Programme
DAY ONE
30 August 2021
Time
Session
14:00 – 16:00
Workshop
Digitization for optimization of wind farm development, acquisitions and
operations
How to optimize wind farm efficiency using state- of-the-art tools for digital efficiency analysis.
The cutting edge digital tools and data that will lower your projects’ development time, decrease your CAPEX and help you with project financing
Workshop partner:
16:00 – 18:00
Offshore wind — COVID-19 recovery of the Polish economy
- Act on the promotion of production of
electricity from offshore wind farms —
regulations - Executive (secondary) regulations
- Sector Deal for development of offshore
wind in Poland - Ports and infrastructure
- State aid notification
Moderator:
Kamila Tarnacka, PhD, Vice-President, Polish Wind
Energy Association
Introductory presentations: Maciej Szambelańczyk, Partner, WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński i Baehr
Speakers:
- Jarosław Broda, President of the Board, Baltic Power
- Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
- Michał Kołodziejczyk, President of the Board, Equinor Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Monika Morawiecka, President of hte Board, PGE Baltica Sp. z o.o.
- Holger Matthiesen, Head of Development Offshore Wind Scandinavia, Poland and Baltics, RWE Renewables
- Katarzyna Szwed-Lipińska, Director, Renewable Energy Department, Energy Regulatory Office
- Michał Śmigielski, CEO, Morska Agencja GdyniaSp. z o.o.
- Mariusz Witoński, President, Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW)
Panel Partner:
Wind energy and electricity market in Poland
- RES auctions
- Overview of wind power in Poland
- Support scheme
- Electricity market in Poland
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Current challenges
- Pace of project development
Moderator:
Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Board, Polish Wind Energy Association
Introductory presentations:
- Jan Biernacki, Vice-Director, pwc
- Grzegorz Kazimierski, Technical Sales Manager, SiemensGamesa
Speakers:
- Jan Biernacki, Vice-Director, pwc
- Piotr Gutowski, Vice-President of the Board, Onde S.A.
- Grzegorz Kazimierski, Technical Sales Manager, SiemensGamesa
- Paweł Ryglewicz, PhD, Head of Regulatory & Markets, Poland, EDP Renewables
- Krystian Solawa, Director, Private Debt, TFI PUZ S.A.
- Marcin Ścigan, Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Panel Partners:
DAY TWO
31 August 2021
Time
Session
09:00 – 10:30
Registration
10:30 – 12:30
MAIN SESSION
“How to (re)start the engine of the Polish economy?”
- The Polish Deal, wind power and the National Recovery Plan
- The role of wind power in Poland’s energy transition
- Industrial power sector
- Electrification or hydrogen economy?
- Onshore or offshore?
- How energy companies can accelerate transformation?
- Improvements in permitting for RES
Moderator:
Kamila Tarnacka, PhD, Vice-President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Board, Polish Wind Energy Association
Invited speakers:
- Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Climate and Environment, Government
Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources - Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
- Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Member of European Parliament
- Nils de Baar, Vestas Northern & Central Europe
- Paweł Śliwa, Vice President of the Board for Innovation, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.
- Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope
- Grzegorz Górski, COO, Ocean Winds
- Sebastian Jabłoński, President, Respect Energy
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
The future of onshore wind energy in Poland
- Amendments to the
Distance Act - Timeline of legislative
works - Building wind turbines
in forests - Safety improvements in
wind farm operation - Spatial planning reform
and streamlining of
permitting procedures
in the context of
implementation of RED
II Directive
Moderator:
Magdalena Klera-Nowopolska, PhD, Head of Environment &
Development Department, Polish Wind Energy Association
Invited speakers:
- Przemysław Hofman, Director of Department of Low-Emission Economy, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
- Wiktoria Rogaska, Counsel, DWF Poland
- Olga Sypuła, Country Manager, European Energy
Polska - Wojciech Sztuba,PhD, Partner TPA Poland
- Kamil Wyszkowski, Representative / President of the Board, UN Global Compact Network Poland
- Andrzej Ziółkowski, President, Office of Technical Inspection
Panel partner:
Offshore wind — a new deal
- Development of new
projects - Potential of the Polish
Exclusive Economic Zone - How will new seabed
permits (PSZW) be
awarded? - Who will develop new
offshore wind projects?
Moderator:
Karol Lasocki, PhD, Partner, DWF Poland
Invited speakers:
- Representative of the Ministry of Infrastructure (tbc)
- Dan Finch, UK Managing Director & Poland Country Manager, Ocean Winds
- Sławomir Michaluk, Project Manager, Vestas
- Jarosław Wajer, Lider Działu Energetyki w Polsce oraz regionie CESA, Partner, Business Consulting, EY Polska,
- Malte Paul, Project Director, RWE Renewables
- Krystian Słodzinka, Project Manager, Senior Structural Engineer in Steel Structures, Energy Systems, DN
Panel Partner:
Technologies, modernization and new services
- LTE (Life Time Extension) —
going beyond the standard 20
years’ lifetime - New generation wind turbines
- Optimization of wind turbine
operation - Forecasting
Moderator:
Wojciech Cetnarski, Vice- President, Polish Wind Energy
Association
Speakers:
- Santiago Lopez, Head of Asset
Management, UL Renewables - Hans Timmers, Chairman, The Netherlands Wind Energy Association
- Krzysztof Kochanowski, Wiceprezes Zarządu, Stowarzyszenie Polska Izba Magazynowania Energi (PIME)
- Representative of Nordex Acciona
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00
Prospects for cPPAs development in Poland
Side event
Moderator: Irena Gajewska, Vice-President, RE-Source
Poland Hub Foundation
- Directions of
development of power
exchange market for RES
and cPPAs - Private wire
- Implementation of RES
directive and definition of
cPPA - cPPA in Poland
Speakers:
- Jarosław Bogacz, President of the Board, Polenergia Obrót S.A.
- Piotr Ciołkowski, Partner, CMS Poland
- Sebastian Jabłoński, President of the Board, Respect Energy
- Jerzy Kozicz, President of the Board, CMC Poland
- Krzysztof Müller, Head of Market Poland, Alpiq Energy SE
- André Rørheim – Sales and Origination Renewables – DNB Markets
Panel Partner:
The potential of Polish
enterprises and their role in the wind energy supply chain
- Local supply chain
- How to harvest the
potential of Polish
enterprises? - Instruments and
possibilities for support
from state institutions in
development of Polish
supply sector for
offshore wind, e.g. guarantees, preferential
loans, non-repayable
funds, export support, etc. - Key barriers and
challenges
Moderator:
Piotr Czopek, Director, Polish Wind Energy Association
Invited speakers:
- Marcin Matusiak, Business UnitManager, DEME Group
- Krzysztof Płonka, Chief Specialist for Diagnostics, Ecol
- Birger Menke, Country Manager Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore Ltd.
- Morten Melin, Executive Vice President Construction, Managing Director, Northland Power Europe GmbH
- Łukasz Petrus, President of the Board of PGO S.A., President of the Board of Odlewnia Żeliwa „Śrem” Sp. Z o.o.
Panel Partner:
Hydrogen and wind
- Need for storage of
hydrogen as energy carrier – differences between
supply and demand
profiles - Model for use of hydrogen
from wind power to
stabilize the Polish power
system - Using large-scale energy
storage in creation of
hydrogen economy - Power-to-X – decarbonisation potential of Polish industry with green hydrogen production from offshore wind farms
Moderator:
Szymon Kowalski, Board Advisor, Polish Wind Energy Association
Invited speakers:
- dr Anna Kucharska, Institute for Energy Policy
- dr Arkadiusz Sekściński, Phd, Vice-President, PGNiG S.A.
- Remigiusz Nowakowski, President of the Board, Lower Silesian Institute of Energy Studies (DISE)
- Prof. Piotr Kacejko, Politechnika Lubelska
- Aleskandra Radwańska, International Business Development Manager, Next Kraftwerke
- Iwona Sierżęga, Member of the Board, Polenergia S.A.
- Tomasz Zadroga, CEO, Repect Energy
Panel Partner:
DAY THREE
1 September 2021
Time
Session
10:00 – 10:30
Registration and morning coffee
10:30 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
*tbc