The Basque Energy Cluster, as promoter of 'Wind Energy Basque Country' and 'Offshore Wind Basque Country' brands have participated from 1 to 4 December 2020 in the first digital WindEnergy Hamburg Event to promote the different capabilities of the wind energy value chain, as well as the collaborative R&D EU projects and public-private collaboration within the energy sector in the Basque County.

Jose I. Hormaeche, Managing Director of the Basque Energy Cluster (ACE) presented the EU-funded H2020 PLATOON project, during WindEnergy Hamburg 2020 virtual event at the WindTV OpenStream in the Exhibitor Talks session.

A total of 11 cluster associations plus SPRI took part in the initiative, coordinated by the Basque Energy Cluster Association (ACE), holding six workshops between April - November 2020

Only 10 cluster associations in Spain have received the award, along with 7 organisations from Europe's Energy and Environment sector

The Basque Energy Cluster , in association with Basque Trade & Investment, organised a webinar on wind power digitalisation for the Russian Association of Wind Power Industries (RAWI), with additional input from XABET and TECNALIA

Held on 10 November, the webinar provided Basque companies with updated information and potential business opportunities in the Chilean power market, focussing on renewable energy and power grids, as well as putting businesses and associations from both countries in touch and fostering links between them. In his opening remarks, José Ignacio Hormaeche, Managing Director of the Basque Energy Cluster Association, spoke of the links between the Cluster and Chilean organisations in recent years, saying that he hoped they would continue going forward. More than 30 Basque businesses took part at the event, which gave them the opportunity to share their questions and concerns with other participants.

The Basque Energy Cluster, in conjunction with Basque Trade & Investment, organised remote attendance at the fair, consisting of a stand, participation at the keynote seminar, and a B2B event for Basque and Japanese businesses.

The Basque Energy Cluster organised a webinar on 2 October together with Fluidex, where Borja López de Munain, an expert on the Russian Oil&Gas market, talked about the opportunities available and initiatives being carried out in the country. There are currently short and medium term projects under way worth over 100 billion euros.

As part of a raft of initiatives aimed at reviving commercial activity after the COVID-19 crisis, Basque Trade & Investment and the Basque Energy Cluster (ACE) have come together to offer a cycle of webinars on emerging markets in the wind power sector. The fifth session, held on 1 October, focussed on the Brazilian wind power market. This country has long experience in the wind power sector and more than 16 GW of installed wind capacity. After its activity slowed down in recent years, a boom is expected and the country hopes to reach 24 GW of installed wind capacity by 2024. Several offshore locations are also being studied in Brazil in order to start installing wind farms.

On September 25th, PLATOON project was presented to 22 stakeholders from the wind energy field in the framework of the kickoff meeting of the Wind Turbine Data Sharing Working Group, that took place in Cámara de Comercio de Gipuzkoa (Chamber of Commerce) in San Sebastian.