Conference
Media Partnership: Win-wind solutions in the Baltic Sea region
September 10, 2024
Conference
Media Partnership: Win-wind solutions in the Baltic Sea region
Start date: September 10, 2024
End date: September 10, 2024
Time:
Place: Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU
Address: Avenue de Cortenbergh 16, 1000 Brussels
Euractiv organises policy events in Brussels and other European capitals.
Description
The offshore wind potential in the Baltic Sea region is estimated to be close to 100 GW by 2050. The first Baltic offshore projects will come online in the next few years and will gradually contribute to the decarbonisation of the Baltic energy systems. However, in order to take full advantage of the favourable geographical conditions in the Baltic Sea region and to meet the ambitious EU climate targets, it is important to keep pace with the next projects in the pipeline.
Two important documents adopted by the European Commission in the final phase of the last political term - the Grid Action Plan and the European Wind Power Package – can act as a tailwind for the offshore wind projects. However, both need to be translated into legislation and need to be fully implemented.
Agenda
15.00-15.30 Welcome drinks, registration
15.30-15.40 Welcome by Arkadiusz Plucinski, Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU
15:40-15.50 Keynote speech by Lukasz Kolinski, Acting Director, Green Transition and Energy System Integration, European Commission
15.50-16.30 Panel debate moderated by Anna Gumbau, Euractiv Jurga Kasputiene, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the EU
Maciej Gorski, COO of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope Tahir Kapetanovic, Vice-Chair of the Board, ENTSO-E
16.30-17.00 Q&A Session
17.00-19.00 Reception
Outcomes
This conference took stock of the current state of offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea region two years after the historic Marienborg Declaration. It discussed how policy makers can help project developers to implement ambitious offshore plans in the region by addressing the following issues:
1. What kind of regulatory framework at EU and Member State level is needed for existing and new offshore projects?
2. What incentives are needed to enable new offshore investment and help the EU meet its targets?
3. How can European industry contribute to this task for the benefit of the European economy and citizens?
CCB participant in the event
- Andrea Cervantes, CCB Biodiversity Officer
Participation supported by
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
Two important documents adopted by the European Commission in the final phase of the last political term - the Grid Action Plan and the European Wind Power Package – can act as a tailwind for the offshore wind projects. However, both need to be translated into legislation and need to be fully implemented.
Agenda
15.00-15.30 Welcome drinks, registration
15.30-15.40 Welcome by Arkadiusz Plucinski, Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU
15:40-15.50 Keynote speech by Lukasz Kolinski, Acting Director, Green Transition and Energy System Integration, European Commission
15.50-16.30 Panel debate moderated by Anna Gumbau, Euractiv Jurga Kasputiene, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the EU
Maciej Gorski, COO of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope Tahir Kapetanovic, Vice-Chair of the Board, ENTSO-E
16.30-17.00 Q&A Session
17.00-19.00 Reception
Outcomes
This conference took stock of the current state of offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea region two years after the historic Marienborg Declaration. It discussed how policy makers can help project developers to implement ambitious offshore plans in the region by addressing the following issues:
1. What kind of regulatory framework at EU and Member State level is needed for existing and new offshore projects?
2. What incentives are needed to enable new offshore investment and help the EU meet its targets?
3. How can European industry contribute to this task for the benefit of the European economy and citizens?
CCB participant in the event
- Andrea Cervantes, CCB Biodiversity Officer
Participation supported by
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.