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Left: Due to interest in the sector, more than 450 exhibitors are set to attend WindEurope 2023.
Below: Guests will have the opportunity to hear from industry leaders in panel discussions and keynote addresses.
Bottom: Among the key issues to be tackled by the event are ways of accelerating grid development while protecting nature.
the current capacity of 190GW within the next eight years – needs to be tackled head on. The more than 10,000 expected attendees can look forward to more than 50 sessions across three days, with over 250 speakers from Europe and beyond tackling the biggest issues in wind today – from policy to industry, education to finance, and from local authorities right up to European and international bodies. “It is the first time that we are six months ahead of the event, and the exhibition is completely sold out,” says Bartosik. “We have a waiting list, we are doing rearrangements with the exhibition to be able to have more stands – so you can see the huge interest in the sector.” Some of the key focuses of the 2023 event will include: slow and cumbersome permitting and insufficient market scale; how to ramp up the supply chain, particularly in terms of offshore wind over the next five years; engaging with other societal interests, particularly nature protection NGOs; how to accelerate grid development; and engaging the demand side.
Beyond that, industry challenges like increased costs for transportation and production, the increased price of steel, supply chain and logistical issues, recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for installation vessels and infrastructure cables, and the ongoing skills gap will all be topics up for discussion at the event.
Speaking on the various challenges facing the European wind sector ahead of the event, Bartosik said: “If I were to summarise in just one line, it’s how we are going to deliver on these very ambitious targets, and help Europe to decarbonise with the wind industry.” In that case, this is an event not to be missed. ●
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