Global Offshore Wind Summit Taiwan (GOWST) is the official annual offshore wind event where the Taiwan government and industry officials discuss the critical challenges and opportunities in the wind energy sector, such as localisation strategy, ports development and the Round 3 auction. Riding on the success of GOWST 2020, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) is proud to once again organise GOWST 2021, taking place on October 26, 2021.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions and maximum allowed number of participants by the Taiwanese Government, it’s only allowed to accommodate government officials and key sponsors for the on site event this year. While the scale of the event for this year has been reduced, the global prominence and significance GOWST remains. See below for key discussion topics and speaker highlights.

Topic highlight

• Regional update on developments of offshore wind energy in Asia;
• High-level Taiwan offshore wind development forum on key challenges and opportunities ahead of Taiwan;
• Upscaling Taiwan port infrastructure through effective port strategy; and
• Green hydrogen policy-making journey, development strategy and certification in Europe.

Speakers

• Yu Cheng-Wei | Director-General, Bureau of Energy (BOE), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)
• Yang Chih-Ching | Deputy Director-General, Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)
• Yeh Hsieh-Long | Director-General, Maritime Port Bureau (MPB), Ministry of Transports and Communications (MOTC)
• Lee Hsien-Yi | Chairman, Taiwan International Ports co. (TIPC)
• Yuni Wang | Chairman, WPD
• Christy Wang | General Manager Taiwan, Orsted
• Niels Steenberg | Chairman and Managing Director, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Offshore Wind ltd (SGRE)
• Marina Hsu | Managing Director, Copenhagen Offshore Partners, CI Wind Power Development Taiwan Co., Ltd. (CiP)
• Jasper Bank | Chief Commercial Officer, Port Esbjerg
• Jonas Pferdekemper | Project Manager, Global Hydrogen Competence Centre, TÜV Rheinland Group

Agenda

For the full agenda of the summit, please visit the GWEC website here.

Registration

To register for your free virtual pass, click this link and fill in all the required information.

Please note that Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) is not involved in the organization of this event. For more information, please contact the event organizers directly.