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Don't miss these key sessions at #WindEurope2025 on the hottest topics in wind today: Permitting, grids, disinformation, finance, cybersecurity, floating and much more! 1️⃣ Ministerial session - Putting wind at the heart of Europe's competitiveness https://lnkd.in/efmnSN8k 2️⃣ Protecting our infrastructure from physical and cyber attacks https://lnkd.in/e9_xZTU6 3️⃣ Engaging communities, fighting disinformation https://lnkd.in/eFD68Erz 4️⃣ Planning and financing grids https://lnkd.in/ekpK2jHn 5️⃣ Ministerial session - Getting offshore wind back on track https://lnkd.in/e4k335Cc 6️⃣ Floating: is it coming or isn't it? https://lnkd.in/eqUa9j-q Check out the full programme of 70+ sessions here: https://lnkd.in/evu6bNdY And see who our 350+ speakers are here: https://lnkd.in/eMeRJpNP Mia Magazin Lorenzo Morselli Giles Dickson Pierre TARDIEU Malgosia Bartosik

"Turning Powerpoints into Power Plants" - Equinor is at the forefront of delivering new wind energy capacity around the world. But investment conditions are far from ideal. And more work needs to be done on safety. Our #WindEurope2025 Annual Event Ambassador Anders Hangeland, SVP Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Digital at Equinor, explains what we need to get right to put offshore wind back on track. Hear more from Anders Hangeland at this Ministerial Session: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4k335Cc Find out more about @Equinor at: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEFr8Ped WindEurope Mia Magazin Joana Bertrand Lorenzo Morselli Iván Pineda Anders Ystad

‘’Adopt these rules now to get more cheap and clean wind power!’’ Last weekend EU Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera, representatives of the EU and national Parliaments gathered at the 25th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on renewable energy at the Belgian House of Representatives. WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson explained how permitting is holding back the clean energy transition. It only takes one year to build an onshore wind farm. But developers often wait five years or longer to get their permits. There’s a very simple solution for national Governments: implement the new permitting rules laid out by the EU. Especially ‘Overriding Public Interest’ (OPI). Germany was one of the few countries to fully adopt OPI in national law. Now projects don’t end up in court as much as they used to. And permitting authorities feel more comfortable approving projects than they used to. Germany permitted 15 GW of new onshore wind farms in 2024. That’s seven times more than they had permitted five years ago! Giles Dickson said: “Just put the 3 words “overriding public interest” in their laws and make sure the courts apply them. More Member States need to adopt these rules now to get more cheap and clean wind power!’’ 📸 Photos: Bénédicte Maindiaux - www.benedictemaindiaux.com

📣 Calling all students! Join the Student Programme at #WindEurope2025 to gain insights into the wind industry, learn about the skills and talents the sector is looking for, connect with like-minded peers, share your voice and ideas, and receive direct feedback from future employers. 👩🎓👨🎓 Designed by students, for students, this programme has something for everyone. And guess what? Students can register for the event for free! ✨ 🔍 Check out the programme and register today: https://lnkd.in/esWv7UWT 🙏 Many thanks to Hitachi Energy and Copenhagen Capacity for supporting this initiative! WindEurope Mariana Batista Ekaterine Gogoberishvili Green Power Denmark Anders Hansen WESA - Wind Energy Student Association Shivangi Singhal Mohammed Ibadullah Anders Dalegaard Julie Dam Mikkelsen DTU - Technical University of Denmark DTU Sustainable Energy Council

NKT is building the world’s largest offshore cable factory to meet Europe’s growing clean tech demand.   We do not only need more wind turbines to reach the EU’s energy security and climate targets, we crucially also need more cables! Europe’s wind and grid supply chain is ramping up to meet growing demand.   WindEurope Member NKT has invested €2bn since 2020 to increase its cable manufacturing capacity. We visited their site in Karlskrona, Sweden. With an investment of more than €1bn, they are transforming it into the world’s largest offshore cable factory, creating 500 additional jobs. This will also allow for the construction of NKT Eleonora – the world’s first cable-laying vessel able to run on carbon-neutral e-methanol.   The green transition ‘Made in Europe’ is happening!

Our Event Ambassadors are key to shaping the vision and theme for the #WindEurope2025 Annual Event. Working closely with the WindEurope team, they bring a wide range of expertise and experience to our Annual Event. Introducing Javier Rodríguez Diez, EVP, Sales at Vestas. Join him at the Opening session "Scale up, electrify, deliver" where he will discuss with other industry leaders and energy ministers topics such as Europe's economy and its net-zero targets, and how to ensure our industries have access to affordable, homegrown and decarbonised energy: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eedW2uHi --- About Vestas Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. They design, manufacture, install, and service onshore and offshore wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 185 GW of wind turbines in 88 countries, they have installed more wind power than anyone else. Through their industry-leading smart data capabilities and with more than 154 GW of wind turbines under service, they use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions. Together with their customers, Vestas’ more than 33,000 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future. Find out more about Javier Rodríguez Diez and Vestas at: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eq4P4Wi2 Mia Magazin Joana Bertrand Lorenzo Morselli Camilla Harbo Christensen Srividya Bhaskar

💵 Is investing in wind still worth it? Are financial returns enough to make wind energy an attractive option for investors? What measures can be adopted to mitigate risks stemming from regulatory changes and market volatility? Join Guy Brindley on 9 April at #WindEurope2025 together with a panel of industry leaders and financial experts as we look at strategies to reduce investment risks in wind farms. 🔍 Check out his sessions https://lnkd.in/enbHr4Jn  https://lnkd.in/e53iwX2B ▶ See the full programme https://lnkd.in/etq4JuGw 📝 Register for the Annual Event https://lnkd.in/e5ai3mAR

Our Event Ambassadors are key to shaping the vision and theme for the #WindEurope2025 Annual Event. Working closely with the WindEurope team, they bring a wide range of expertise and experience to our Annual Event. Introducing Duncan Clark, SVP & Head of Development Europe at Ørsted. Join him at the Opening session "Scale up, electrify, deliver" where he will discuss with other industry leaders and energy ministers topics such as Europe's economy and its net-zero targets, and how to ensure our industries have access to affordable, homegrown and decarbonised energy: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eedW2uHi --- About Ørsted The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, renewable hydrogen and green fuels facilities, and bioenergy plants. Ørsted is recognised on the CDP Climate Change ‘A List’ as a global leader on climate action and was the first energy company in the world to have its science-based net zero emissions target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs approximately 8,400 people. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). Find out more about Duncan Clark and Ørsted at: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2BSWwsQ Mia Magazin Joana Bertrand Lorenzo Morselli Mathias Ahnfeldt

Converter platforms: Bringing renewable electricity from offshore wind farms to land In the second episode of #WindWorksForEurope, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson visits Rostock, Germany. Here Smulders and MEYER WERFT are teaming up to build converter platforms for Europe’s biggest offshore substations. Under the name 'Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables' they are setting up a new #manufacturing site in the shipyard of Warnemünde. It's a prime example of how wind energy creates growth and jobs in coastal regions - and just one of many recent investments along Europe's wind energy #supplychain. Watch the full episode and more Wind Works for Europe videos: https://lnkd.in/eM_cJ4fU

💡 We can't have a successful energy transition without having Europe’s citizens on our side. The good news is that a majority of Europeans are in favour of more wind energy. And developers already do a lot to engage communities. But issues with particular projects persist. How can the industry improve this? And how can we tackle the increasing amounts of fake news? Join Guy Willems on 8 April at #WindEurope2025 as we discuss this issue with developers. They will be challenged to show their own creative approaches to community engagement. And we’ll test whether the audience is capable of recognising all fake news about wind! 🔍 Check out his sessions https://lnkd.in/eKATASDB  https://lnkd.in/eNT2SYd5 ▶ See the full programme https://lnkd.in/etq4JuGw 📝 Register for the Annual Event https://lnkd.in/e5ai3mAR Guy Willems WindEurope