Network organizations affiliated with Esbjerg Declaration
This week, 7 network organisations from the North Sea countries signed a manifest in Esbjerg (Denmark) that commits them to the Esbjerg Declaration of North Sea countries last May, when government leaders from Denmark, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands made agreements on sustainable energy use in the North Sea.
Ready for the next step
CEO Marieke Abbink signed the manifest on behalf of New Energy Coalition on Friday, October 7 during the Wind Meets Gas symposium in Groningen.
More than ever, collaboration is essential in developing and securing our future energy system. Following the agreement in the Esbjerg Declaration by government leaders, it is now up to the affiliated cluster organisations like ours to translate these agreements into concrete actions. We are ready for the next step.
- Marieke Abbink-Pellenbarg, CEO at New Energy Coalition.
North Sea Cluster Collaboration Agreement
From the announcement and the cooperation agreement:
“Wind energy, energy islands, Power-to-X, carbon capture and storage, sector coupling…
There is a wide potential for collaborations about technological innovation in the North Sea. That was emphasised when seven European clusters from Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, and Denmark signed a joint manifesto in Esbjerg, Denmark on October 6.
All seven clusters represent large enterprises, small and medium sized companies, start-ups, and research institutions – all working with innovation around the North Sea.
The clusters that signed the manifest are Energy Transition Norway, Flux50, Renewable Energy Hamburg, New Energy Coalition, Wind & Hydrogen Association WAB eV, Blauwe Cluster, and Energy Cluster Denmark.
North Sea Cluster Collaboration Agreement
Energy Transition Norway, Flux50, Renewable Energy Hamburg, New Energy Coalition, The Network for Wind Energy, Blue Cluster, and Energy Cluster Denmark
have agreed to sign the following declaration
Following the Esbjerg Declaration in 2022, there is a need to gather relevant organisations around innovation and technology development in the North Sea as to support the ambitious goals for European renewable energy from the North Sea, including offshore wind and green hydrogen, contributing to both EU climate neutrality and energy security.
We, partnering Cluster organisations in the North Sea region, see the huge potential for collaborative innovation activities involving companies and knowledge institutions in the North Sea to realise the ambitions for the North Sea as Green Power Plant for Europe.”