Sessions
Permitting 2.0: what has changed, what still needs to change
When: Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 16:15 - 17:15
Where: N101, N102
Session description
Permitting remains one of the biggest bottlenecks for the expansion of wind energy in Europe. The European Union has agreed on good legislation in the past years and has proposed new revisions. How does this impact national legislation? Some countries are doing better, others are not yet. So how can we leverage these good rules and make them apply across the board?
Session chair
Guy Willems
Senior Advisor - Environment & Community Engagement, WindEurope
Introduction
Paula Rey Garcia
Head of Unit Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, European Commission
Panellists
Ariel Brunner
Regional Director, Europe and Central Asia, Birdlife
Corentin Sivy
CEO, Valorem
