Good practices
Good practices

Workshop

Offshore workshop Stakeholders’ perspectives on offshore grids and the marine environment

Workshop

Topic

Offshore Energy & Nature

Dimension

Energy & Nature
Calendar 27 June 2013
Location Bergen, Norway

Organised by RGI

In March, the European Parliament and Council adopted the ‘Regulation on Guidelines for Trans-European Energy Infrastructure’. This legislation is another step towards the European objective of an internal energy market which will support the integration of renewable energies and promote the interconnection of energy networks.

An integral part of the legislation is the identification of ‘Projects of Common Interest’ (PCIs) which will be subject to a European permitting regime and eligible for European funding. Many of the projects that are proposed for the first list of PCIs are subsea cables. The implementation of these projects will thus be another building block towards an expansion of offshore grid infrastructure in Europe, and towards improved international cooperation to achieve this.

Even though grids to connect offshore wind farms and interconnectors to link national energy markets with each other are currently being planned or implemented in a variety of European countries, the experience of project planners, authorities, governments and NGOs is low in comparison to onshore planning procedures. Questions and uncertainties about the what, when and how of the offshore grid infrastructure remain to be answered.

Agenda & Speakers

Thursday, 27 June – Bergen

Antonella Battaglini
Speaker

RGI

Tor Eigil Hodne
Speaker

Statnett

Thor Anders Nummedal
Speaker

Statnett

Mark Pearce
Speaker

National Grid

Einar Wilhelmsen | Zero
Speaker

Zero

Erlend Draget
Speaker

WWF Norway

Ivan Scrase
Speaker

RSPB

Including overview of marine spatial planning

Theresa Schneider
Speaker

RGI

Hans-Ulrich Rösner
Speaker

WWF

Offshore interconnectors  – Results of the Twenties project
Jos Spits, TenneT

Streamlining environmental legislation
Martina Doppelhammer | DG Energy
Fotios Papoulias | DG Environment

Maarten Abbenhuis
Speaker

TenneT

Bjorn Sanden
Speaker

Stattnet

Jens Müller
Speaker

Nord Stream

Irene Meldal
Speaker

Statnett

Julie Evensen
Speaker

Statnett

Friday, 28 June – Hardanger Fjord

Photos

RGI Offshore Workshop

contact

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

t: +49 30 2332 11017
Stephanie Bätjer is leading the Renewables Grid Initiative’s communication and event activities as Programme Manager – Communication. She is also heavily involved in RGI’s policy work and all activities that look at social engagement around grids. She previously worked in the communications team of the European Climate Foundation. Stephanie has studied at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She holds degrees in political science and journalism.

Cristina Simioli

Director – Offshore Energy and Nature

Cristina Simioli

Director – Offshore Energy and Nature

t: +49 30 2332 11023
Cristina Simioli is responsible for RGI’s portfolio of offshore activities, which have the objective of finding solutions to reconcile energy and nature in renewable and grid infrastructure development. She has extensive experience in the instigation and coordination of national, regional and European cross-sectoral collaborations and in participatory and stakeholder engagement techniques. Before joining RGI, she worked on climate and nature protection for an environmental NGO, a UN agency and an engineering consultancy.

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

Stephanie Bätjer

Director – Communication

t: +49 30 2332 11017
Stephanie Bätjer is leading the Renewables Grid Initiative’s communication and event activities as Programme Manager – Communication. She is also heavily involved in RGI’s policy work and all activities that look at social engagement around grids. She previously worked in the communications team of the European Climate Foundation. Stephanie has studied at the Universities of Marburg and Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She holds degrees in political science and journalism.

Cristina Simioli

Director – Offshore Energy and Nature

Cristina Simioli

Director – Offshore Energy and Nature

t: +49 30 2332 11023
Cristina Simioli is responsible for RGI’s portfolio of offshore activities, which have the objective of finding solutions to reconcile energy and nature in renewable and grid infrastructure development. She has extensive experience in the instigation and coordination of national, regional and European cross-sectoral collaborations and in participatory and stakeholder engagement techniques. Before joining RGI, she worked on climate and nature protection for an environmental NGO, a UN agency and an engineering consultancy.

Even though grids to connect offshore wind farms and interconnectors to link national energy markets with each other are currently being planned or implemented in a variety of European countries, the experience of project planners, authorities, governments and NGOs is low in comparison to onshore planning procedures. Questions and uncertainties about the what, when and how of the offshore grid infrastructure remain to be answered.