Elia Group signs Offshore Renewable Industry Declaration and expresses support for political agreements reached at the North Sea Summit today in Ostend (BE)

Today, the second edition of the North Sea Summit in Ostend brought together national and European politicians and the crème de la crème of the European offshore renewable industry. Chris Peeters (CEO of Elia Group) and Stefan Kapferer (CEO of 50Hertz) were among their number. Summit attendees took part in a number of roundtable discussions and signed a declaration prepared by the offshore renewable industry in the run-up to the event. By working together, accelerating its activities and focusing on innovation, the European offshore sector can strengthen its leading position across the world and more quickly contribute to the establishment of a more sustainable, affordable and independent energy system.

• The Ostend Summit aims to make the North Sea the new green power hub of Europe 
• This second edition of the North Sea Summit was organised by the Belgian Government and involved 9 participating countries 
• Belgium also invited the CEOs of 100 top European companies working in the field of offshore renewable energy to take part in a series of roundtable discussions