Final Conference DOSTA (Developing Offshore Storage and Transport Alternatives)

The DOSTA project aims at examining from a multidisciplinary perspective, offshore energy storage options (electricity pumped storage and conversion to hydrogen) and alternative methods to transport electricity and/or hydrogen to shore and their feasibility for implementation in the Dutch part of the North Sea. This conference marks the end of this 4-year research project.

Programme

10:30 - 11:00 Registration/Coffee
11:00 - 11:10 Welcome
11:10 - 11:45 Energy Developments North Sea Before and After DOSTA
Dr. Iratxe Gonzalez Aparicio, Portfolio Manager System Integration Wind Energy, TNO
11:45 - 12:00 Q&A
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13.00 - 13.40 North Sea as an Instrument in Energy Transition
Diederik Samsom, Chair of the Supervisory Board of Gasunie, former head of Cabinet European Commission and parliamentary leader of the Dutch Labour Party
13:40 - 14:00 Q&A
14:00 - 14:20 Setting the Market Conditions for a Successful Roll-out of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands
Ireen Geerbex, Director Market Development Offshore Wind Netherlands, Vattenfall
14:20 - 14:30 Q&A
14:30 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 16:00 Interdisciplinary Perspectives for Developing an Integrated Offshore Energy System: Insights from the DOSTA project
Robbert Nienhuis, Faculty of Science and Engineering (UG), Jan Wiegner, Faculty of Geosciences (UU), Liv Malin Andreasson, Faculty of Law (UG) and Juul Kusters, Faculty of Spatial Sciences (UG)
16:00 - 16:15 Q&A
16:15 - 16:30 Presentation of the DOSTA Policy Report
16:30 - 16:45 Conclusion
16:45 Drinks

Contact and registration

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact our programme administrator Tamara Hummel via dosta rug.nl.

Registration is free of charge and will be based on ‘first come, first served’. Please use the link below for registration.