Renewables at sea will be debated at the beginning of the transition of portfolios in the Ministry of Environment and Energy
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The Oceanic Renewables Summit 2024 was already decided before November 7, when the prime minister resigned and led to early elections, guarantees the president of the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN), which organizes this meeting. But, for Pedro Amaral Jorge, “it is important to keep this topic on the agenda” due to the “pertinence” it has in the goals that Portugal set out to achieve in renewables. Even more so when the transition of portfolios in the now Ministry of Environment and Energy is beginning and very close to June, the month in which the previous Government planned to launch the first auction for the installation of wind farms on the high seas.
The auction will therefore be one of the main topics to be debated at the conference taking place this Wednesday, April 17th, at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon. Especially because, says Pedro Amaral Jorge, “there is no decision regarding the auction model” to be launched as it was still being worked on by the previous Government.
On the table were two solutions: launching a single auction to allocate the right to explore maritime space and the right to access the submarine network that will connect wind farms to land, or two separate auctions, one for exploration and the other for the networks.
this was how much António Costa’s government aimed to allocate offshore wind power by 2030
Networks are, in fact, another topic under debate, especially because expanding the electricity distribution network has an impact on the tariff and, consequently, on the electricity bill and, therefore, it will be necessary to find a solution that costs less – or not at all. – both individuals and companies. In fact, according to Pedro Amaral Jorge, “they can only increase the tariff if consumption does not increase” and everything indicates that it will increase in the coming years because, with the energy transition underway, electricity will replace other polluting energy sources.
The conference will also discuss the topic of preserving the environment and biodiversity; the happy coexistence between wind farms, networks and fishing and also the potential for creating an industrial cluster that involves, among others, the construction sector, metalworking and Portuguese ports.
The networks [de ligação das eólicas no mar a terra] They can only increase the tariff if it does not increase consumption, but it also has to have a logical tariff design”, says Pedro Amaral Jorge
What is it?
It is a conference organized by APREN to which Expresso joins as a media partner and which aims to discuss everything that involves the installation of renewables at sea, not only wind, but also solar panels and wave energy equipment.
When, where and at what time?
April 17, 2024, at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm.
Who will be present?
- Pedro Amaral Jorge, president APREN
- Juan Virgilio Márquez (Spanish Wind Association
- Stefania Charisiadou, responsible for Nature Conservation Policy at the European Commission
- Alexandra Silva (Senior Researcher at the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)
- Anne Marit Hansen, Director of Business Development for Iberia at Equinor
- Catarina Rei, director of Licensing and Environment at Ocean Winds
- Signe Nielsen, Senior Environmental Manager at RWE
- José María Llopis, General Director Spain & Europe Wind at Smartenergy
- Belén Segura, director of European Planning and Foresight at Rede Eletrica de España
- João Peças Lopes, Full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)
- Georgios Rogdakis, Director of Grid Connection and Transmission at Ocean Winds
- Manuel Costeira da Rocha, director of Technological Strategy at Smartenergy
- João Conceição, COO of REN
- Mattia Cecchinato, Senior Offshore Wind Consultant at WindEurope
- Pedro Brinca, associate professor at Nova SBE
- Juan Ignacio Rodríguez Fernández-Arroyo, director of the Energy Department at INEGA – Galician Energy Institute
- José Ângelo Guerreiro da Silva, president of IPMA
- Manuel Marques, president of the Northern Fishing Shipowners Association (AAPN)
- Miguel Marques, coordinator of the 2030 Agenda for the Economy of the Sea at Viana do Castelo City Council
- Ricardo Silva, councilor of the Figueira da Foz City Council
- Jerónimo Meira da Cunha, general director of the General Directorate of Energy and Geology (DGEG)
- José Carlos Simão, general director of the General Directorate of Natural Resources, Security and Maritime Services (DGRM)
- Álvaro de Miguel, country lead Portugal at RWE
- Kerry Scott, Managing Director of European Investments at Reventus Power
- Morten Dillner Director of Regulatory Affairs at Equinor
- Nailia Dindarova, Director of Market Development at Bluefloat Energy
- Gisela Santos, director of the Industrial Management and Engineering Unit at INEGI
- Arne Vatnøy, Communications Director at Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW)
- Eduardo Feio, president of the Board of Directors of the Port of Aveiro and Porto da Figueira da Foz
- José Luís Inogés, Business Development Director at Navantia Seanergies
- Pedro Ponte, director of Equipment, Infrastructure and Environment at the Port of Setúbal and Port of Sesimbra
- Ricardo Pedrosa Gomes, vice-president of the Association of Civil Construction and Public Works Companies (AICCOPN)
Why is this meeting central?
Due to the potential that Portugal has both in the production of electricity on the high seas and in the creation of an industrial cluster for the assembly and installation of floating platforms that support wind farms or solar panels.
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