Germany awakes with new offshore targets! New government, new ambitions: How fast can Germany speed up the offshore development plans and adjust the grid expansion plans? Join us online at this traditional event for the offshore wind sector and hear global industry experts share their insights on policies, opportunities, and challenges.

Conference outline

The new German Government (SPD, Greens, FPD) decided on changes for the further development of offshore wind in Germany. The installation for offshore wind in 2030 was raised from 20 to 30 gigawatts (GW) and 40 GW by 2035. Even more interesting, an ambitious installation target was set for the year 2045 at 70 GW. For the first time, Germany will also aim for 10 GW of electrolysis capacity.

The 2022 edition of HOW conference invites industry, politics, and stakeholders to discuss these significant positive political improvements in Germany. With a prominent panel we want to get answers to questions like:

What does this new ambition imply for all stakeholders from a German, European but also global perspective?
Which targets and ambitions are actually feasible from a technical and supply chain perspective if it is possible to speed up the legislation like this?
And finally:

How will these new targets change the perception of the German offshore wind industry in a rapidly developing global offshore wind landscape?
Whilst short term target improvements are needed to ensure there is no delivery gap, i the panel will also focus on the long-term plan from 2030 to 2040 and discuss how this significant offshore capacity build-up can be achieved and aligned with all stakeholders over that decade to achieve maximum investor attractiveness and a cost-effective and efficient development of industry capacities and infrastructure.

Speakers

Saskia Jaarsma

Saskia Jaarsma is Head of the Offshore Development team within TenneT’s unit Large Projects Offshore. The objective of Large Projects Offshore is to safely and sustainably develop, build and operate the offshore grid in Germany and The Netherlands, at the lowest cost for society. The Offshore Development team is responsible for developing new policies, concepts and offshore grid innovations in Germany and The Netherlands; developing this into feasible roadmaps for new offshore grid projects; as well as partnering with other offshore stakeholders like TSO’s, OWF developers and NGO’s.

Before joining TenneT in 2015, Saskia worked for DNV GL and KEMA as a principal consultant in the electricity transmission and distribution sector. In 2001, she graduated from the Technical University of Eindhoven, completing the MSc study “Energy technology and Policy” (related to Industrial Sciences).

Hauke Jürgensen
Senior Vice President, High Voltage Grids, Siemens Energy.

With more than 35 years of experience at Siemens in various industries such as railway signalling, metals, traffic management, Hauke Jürgensen today leads the High Voltage Grids Business Unit for Siemens Energy.

Hauke is a pioneer of the energy transition being part of the industry since more than 10 years. He is convinced that with the increasing amount of renewable energy generation worldwide, especially the HVDC onshore and offshore business will continue to grow significantly and will help to decarbonize our planet.

Hauke has an impressive track record in large turnkey infrastructure business. In his former positions he successfully transformed various businesses to become faster, more digital and thereby more successful. Hauke has overseen more than 50 HVDC projects worldwide.

Jörg Kubitza
Managing Director, Ørsted Germany

Jörg Kubitza is Managing Director of Ørsted in Germany. Kubitza built up his expertise in offshore wind during his time at Mitsubishi Power Systems and later at MHI Vestas. During the merger of Vestas Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kubitza was part of the transaction and post-merger integration team in 2013. As Head of Strategy and Corporate Development he supported the successful expansion in Germany and APAC from 2014 until 2016. As Managing Director at CEZ A/S he was responsible for the German renewable energy business until the end of 2019. During this time he was significantly involved in the development of the renewable energy business in Germany and France as Head of Strategy. Another station in his career was the DeWind Group. Jörg Kubitza has a degree in law as well as mediator.