{"id":2,"date":"2015-12-17T14:51:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2017-03-06T18:16:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T17:16:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-size: 28px;\">The world&#8217;s largest wind energy event came to Hamburg in September 2016<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\">WindEurope<\/a> (previously EWEA) teamed up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.windenergyhamburg.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">WindEnergy Hamburg<\/a> to bring you the world&#8217;s largest wind energy conference &amp; expo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conference proceedings are ready<\/strong> <a href=\"\/summit2016\/conference\/proceedings\/\">Click here to access the proceedings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Want to relive the key moments?<\/strong> Check out the <a href=\"\/summit2016\/media-and-press\/photos\/\">photos<\/a>, <a href=\"\/summit2016\/media-and-press\/videos\/\">videos<\/a> and <a href=\"\/summit2016\/media-and-press\/windpower-tv\/\">WPM TV<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Looking forward to the next event?<\/strong> Check out our upcoming large events <a href=\"http:\/\/offshorewind2017.com\/\">Offshore Wind Energy 2017<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/confex2017\">WindEurope Conference &amp; Exhibition 2017<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zwbIaJhDMzs\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Confirmed speakers were<\/h2>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-934\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-934 ml-slider blue-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Confirmed speakers\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_934\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_934\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-935 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-935\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/birol.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-935\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Fatih Birol<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director of the International Energy Agency<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-939 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sefcovic.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-939\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President of the European Commission<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-940 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-940\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/sigmar.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-940\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Sigmar Gabriel<\/strong><br \/>\nVice-Chancellor of Germany<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-936 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-936\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/liebrich.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-936\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Michael Liebreich<\/strong><br \/>\nChairman of the Advisory Board &amp; Founder, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, UK<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1113 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1113\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Claude-Turmes-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-1113\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Claude Turmes<\/strong><br \/>\nMEP, European Parliament<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1107 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1107\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klaus-Topfer.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-1107\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Klaus T\u00f6pfer<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Germany <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-938 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-938\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/scholz.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-938\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Olaf Scholz<\/strong><br \/>\nMayor, City of Hamburg<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1313 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carolina-Punset.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-1313\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Carolina Punset<\/strong><br \/>\nMEP, European Parliament, Spain<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1111 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1111\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeremy-leggett.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-1111\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Jerermy Leggett<\/strong><br \/>\nChairman, Solarcentury, United Kingdom<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1108 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1108\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delbeke-Jos.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-1108\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Jos Delbeke<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector-General for Climate Action, European Commission <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1110 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kristian-Jensen-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-1110\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Kristian Jensen<\/strong><br \/>\nMinister for Foreign Affairs, Denmark<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-937 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-937\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/rifkin.jpg\" class=\"slider-934 slide-937\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Jeremy Rifkin<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident of the Foundation on Economic Trends<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\" href=\"\/summit2016\/conference\/programme\">See full programme<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: 4px solid #D8ECF8; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Making transition work<\/h2>\n<p>Four of the companies leading the energy transition in Europe \u2013 DONG Energy, ENEL Green Power, Enercon and Nordex \u2013 have taken on the role of Event Ambassador for the Summit. They will showcase some of the solutions that are essential to delivering a secure, timely and cost-effective energy transition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mtw-homepage\">\n<div style=\"width: 50%; float: left; background: url('https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/making-transition-work-banner.jpg'); background-position: center center; background-size: cover;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fit\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/mtw-placeholder.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 50%; float: left;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-928\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-928 ml-slider blue-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Event Ambassadors\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_928\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_928\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-931 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-931\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-ENERCON.jpg\" class=\"slider-928 slide-931\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-ENERCON.jpg 325w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-ENERCON-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-932 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-932\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-NORDEX.jpg\" class=\"slider-928 slide-932\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-NORDEX.jpg 325w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-NORDEX-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-929 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-929\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-DONG.jpg\" class=\"slider-928 slide-929\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-DONG.jpg 325w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-DONG-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1147 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1147\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-ENEL.jpg\" class=\"slider-928 slide-1147\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-ENEL.jpg 325w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/ambassadors-quotes-ENEL-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-pager hide\">\n<h2>WindEurope Summit 2016<\/h2>\n<p>Fatih Birol, Michael Liebreich, Jeremy Rifkin, Sigmar Gabriel. The WindEurope Summit 2016 features several of the world\u2019s most prominent new energy thought leaders and politicians \u2013 from the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency to the German Vice Chancellor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">\n<p>In September, they will come together with key figures from the industry to share their insights on the opportunities and challenges the sector is facing.<\/p>\n<h3>Making transition work<\/h3>\n<p>The theme of the WindEurope Summit 2016 is <em>Making transition work<\/em>. The summit will feature over 45 conference sessions tailored to improve the understanding of the megatrends that are shaping the sector in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0programme\u00a0offers something\u00a0for\u00a0all industry players and unparalleled business and networking opportunities.<\/strong> Whether the topic is changing market dynamics in Europe, emerging market developments or game-changing technologies, conference delegates will be offered unique insights and top-level speakers.<\/p>\n<p>The WindEurope Summit is supported by some of the wind energy industry\u2019s biggest names including the official event ambassadors Enel Green Power, DONG Energy, ENERCON and Nordex.<\/p>\n<p>It will be framed by two must-attend social functions, with a WindEurope member reception on the eve of the event and a gala dinner in the heart of Hamburg to cap-off the occasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Cooperation with WindEnergy Hamburg:<\/h3>\n<p>The leading wind energy conference is teaming up with WindEnergy Hamburg, the top exhibition for the wind industry. The two events will run side-by-side in Hamburg, which is a global industrial hub for the wind energy sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">\n<p>More than 1,200 exhibitors will present their products and services in the nine exhibition halls, which provide a total of more than 65,000 square metres of exhibition space. The event will act as a unique meeting point and bring together the major players in the wind industry and related sectors \u2013 as well as completely new partners in an ever-evolving market.<\/p>\n<p>Leading companies in the wind industry and across the supply chain will attend the event and present their solutions. Planners, manufacturers, financial backers, suppliers, energy and service providers from both in the onshore and the offshore will all be there to showcase the very best of the industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.windenergyhamburg.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Join us for this unique event<\/a> \u2013 the total wind experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button read-more\" href=\"#\">Read more<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Post-event report<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Post-event-infographic-4-3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Post-event-infographic-4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Post-event-infographic-4-3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Post-event-infographic-4-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Post-event-infographic-4-3-495x371.jpg 495w, https:\/\/windeurope.org\/summit2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/Post-event-infographic-4-3-740x555.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<script>\n$(function () {\nvar one_pager = $(\".one-pager\");\nvar rm_blocks = $(\".one-pager div.read-more\");\nrm_blocks.hide();\none_pager.find(\"a.button.read-more\").on(\"click\", function (e) {\nrm_blocks.slideDown();\ne.preventDefault();\n$(this).hide();\n});\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s largest wind energy event came to Hamburg in September 2016 WindEurope (previously EWEA) teamed up with WindEnergy Hamburg to bring you the world&#8217;s largest wind energy conference &amp; expo. 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