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27th Infotherma International Exhibition

INFOTHERMA: A Place for Discussion and Ideas

Convening the Infotherma international exhibition in the second half of January has become

a tradition. The 27th Infotherma international exhibition will take place at the Černá Louka exhibition

centre in Ostrava on 20–23 January 2020.

Infotherma has traditionally been dedicated to heating,

saving energy costs and the intelligent use of renewable

resources in small and medium-sized buildings. It is

the greatest exhibition in this industry in the Czech Republic,

bringing together Czech, European as well as global brands

and products specialized in making homes nice, warm

and comfortable. Since the first event, all the exhibition

nomenclature has practically remained the same, however

each year it introduces new technologies and systems.

There are many topics up for discussion at this year’s

Infotherma to be examined at the opening programme of

the exhibition and on the following four days in the expert

accompanying programme. For example, new laws have

been approved and more are being prepared that are

highly relevant to the conference topics. The Ministry of

the Environment has launched the last wave of grants for

replacing old solid-fuel boilers with new sources of heat.

Grants for replacing old boilers will continue further on and

become part of the New Green Savings Programme within

the Adaptation and Mitigation Measures sub-programme.

Another hot topic will be better funding opportunities

for home renovation under the New Green Savings

sub-programme Financial Guarantees. 

There are substantial changes coming to the Czech energy

industry in the years to come which will result in a dramatic

decrease in fossil fuel usage. After 2021, an amendatory

act will bring in many new financial tools that will

support investments in the development of low-emission

technologies. A new Modernization Fund will assist the

advancement of renewable energy resources, the increase

of energy efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas

emissions. This fund is offered to both companies and

households.

The Infotherma 2020 exhibition will open with an

exposition called “House Full of Energy and Information”.

It will show visitors the current state of technology and

introduce potential alternatives to heat homes and present

new construction features. The exposition will be guided

by experts from TZB-info, so visitors can ask them about

individual heating products, energy costs or the operation

of such homes.

Infotherma 2020 is already almost sold-out, so the

exhibition centre will once again be fully occupied. This

proves that heating and energy savings are hot topics

not only among owners of detached houses, but also for

a majority of households.

In the past twenty-six years, Infotherma has presented

7,454 exhibitors to 680,600 visitors. 

We are looking forward to seeing new exhibitors and

visitors. We believe that once again, this exhibition will

bring together everyone interested in heating and energy

savings.

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