Regulatory Assistance Project 138d ago

Heat pumps are a key solution for decarbonising buildings in Europe, but policy debates often overlook Southern Europe. In this Electrification Academy webinar we examined heat pump deployment in Italy and Spain, focusing on policy, pricing, and regulatory conditions shaping electrified heating and cooling. The discussion explores: • Technical viability of heat pump adoption in Southern Europe • How electricity pricing, taxation, and regulation affect competitiveness • The role and limits of financial incentives • What Italy and Spain can teach EU policymakers shaping the Heating and Cooling Strategy Speakers: ** Francisco Zuloaga (ECODES) ** Gianluca Ruggieri (ènostra) Hosted by: Marion Santini (RAP), with Lorenzo Sapochetti (RAP) This webinar is part of RAP’s Electrification Academy, a series on policy and regulation for cost-effective and fair electrification. 📚 Additional resources Heat Pump Policy Toolkit (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/toolkit/heat-pump-toolkit/ Heat pumps for Spain (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/heat-pumps-for-spain-reforming-spanish-energy-policy-to-support-the-transition-to-clean-heating/ Making electricity cheaper for heat electrification (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/making-electricity-cheaper-affordable-household-heat-electrification/ Clean Heat Policy Tracker (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/toolkit/clean-heat-policy-tracker/ Clean heat standards handbook (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/clean-heat-standards-handbook/ Energy affordability and low-income households (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/taking-burn-out-of-heating-low-income-households/ Electricity taxation reform in Italy (ECCO) https://eccoclimate.org/it/transizione-riformare-la-fiscalita-e-gli-oneri-di-sistema/ Hybrid heat pumps in Europe (RAP) https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/one-foot-in-past-role-hybrid-heat-pumps-europe/