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12 Jun 2024
The conference, which was attended by 80 representatives, also served to share the progress of various R&D initiatives, such as the Basque Country's floating wind power technology strategy or the Hazitek INTEGRIA, Horizon Europe INF4INITY and Elkartek ADAPTIA projects.
On Wednesday, 12th June, the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) hosted the meeting of the Wind Energy Sector Forum, coordinated by Siemens Gamesa, which brought together the sector’s leading players in the Basque Country, with 80 representatives from 43 entities. The conference featured Siemens Gamesa, starting with Susana Errasti, Head of Purchasing for Southern Europe and Africa, who presented data on the significant weight of the Basque Country’s in the suppliers of the Basque multi-national firm. She also addressed the priorities around which the strategic relationship with the value chain will evolve in aspects such as global presence, decarbonisation, sustainability or innovation.
Afterwards, Naiara Doblas, Head of the Spanish Offshore Wind Hub and Leader of the Engineering Team at Siemens Gamesa, presented the offshore wind technology strategy and the potential for collaboration with the value chain in this field. In her presentation, she defined Siemens Gamesa's evolution in the offshore sector, highlighting its global presence, product portfolio, volume review and key areas. Within those areas with the most technological relevance, she addressed crucial aspects for the Basque wind energy sector, such as floating foundations, standardisation of equipment, digitalisation , and the challenges related to installation and maintenance equipment , among others.
During the session, there was also a space for pitch presentations from companies in the sector in which Atten2, Roseo and Carr Renewables participated. The INTEGRIA (Nautilus FS), INF4INITY (MGEP) and ADAPT-IA (Vicomtech) technological initiatives were also presented, as well as the Basque Country’s Floating Wind Technology Strategy. The Basque Energy Cluster closed the conference by reviewing the internationalisation activities planned for the coming six months and presented the Talent Pool, the platform that the association has set up to support its members in their search for candidates for job vacancies.
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