{"id":1621,"date":"2026-03-24T17:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:23:42","slug":"defence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/networking\/defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Energy and Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"inner networking\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-24 col-md-8 m-b-2 a-center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/images\/networking\/defence.jpg\" alt=\"Wind Energy and Defence\" class=\"circle\"> <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-24 col-md-16\">\r\n      <h4><strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday 22 April, 09:00-11:00<\/h4>\r\n      <h4> <strong>Where:<\/strong> Col\u00f3n, Level 2 \u2013 Conference Area<\/h4> \r\n      <h4> <strong>Open to:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\">All registered participants<\/a>. With <a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/networking\/defence\/registration-form\/\" target=\"_blank\">additional registration<\/a> required.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n      <p>As offshore wind becomes strategic infrastructure, governments across Europe are increasing expectations on its protection. But how should physical security requirements be defined and implemented in practice? This session brings together industry, policymakers and technical experts to discuss how to translate the outcomes of the Hamburg North Sea Summit into workable approaches for offshore wind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n      <p>The discussion will focus on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>defining proportionate, risk-based security requirements<\/li>\r\n\t<li>establishing clear roles between public authorities and project developers<\/li>\r\n\t<li>identifying practical and technically implementable security solutions<\/li>\r\n\t<li>developing workable public\u2013private approaches, including funding of security and dual-use systems<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The session will enable a direct exchange between industry and public authorities, with contributions from government representatives and technical experts, to support a coordinated and implementable approach to offshore energy security in Europe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/annual2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/networking\/defence-agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Agenda<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n<!---\r\n      <hr>\r\n      <h4>Brought to you by<\/h4>\r\n      <div class=\"row\">\r\n \r\n \r\n<div class=\"col\">\r\n                 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cener.com\/en\/?ref=annual2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Find out more\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/images\/logos\/events\/cener.svg\" style=\"max-width:200px;\" alt=\"PPG\"><\/a> \t\r\n\t <\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"col\">\r\n\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtu.dk\/english\/?ref=annual2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Find out more\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/images\/logos\/events\/dtu.svg\" style=\"max-width:200px;\" alt=\"DTU\"><\/a> \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col\">\r\n\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudelft.nl\/en\/?ref=annual2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Find out more\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/images\/logos\/events\/tu-delft.svg\" style=\"max-width:200px;\"alt=\"TUDelft\"><\/a> \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n---------------------->\r\n     \r\n\r\n \r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When: Wednesday 22 April, 09:00-11:00 Where: Col\u00f3n, Level 2 \u2013 Conference Area Open to: All registered participants. 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