Offshore hybrids: making them happen

When: Tuesday, 25 April 2023, 17:15 - 18:30
Where: Auditorium 15 - Followed by Joint Report Launch by WindEurope & Hitachi Energy

Session description

Offshore hybrid projects connect multiple wind farms to multiple markets combining offshore wind energy generation and transmission assets into one single multi-purpose asset. This session will discuss:
• What is needed to build offshore hybrids projects?
• What immediate actions can policymakers take?
• Financial and volume risk for investing in offshore hybrid projects?

Session chair

Lukasz Kolinski

Head of Unit Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, European Commission

Keynote

Thomas Egebo

President and CEO, Energinet

Panel discussion

Chris Peeters

CEO, Elia

Claudio Facchin

CEO, Hitachi Energy

Cordi O'Hara

President, National Grid Ventures

Timo Tatar

Deputy Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for Estonia

Ulrik Stridbaek

Vice President, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Ørsted