POSTPONED: The District Heating Bonanza

Please note: Confidence has been rescheduled! As soon as the new date is announced, you’ll find the details and tickets here.

The Dutch heat transition is in full swing. New heating companies and heating network initiatives are springing up all over the country. The next step is to move much faster from planning to implementation. That is what this Bonanza is all about. We bring together frontrunners such as municipalities, experts, and companies from the heating network sector to stimulate cooperation, accelerate innovation, and really get the transition up to speed. Fryslân embraces the Danish approach and is thus helping to pave a new Dutch route to sustainable, affordable collective heating. This opens the door to collaborations that will help shape the future of heat networks.

Everyone driving the transition is there.

• Municipalities, governments, policymakers, and heating companies (existing and in formation) from across the Netherlands

• Leading Danish consulting firms and suppliers: from planning and design to pipes, pumps, and heat production, everything needed to develop, build, and manage a district heating network.

About Confidence

Confidence is an international collaboration between Dutch municipalities, Danish partners, and European experts. We accelerate the development of heat networks by sharing knowledge, testing approaches, and building confidence in sustainable and affordable heating solutions.

Bonanzais a sudden source of wealth or opportunity.

For us, it represents a flow of ideas, collaboration, and acceleration. Just what the energy transition needs right now.

This was Confidence '25

Confidence '25 brought together pioneers, professionals, and policymakers around one question: how can we make heat networks feasible, explainable, and scalable? With insights from home and abroad and with room to learn from each other.

Program and tickets

We will announce the new date, the program, and all the speakers soon. You’ll also be able to purchase your tickets right here on this page.

Practical information

• Accessibility and parking

  We encourage you to travel by public transport. NHL Stenden is easily accessible by bus; the bus stop is right outside the door.

  Traveling by bike? There are plenty of bike parking spaces available.

  Traveling by car? You can park in one of the three parking lots around NHL Stenden. The cost is €3.50 per day.

• Dietary requirements

  Do you have any specific dietary requirements? Simply let us know when ordering your ticket. We will make sure everything is taken care of.

• Overnight stay

  Would you like to stay overnight? We recommend these hotels:
  

  • Notiz Hotel – NHL Stenden's own hotel. Ideally located. Notiz also offers a special package for Confidence .

  • Post-Plaza Hotel & Grand Café – Atmospheric and centrally located. Dinner will also be served here on Tuesday evening. It is about a 20-minute walk from the hotel to NHL Stenden. Use the code congres2026 to receive a discount on your overnight stay.

• Unable to attend?

  Cancellation is only possible in writing or through the cancellation function on the registration page. The full terms and conditions regarding cancellation can be found in the terms and conditions.

• Contact information

  Do you have any additional questions? We are happy to help you via confidence