    TENs Workshop
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    TENs - Session 3: TENs with Hybrid Ownership Models
    TENs Workshop
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    TENs - Session 4: Private Utility TENs
    TENs Workshop
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    TENs - Session 5: TENs Involvement from Gas & Electric Utilities
    TENs Workshop
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    TENs - Session 6: Non-Muni Gov and E-NGO TENs
    TENs Workshop
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    TENs - TENs Workshop Recap and Wrap-Up
    TENs Workshop
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    Opening Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations Opening
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    Special Ribbon-Cutting Celebration for ESAP at Cliff Energy Centre
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM EDT
    Speaker & Moderator Orientation
  • 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM EDT
    Conference Opening
  • 8:20 AM - 9:15 AM EDT
    Plenary Panel 1 - A Discussion Among Industry Leaders - Connecting Networks
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Plenary Panel 2 – Global Leaders – An International Perspective on Momentum in District Energy
  • 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1A: Why a P3 & Procurement Foundations
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1B: Sewer Heat in Action
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1C: Rewiring the Plant: Practical Pathways to Low-Carbon District Energy
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1D: Integrating Systems at Scale
  • 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM EDT
    1E: System Development, Expansion, and Modernization
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    IDEA Annual Awards Luncheon with special event - Signing Ceremony for a Global Memorandum of Understanding
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    DEWI Meet Up
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2A: P3 Design, Construction, Commissioning
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2B: Unlocking Energy Potential with Sewer Heat Recovery
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2C: Rethinking Delivery: Financing and Business Models for District Energy
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2D: Policy to Practice: How Codes and Municipal Decisions Shape District Energy
  • 2:45 PM - 3:40 PM EDT
    2E: Heat Pumps at Scale: Technology and Deployment
  • 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM EDT
    Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3A: Transition, Operations and the Future
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3B: Finding the Heat: Mapping and Mobilizing Urban Waste Heat
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3C: District Energy at Scale
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3D: Planning and Modeling the Energy Transition
  • 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM EDT
    3E: Hybrid & Distributed Thermal Systems
  • 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    YPG Happy Hour
  • 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Cocktail Reception with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Breakfast with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
    Speaker & Moderator Orientation
  • 8:00 AM - 9:55 AM EDT
    Plenary Session & Recognition
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
    Refreshment Break with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4A: From Steam to Hot Water: Strategies, Implementation, and Results
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4B: Tapping the Sewer: Data, Design, and Deployment of Wastewater Heat
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4C: From Policy to Projects: Unlocking District Energy Through Strategy and Funding
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4D: Delivering Next-Generation Thermal Energy Systems
  • 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    4E: Community Thermal Networks
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Thursday Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Luncheon
  • 1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
    Dessert and Coffee with Business Partner Exhibitors
  • 1:45 PM - 2:25 PM EDT
    Poster Presentations
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5A: TENs Performance, Validation, and Next-Gen Models
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5B: Capturing and Delivering Value Through District Energy
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5C: Digital Tools for Decarbonization
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5D: Flexible Pathways to Deep Decarbonization
  • 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM EDT
    5E: Policy and Legal Frameworks for Deployment
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6A: Delivering Low-Carbon Systems: Real-World Implementation Pathways
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6B: Scaling Wastewater Energy: From Study to City-Scale Systems
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6C: Smarter Systems: Data, AI, and Digital Tools for Optimization
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6D: Optimizing District Cooling
  • 3:50 PM - 5:20 PM EDT
    6E: Geo Systems Deep Dive: Design, Performance, and Optimization
  • Friday, June 26, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Technical Tour Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Technical Tour A
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Technical Tour B