DOSTA Final Conference

The multidisciplinary NWO-funded research program launched in September 2020 and aims to address challenges related to the Dutch government's ambition to develop up to 75 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2050.

A consortium of the universities of Groningen and Utrecht, together with a large number of industrial partners, has developed the DOSTA project: Developing Offshore Storage and Transport Alternatives.

The DOSTA project aims to investigate, from a multidisciplinary perspective, offshore energy storage options (pumped storage of electricity and conversion to hydrogen) and alternative methods of transporting 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 four-year research project.

For more information about DOSTA, please visit their website or read more about the role of New Energy Coalition in the project on the project page.

Program

• 10:30 – Registration and coffee
• 11:00 – Welcome
• 11:10 – 'Energy Developments North Sea Before and After DOSTA': Dr. Iratxe Gonzalez Aparicio – Portfolio Manager System Integration Wind Energy at TNO
• 11:45 - Q&A
• 12:00 - Lunch
• 13:00 – 'North Sea as an Instrument in Energy Transition': Diederik Samsom – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gasunie, former head of the European Commission cabinet and parliamentary group leader of the Labour Party
• 13:40 - Q&A
• 14:00 PM – 'Setting the Market Conditions for a Successful Roll-out of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands': Ireen Geerbex – Director of Market Development Offshore Wind Netherlands at Vattenfall
• 14:20 - Q&A
• 14:30 – Break
• 15:00 – 'Interdisciplinary Perspectives for Developing an Integrated Offshore Energy System: Insights from the DOSTA project': Robbert Nienhuis – Faculty of Science and Engineering (RUG), Jan Wiegner – Faculty of Geoscience (UU), Liv Malin Andreasson – Faculty of Law (RUG) and Juul Kusters – Faculty of Spatial Sciences (RUG)
• 16:00 - Q&A
• 16:15 PM – Presentation of the DOSTA policy report
• 16:30 PM – Conclusions
• 16:45 PM – Drinks

Practical information

DOSTA Final Conference will take place on November 4th at REM-Eiland Amsterdam.

Address:
REM Island
Haparandadam 45,
1013 AK Amsterdam

Please note that the conference presentations will be given in English. The Q&A questions and answers may be presented in a mix of Dutch and English.

Registration is free and will be based on a first-come, first-served basis. Use the button below to register.