This session looked at how the European energy system and reliability, optionality, storage of excess power, etc. Watch the contributions from: Jan Rispens (Manager Director Renewable Energy Hamburg), Steinar Eikaas (Vice President Low Carbon Solutions Equinor) and Ernst van Zuijlen (Project Director Offshore Service Facilities). Questions discussed: how is the system adapting to accommodate renewable electricity and to maintain energy security? How can power markets absorb large amounts of cheap electricity? What energy storage solutions are conceivable and which are available?

The 9th annual Offshore Wind Conference held in 2018, brought together the entire offshore wind value chain to discuss developments and innovations. In addition to key project updates, topics included future-proof business models for subsidy-free offshore wind, redesigning electricity markets for abundant offshore wind and solutions for storage.