WINDEUROPE ELECTRIC CITY
Showcasing the potential of wind-based electrification Photo courtesy of Bella Center.
WindEurope is expecting a full physical event at the state-of-the-art Bella Center.
WINDEUROPE’S EVENT ELECTRIC CITY 2021 THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN COPENHAGEN ON 23-25 NOVEMBER, WILL BE A PERFECT PLACE FOR COMPANIES FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS TO GET TOGETHER AND ACCELERATE EUROPE’S TRANSITION TO A CARBONNEUTRAL ECONOMY.
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y 2050 largest part of the EU energy system will be electrified. Direct electrification, complemented with the indirect electrification of harder-to-abate sectors, is the most cost-effective and energy efficient way to cut energy sector emissions to net zero. Most sectors of the EU economy can electrify their power and heating needs with established and commercially available technologies. In a recently published report WindEurope has shown that industry could directly electrify 76% of heat and power by 2050. Direct electrification will also be the preferred decarbonisation solution for individual road transport, short distance shipping and rail. And initial progress is being made in electrifying commercial road transport and aviation. As a result, the demand for electricity in the EU is set to increase almost threefold to 6,800TWh per year by 2050.
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Most of it will come from renewable sources.
Full exhibition and conference
WindEurope’s event Electric City 2021 is all about renewables-based electrification. Taking place in Copenhagen on 23-25 November, it will comprise a full exhibition and conference. Speakers will include Ministers, policy-makers, CEOs, NGOs, finance and academia. Several National Energy Ministers have already confirmed. “The European Commission envisages 1,000GW of onshore wind (up from 165GW today) and 300GW of offshore wind (up from 15GW today) by 2050. These volumes can only be delivered if we look beyond traditional wind energy development, and focus on the large-scale electrification of the entire energy system. We need new
partnerships and innovative cross-sector collaboration. And this is what the Electric City will all be about. We’ll be showcasing the potential of wind-based electrification across the whole energy system – including sectors like industry, mobility and heating”, says Malgosia Bartosik, WindEurope’s Deputy CEO.
Far from wind only
Theme of WindEurope Electric City is ‘Electrification – how can wind help electrify Europe’s energy system?’ During the event, major stakeholders from the worlds of policy and industry will come together in Copenhagen to discuss exactly that – Ministers from Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Norway and Luxembourg, industry leaders from Ørsted, Vestas, Shell, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, LM Wind Power, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, AWS,
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