Although there is no RES Act yet, there is plenty of prospective wind energy market participants. The VIIIth PWEA Wind Energy Conference, concluded on 25 April 2013 in Serock near Warsaw, demonstrated that the industry not only still persists in its tremendous potential, but may face further stable development, in particular in the long term.
Two days of presentations and workshops, almost 600 participants, large-area exhibition and more than 40 exhibitors – these are the key statistics of the largest industry conference. Traditionally, Conference participants could learn the assessment of the current market situation, the latest trends and development forecasts for the wind energy market in Poland. For the first time the Conference was accompanied by Social Communication Workshops and Investment Risk Assessment Workshops.
‘Similarly to the previous years we had the pleasure to host foreign VIPs, representatives of the government, numerous wind energy industry companies and experts’, said PWEA Director, Ewa Kurdyła. – ‘The PWEA Conference&Exhibition is the only event comprehensively demonstrating how much wind energy may contribute to the Polish energy sector and the Polish economy. However, the success of the Conference is not only a claim to fame, but also tremendous responsibility and challenge for PWEA’.
The Conference&Exhibition was attended by representatives of companies from all around Europe, including developers, investors, component manufacturers and representatives of energy distribution sector as well as industry associations. During the Conference the prestigious IREW Prize was awarded to Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska from Rzeczpospolita.
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PWEA President, Wojciech Cetnarski, during the Conference opening ceremony