The North Sea will continue to play a significant role in the energy provision for Northwest Europe, even in the post-fossil energy era. For this to be achieved substantial investments are needed, as well as a coherent and common vision on the transformation of the North Sea. The ambition and roadmaps to achieve this form the central theme of the Conference held by the World Energy Council in The Hague, on January 24th, where a wide range of stakeholders discussed the future of the North Sea.
Below are all the presentations given by all attendees during the conference.
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Opening speech by Jeroen van Hoof, Chair World Energy Council The Netherlands
Keynote Dr.-Ing. Leonhard Birnbaum, Member of the Board of Management of E.ON, Chairman World Energy Council Europe
Keynote: Dieter Helm, Professor of Energy Policy and Official Fellow in Economics, New College, Oxford
Breakout sessions:
Decommissioning optimization – Berend Scheffers, Director Technology at EBN & Eric Kreft, EBN
Efficient Wind Energy – Hans Cleijne, Principal Consultant Wind Energy at DNV GL & Thomas Donders, Tennet
Re-use of Oil and Gas Assets – Ewald Breunesse, Manager Energy Transitions Shell Nederland B.V. and Rene Peters, Director Gas Technology at TNO Energy
Maritime synergies and spatial planning – Leo de Vrees, Chair Support Group on Maritime spatial planning and environmental impacts of the North Sea Political Declaration on energy cooperation & Peter Reffeltrath, Senior Manager International Sustainable Policies at ECN (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands)
