Strong Winds, Thriving Seas – turning ambition into action for nature-friendly offshore wind and grids
Co-organised by RGI, OCEaN and WindEurope
What
Conference (in-person)
When
30 October 2024 from 09:00 to 18:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Where
Maison de la Poste, Brussels, Belgium
Contact
Reaching the EU’s offshore wind and grid ambitions should be viewed as an opportunity to create a new normal where biodiversity protection and restoration is pursued side-by-side with infrastructure deployment. But how do we turn these ambitions into tangible actions?
The Renewables Grid Initiative, WindEurope, and OCEaN addressed this question at our conference ‘Strong Winds, Thriving Seas’! Throughout the day, we spotlighted leading experts working on a nature- and people-positive offshore energy transition and allowed participants to explore a solutions-oriented fair, hear priorities from the next generation of European decision makers, and pose their own policy asks.
All of this was complemented by highlights from OCEaN’s work across European sea basins, including the launch of a new statement from OCEaN – North & Baltic Seas. Since 2020, OCEaN’s diverse Members – representing wind developers, transmission system operators, and NGOs across two Coalitions in the Mediterranean and North and Baltic Seas – have been engaged in key dialogues to advance offshore wind and nature objectives in harmony.
We thank everyone who joined us and contributed to the collaborative discussion on 30 October in Brussels!
Speakers
Huub den Rooijen, CBE
Marine Advisor
3blue
Tinne Van der Straeten
Minister for Energy of Belgium
Giles Dickson
CEO
WindEurope
Antonella Battaglini
CEO
Renewables Grid Initiative
Cristina Simioli
Director - Offshore Energy and Nature
Renewables Grid Initiative
Emma Hospes
Head of Strategic Environment & Permitting and Biodiversity Programme
Ørsted
Ariel Brunner
Regional Director
BirdLife Europe and Central Asia
Dr. Karsten Sach
Chair of International Advisory Board
GINGR
Ester Asin Martinez
Director
WWF European Policy Office
Maria Jimenez
Energy Coord. Counsellor
Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU
Claudine Vliegen
Team Coordinator Regional Sea and EU
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Netherlands)
Eleni Hatziyanni
Policy Officer
DG MARE, European Commission
Saskia Jaarsma
Head of Offshore Development, Large Projects Offshore
TenneT
Ewout van Galen
Director
The North Sea Foundation
Dr. Eva Julius-Philipp
Director Environment & Sustainability Unit BA Wind
Vattenfall
Mauro Randone
Regional Projects Manager
WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative
Nailia Dindarova
Chief Market Development Officer
BlueFloat Energy
Danuta Kneipp
Team Lead Group Strategy
Elia Group
Dr. Oscar Bos
Marine Ecologist
Wageningen Marine Research
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