Building Energy Exchange and the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) are convening industry leaders to explore how industrial energy partnerships and innovative business models can transform waste heat into a valuable clean energy resource – and make thermal energy networks (TENs) financially viable investments. 

Presentations will feature a set of pioneering projects. In Sweden, the energy provider Adven operates a 4th Generation District Heating and Cooling (4GDHC) network in the city of Nynäshamn, which captures waste heat from the local Nynas refinery. In upstate New York, SUNY’s flagship campus at the University at Buffalo is developing a TEN that will utilize waste heat from the Empire AI supercomputing center to decarbonize campus buildings. The event will also feature Alfa Laval, drawing on its extensive experience in district energy and waste heat recovery projects, as well as the partnerships and business models that can help advance these solutions at scale.

A moderated discussion will examine the cross-sector collaborations, financing pathways, risk mitigation, and technical strategies behind these initiatives, exploring what each project can teach us about how to advance TENs in New York.

Join us this Climate Week for this timely conversation and live Q&A, and network over coffee and small bites at the Exchange in downtown Manhattan!

Opening Remarks
Richard Yancey, CEO, Building Energy Exchange
Niclas Carlsson, Director International Market Development and Investment, Swedish Energy Agency 
Carter Strickland, Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of Climate Action, State University of New York (SUNY)

Presenters / Panelists
Jonas Dyrke, Business Project Manager, Adven Group
Jason Denue, Vice President of Energy and Principal, WENDEL Companies
Anna Hall, Head of Public Affairs, Energy Division, Alfa Laval
Ryan McPherson, Chief Sustainability Officer, University at Buffalo
Jonas Sjölander, CEO, Adven Group
Dan Egan, Managing Director and Head of Americas Real Estate Sustainability, Blackstone – Moderator

Program Schedule

• 8:30 am – Doors open  
• 9:00am – Event begins
• 9:15 am – Welcome & Presentations  
• 10 am – Panel Discussion & Q+A  
• 10:55 am – Closing Remarks  
• 11:00 am – Networking