Join this year’s first physical trade mission Offshore Wind Poland!

After a long period of virtual events, it will be possible to travel again this summer. Whether you established initial contacts during the virtual mission Offshore Wind in December 2020 or are looking for new relations to expand your network, this may be the perfect time to meet your Polish clients and counterparts in person! Therefore, the Netherlands government (Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency) invites you to join the (physical) trade mission to Warsaw (Poland) from 30 August to 1 September to seize opportunities in making valuable personal contacts to strenghten your position in Poland.

The 3-day mission program is jointly organized by the Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw, the Netherlands Enterprise agency, the Netherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce (NPCC) in Warsaw and the local Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA), together with the Wind & Water Works platform (represented by NWEA). The program will be finetuned based on the areas of interest of the Dutch participants.

Offshore wind to achieve climate goals

Poland is still heavily dependent on coal, but like other EU member states, there are impressive ambitions to significantly increase the use of renewable energy. One of the best ways to achieve this is by developing offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. The rapid development of this sector in Poland offers excellent opportunities for Dutch companies looking to expand their international business.

Under the new Offshore Wind Act and Poland’s Energy Policy until 2040, over the next 10 years, at least 8GW of wind power will be installed, possibly increasing further to 28GW by 2050. Poland has allocated more than 10 offshore wind farm projects. Part of it has recently been tendered and awarded to Polish developers cooperating with  leading European developers. With local expertise and supply chain development in the field of offshore wind energyh still at an early stage, cooperation with foreign parties, including Dutch companies, is essential.

For whom?

Participation in this trade mission is useful for Dutch companies and organisations who want to:

• Understand the market potential of offshore wind in Poland and their (potential) role in supporting this booming sector;
• Build up their network with key players in this market;
• Provide expertise to make a valuable (innovative and competitive) contribution to the (pre-)development, construction, and  maintenance phase of the planned projects;
• Provide products and/or services in consultancy, financing, offshore installation & transport (OWF/grid), engineering, port  infrastructure & logistics, ecology, training & education, and other suppliers and service providers from the offshore wind  sector.

Preliminary program and participant benefits

The 3-day mission program is jointly organized by the Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw, the Netherlands Enterprise agency, the Netherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce (NPCC) in Warsaw and the local Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA), together with the Wind & Water Works platform (represented by NWEA). The program will be finetuned based on the areas of interest of the Dutch participants.

Day 1 – Monday 30 August

Morning Flight Amsterdam – Warsaw and group transfer from meeting point in Warsaw to hotel in Serock*
Afternoon Participation in the offshore wind sessions at the PWEA Wind Conference 2021**
Evening Network reception and dinner (garden party) with Polish and international conference participants

Day 2 – Tuesday 31 August

Morning Company visit in Warsaw (tbc – government institute and/or local developer and/or knowledge institute)
Afternoon Participation in the offshore wind sessions at the PWEA Wind Conference 2021**
Evening Informal network meeting/dinner with members of the Netherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce (NPCC) with  presentation on doing business in Poland

Day 3 – Wednesday 1 September

Morning Tailormade Conference Country session ‘Offshore Wind cooperation between Poland & the Netherlands’
Afternoon Group transfer from Serock to Warsaw airport and return flight to the Netherlands

*the distance between Warsaw and Serock is around 40km
**Read more on the PWEA Wind Conference 2021 in Serock. This website with conference information is updated on a regular basis.

Participants are offered the following benefits:

• discounted participation in the PWEA Wind Conference 2021 in Serock for the first 30 registered mission participants;”
• Participants in all program components described above with active contribujtion in the Conference Country session  ‘Offshore Wind cooperation between Poland & the Netherlands’
• Local group transfer (including group transfer from and to the local airport)
• Local support during your stay
• Proposal for travel and accommodation arrangments by NPCC (optional)
• Participatoin, costs and conditions
  We invite you to sign up for this mission and explore opportunities in the Polish offshore wind sector. Registration is possible until 15 July 2021 latest via THIS LINK.

Acceptance of late registration may not be possible due to the summer holidays!

Costs for participation in this mission are 2000 Polish Zloty (PLN) excl. 23% VAT, which is the discounted fee for participation in PWEA’s Wind Conference 2021 in Serock. This participation fee must be paid directly to PWEA. The link for payment will be provided after you have registered for the mission at the website of the NPCC. The other program components are offered by the Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw and are free of charge. The discounted price of 2000 PLN excl. VAT applies to a maximum of 30 mission participants only, it is advisble to register for the mission at your earliers convenience. After the limit of 30 participants has been reacher, it is still possible to participate in the mission, however the conference fee will then be 3000 PLN excl. VAT.

Travel, accommodation, and out-of-pocket costs outside the program are for your own account. Travel and accommodaton cannot be reimbursed by the mission organizers iin the (unlikely) case that travelling to Poland is not possible due to re-imposed COVID-related travel restrictions at the end of August and beginning of September. However, in such case the already paid conference fee will be reimbursed by PWEA to mission participants.