Repowering is an important option in many markets, but operators need to investigate the economic case project by project, as conditions may vary considerably. Repowering has potential implications for short and medium EU renewable energy targets as it allows the further development of sites with good wind resources with more efficient turbines. As wind energy assets get older and are decommissioned, overall wind power production will decrease, affecting the share of electricity that the EU has committed to source from renewables by 2020 and 2030.

WindEurope is working on end-of-life issues and repowering, assessing the current situation, conducting surveys on national regulations and examining the economic case of the different options. This session will investigate repowering and life extension experiences across different EU countries, the business case for extending and repowering projects and the implications for EU energy policy.

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The EU will not achieve its climate and energy objectives unless we put electricity into transport and heating. The good news is that an increasing number of motor manufacturers are rapidly developing electric mobility. For renewable heating and cooling, the technologies are mature and readily available. The electrification of these sectors will increase power demand and direct new investments in renewable technologies such as wind energy. Exploiting synergies across the entire energy system can maximise cost-efficient solutions for decarbonisation and a modernisation of energy systems in Europe.

This session will discuss the road ahead for combining renewable power and the uptake of electric vehicles and an increased use of renewable heating. The panel will address the following questions: What will drive electro-mobility forward in all EU Member States? How can we create market conditions that will unlock the benefits of electrification in the heating and cooling sector? How to design the future power infrastructure in order to facilitate variable wind power and electrify sectors? To what extent can wind power and sectors such as transport, heating and cooling serve each other’s needs going forward?

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Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kristian Jensen, will start this session with a keynote speech covering emerging wind energy markets beyond Europe. The following speakers will then provide an overview of the current status of the wind market in North Africa. They will describe the policy and market environment as well as challenges and opportunities in three specific markets with significant potential: Algeria, Egypt and Morocco.

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Countries will need to work together in order to achieve the EU 2030 climate and energy objectives. On 6 June this year, nine Member States took an important step towards increased regional cooperation on offshore wind power with a Declaration on co-operation in offshore wind in the North Seas declaration. What are the benefits of collaboration? How will Member States work together? And what is the potential for regional cooperation in relation to onshore wind power?

Engage with policy makers and industry leaders on the benefits and challenges of regional cooperation as they debate on finding the common ground and actions that will grow offshore wind power.

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The session will look at different storage technologies and solutions and explore their potential impact on the energy system, the business model for their deployment, their level of market-readiness, and how they (or already are) supporting the integration of higher amounts of wind in the grid.

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During this session, Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of Global Wind Energy Council, will provide an overview of the current status of the wind market globally.  Three speakers from Iran and Ethiopia will join Steve to describe the policy and market environment in their respective countries, as well as outline the challenges and opportunities for companies wishing to do wind business in these markets.

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Moderator:

Steve Sawyer,

Secretary General, GWEC

Speakers:

Iran

Hashem Oraee
President, Iran Wind Energy Association

Mohammad Hassa Ghafouri
Founder and Managing Director, IRAN Wind/Aysa consulting, Iran

Ethiopia

Deo Onyango, Renewable Energy Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa, GE power and water

During this session, Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council, will provide an overview of the current status of the wind markets in South America.  Three speakers from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay will join him to describe the policy and market environment in their respective countries, as well as outline the challenges and opportunities for companies wishing to do wind business in these markets.

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Moderator:

Steve Sawyer

Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)

Speakers:

Argentina

Ramiro Gomez Barinaga, Legal Advisor, Undersecretary for Renewable Energy at Ministry of Energy and Mining, Argentina

Chile

Jose Ignacio Escobar, General Manager, Acciona Energía, Chile

Vice President of Chilean Renewable Energy Association (ACERA)
 

Uruguay

Fernando Schaich
President, Uruguayan Wind Energy Association (AUDEE)

On 23 June, the UK voted to leave the European Union. The decision rocked global markets, sent the pound tumbling and plunged Europe’s economic and political future into a wave of uncertainty. As the dust settles, the WindEurope Summit looks at what a UK outside the EU will mean for the deployment of wind energy and the prospects for the industry at-large.

The UK has been a market of mixed fortunes for wind energy in recent years. The onshore wind market is still reeling from abrupt cutbacks to support imposed by the last government. The changes mean that onshore wind deployment is likely to grind to a halt in 2016 and beyond as investor confidence dwindles and developers look elsewhere.

The story for offshore wind couldn’t be more different. Record investment and a series of large-scale projects mean the UK is a top destination for offshore wind development globally with over €10 billion of new capacity financed in the first six months of 2016. The previous Conservative government committed to three more auctions (CfDs) by 2020, assuming the industry meets its cost reduction targets. Policymakers have also outlined plans to add 1GW of offshore wind a year toward 2030.

In this session, the WindEurope Summit will bring together industry, lawmakers and experts to discuss the implications of the Brexit vote for onshore and offshore wind in the UK. Participants will provide brief opening statements followed by a panel discussion and questions for the audience.  

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