{"id":152,"date":"2025-05-20T22:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:39:28","slug":"conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"inner\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"col-md\">\r\n      <h3>WindEurope&#8217;s Annual Conference is taking place in Madrid from 21-23 April 2026<\/h3>\r\n      <p>It&#8217;s 2026 &#8211; and Europe has no time to lose. Global competition is intensifying. Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine continues and the transatlantic partnership remains uncertain. Meanwhile China is rapidly electrifying and innovating. And all the while dis- and misinformation is on the rise &#8211; undermining unity and public support for decarbonisation.<\/p>\r\n      <p>Net-zero isn&#8217;t just nice to have &#8211; it&#8217;s a strategic must. And wind energy will be the catalyst &#8211; delivering cheap, clean and homegrown power for an independent Europe.<\/p>\r\n      <a class=\"button\" href=\".\/programme\">See the programme<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"col-md\">\r\n      <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm66.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54455478467_a5e89dae4b_k_d.jpg\" width=\"2010\" height=\"1432\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"conference\" \/><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"col-md\">\r\n    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54456510654_7f6ad84014_k_d.jpg\" width=\"2010\" height=\"1432\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"CPH Conference\" ><\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"col-md\">\r\n    <p>Wind is Europe&#8217;s greatest energy asset &#8211; and it&#8217;s vital that we tackle false narratives and come together to tackle to bottlenecks to further wind buildout. This year in Madrid we&#8217;ll be looking at the many ways wind delivers for Europe &#8211; and what we can do to ramp it up further.<\/p>\r\n    <ul>\r\n      <li><strong>Wind is cheap<\/strong>: We&#8217;ve done the sums &#8211; wind and other renewables are the cheapest option for Europe by far &#8211; even when you factor in all the energy system integration costs.<\/li>\r\n      <li><strong>Wind is clean<\/strong>: Our modern wind turbines have practically zero water or environmental footprint. 90% of its mass is recyclable &#8211; and we are committed to reusing, recycling, recycling and recovering all turbine components for 100% circularity.<\/li>\r\n      <li><strong>Wind is strategic<\/strong>: Wind energy is entirely home-grown and European. It provides hundreds of thousands of jobs across the continent and brings investment to rural and coastal communities. It gives Europe a competitive edge, driving electrification and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels from unreliable foreign powers.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n\r\n    <p><a class=\"button\" href=\".\/speakers\">See the speakers<\/a> &nbsp; &nbsp; <a class=\"button\" href=\".\/posters\">See the posters<\/a><\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"new-nl-subs inverse delayed\">\r\n    <div class=\"inner\">\r\n      <h1 class=\"a-center\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong> to our <strong>newsletter<\/strong> to stay updated<\/h1>\r\n      <div class=\"a-center\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/subscribe\" class=\"button mi-y-0\">Subscribe<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"alt-background\" id=\"contact\">\r\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n<h2>Have a question?<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you have questions about the conference programme, please get in touch with the WindEurope conference team.<\/p>\r\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-fw fa-envelope-o\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:conference@windeurope.org?subject=%5BAnnual%202026%5D%20Question%20on%20the%20conference%20programme\">conference@windeurope.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WindEurope&#8217;s Annual Conference is taking place in Madrid from 21-23 April 2026 It&#8217;s 2026 &#8211; and Europe has no time to lose. 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