Events

Strong Winds, Thriving Seas – turning ambition into action for nature-friendly offshore wind and grids

Co-organised by RGI, OCEaN and WindEurope

AGENDA

What

Conference (in-person)

When

30 October 2024 from 09:00 to 18:00 (Europe/Berlin)

Where

Maison de la Poste, Brussels, Belgium

Contact

Charlotte Mueller

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!