He International Congress of Industry for Energy Transition (CITE) It is a biennial event organized by Enercluster, in collaboration with the Navarra government. The aim is to collect the most important actors in the renewable energy sector in Pamplona to evaluate the current situation and to discuss the challenges with which the industry is confronted in the context of the energy transition.
The next edition, CITE25will be held in the Baluarte de Pamplona congresses Palace between the 22 and 23 October, consolidating Navarra as a renewable industrial reference in southern EuropeA.
Congress CITE25 will tackle the most important technologies, such as wind, solar energy, storage and green hydrogen energy, And it will deal with topics such as the challenges of the European renewable industry in a worldwide context, new national and European laws, technological trends and the relationship between renewable energy sources and society.
CITE25: IV International Congress of Industry for Energy Transition
Enercluster presented his partners on Thursday, the main lines of the IV International Congress of Industry for Energy Transition (CITE25) During the celebration of the day “A year after the cite, how have the challenges of the sector evolved?”, Which brought prominent heads of companies such as Nordex, energy, renewable rivers or Inga in the PINQUY Room, of the Pamplona regional grille.
In that meeting, The dates of this quote25 biennial congress were announced, which will be held in the Baluarte Congresses Palace on 22 and 23 October. It was also reported that a total of 19 companies in the sector have already confirmed their cooperation as sponsors.
Specifically, these companies are Nordex-Action, Acts Energía, Laulagun bearings, Nabrawind, Enikol, Sakana Group, Repsol, Arpa Lawyers Consultants, Industrial Barranquesa, Eosol, Renewable Rivers, Beeplanet, Eartnet, Arraycle.
Those responsible for Enercluster, organizer of the CITE25 With the special cooperation of the Navarra government, they emphasized the commitment to internationalization of the appointment. From the 45 speakers at the first level to participate, almost half of them will be international.
In that sense, the promoters hope to repeat the success of the previous edition (held in 2023) to which more than 400 attendees were present and who had world -class speakers such as Michael Liebreich (founder of Bloomberg NEF and world expert in renewable energy sources), or the current minister for ecological transition and demogical challenge. Rafael Mateo (CEO of Actiona Energía), José Luis Blanco (CEO of Nordex and chairman De Windeurope) or Adolfo Rebollo (CEO of IngeTeam) were also present.
On the other hand, they confirmed that the opening of CITE25 He will be in charge of the president of Navarra, María Chivite, while Mikel Irujo, Minister of Industry and ecological and digital business transition will participate in the closing of LA.
The Purchase of tickets for CITE25 will soon be engaged on the website of the meeting And the presentation of the agenda and the program will be carried out after the Holy Week, the director said, Kiko Maza. “We want that CITE25 Be the reference -renewable industry event in Spain and for this we bet in this new edition to strengthen the internationalization of the presentations and to establish a clear focus on the challenges of the European renewable industry, “he added.
For his part, Aitor Erqicia, president of Enercluster, emphasized that ‘the Cite Congress is the most important showcase of the renewable sector of the NavarroThe most important event organized by Enercluster and the most important renewable congress in North Spain. “We work very hard to upload the ribbon edition after edition,” he said.
An interesting round table
The welcome by Aitor Erqicia served as a preamble for the Round table where it was analyzed how the challenges of the renewable industry have evolved. Among other things, such important issues were tackled as European support and promotion legislation, Chinese competition or storage systems.
Similarly, it was discussed about how electrification is the key to increasing demand, of the future of green hydrogen, or If the objectives set in the PNIEC are achieved (Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030). All these themes were tackled by Migueltxo Núñez, CTO de Nordex; The director of Business Development Spain & Portugal of Actua Energía, Marta Fernández Bordons; David Solo, manager of River Rivers; and the director of Wind Energy & Electric H2 from Ingteam, Jorge Haya. Kiko Maza acted as moderator of the forum.
During the Round Table, the electrification of the question was emphasized, as well as the protection of the European Supply Chain as current test subjects, because, in the words of the experts, “The legislation and guides are, but there is a lack of ambition and agility to translate it into concrete measures“.
It also discussed the cannibalization of prices, a situation that is not sustainable and that can cause the delay in investments. Finally, experts said in terms of compliance with the PNIEC “that it is not very useful to encourage more renewable installation if demand and electrical infrastructure are not growing.” Despite everything, the table ended with a message of optimism “We are progressing slowly but in the right direction. The energy transition cannot be stopped And Navarra must be one of the industrial engines in Europe ”
The appointment was concluded with a participatory table where the employees, together with the speakers, experienced experiences and perspectives on the situation of the sector and their future. In that sense, the Event served as a starter of what the CITE25 will be in October, a congress where international status experts They will analyze the challenges and opportunities of the renewable industry.