Good practices
Good practices

Statement

RGI Statement on the Action Plan for Grids

Statement

Topic

Offshore Energy & Nature

Dimension

Energy & Nature

In the State of the Union speech, Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, acknowledged the unique set of challenges currently faced by the European wind industry. To address these, she announced an upcoming EU Wind Power package to support the wind industry to deliver on the EU Green Deal.

In this statement, Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN) Members pledge to assist EU institutions and Member States in identifying ecological minimum requirements and non-price evaluation criteria and serve as a knowledge hub for best practices and scientific evidence.

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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.

Alexandros Fakas Kakouris

Senior Manager – Energy and Policy Systems

Alexandros Fakas Kakouris

Senior Manager – Energy and Policy Systems

t: +49 30 2332 11021
Alexandros joined RGI in March 2021 to support its Advocacy team. He is a fully qualified lawyer in Greece and prior to RGI worked as legal counsel in law firms and corporate environments in Greece and Germany. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and he is currently pursuing a Master of Business Law (MBL) with a focus on European and International Energy Law at the Technical University of Berlin.

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.

Alexandros Fakas Kakouris

Senior Manager – Energy and Policy Systems

Alexandros Fakas Kakouris

Senior Manager – Energy and Policy Systems

t: +49 30 2332 11021
Alexandros joined RGI in March 2021 to support its Advocacy team. He is a fully qualified lawyer in Greece and prior to RGI worked as legal counsel in law firms and corporate environments in Greece and Germany. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and he is currently pursuing a Master of Business Law (MBL) with a focus on European and International Energy Law at the Technical University of Berlin.