- A total of 19 companies in the sector have already confirmed their sponsorship of the IV International Industry Congress for Energy Transition (CITE25) to be held on October 22 and 23 at the Baluarte Conference Center.
- The biennial professional meeting, organized by Enercluster with the special collaboration of the Government of Navarra, will bring together 45 top-level speakers, almost half of them international, and will include an important presence of CEOs from the sector.
- Enercluster expects to repeat the success of the 2023 edition with more than 400 attendees. This was announced during the presentation of the main lines of the congress to its partners.
Pamplona, March 20, 2025 – Enercluster presented this Thursday to its partners the main lines of the IV International Congress of the Industry for Energy Transition (CITE25) during the celebration of the conference “One year after the CITE, how have the challenges of the sector evolved?” which brought together prominent leaders of firms such as Nordex, Acciona Energía, Ríos Renovables or Ingeteam in the Pinaquy hall of the Commonwealth of the Region of Pamplona.
At the meeting, the dates of this biennial congress, to be held on October 22 and 23 at the Baluarte Conference Center, were announced. It was also announced that a total of 19 companies in the sector have already confirmed their collaboration as sponsors. Specifically, these companies are Nordex-Acciona, Acciona Energía, Laulagun Bearings, Nabrawind, Enhol, Sakana Group, Repsol, ARPA Abogados Consultores, Industrial Barranquesa, Eosol, Ríos Renovables, BeePlanet, IED, Leadernet, Urgon, Renercycle, Statkraft, Arena and Array Technologies.
The heads of Enercluster, organizer of CITE25 with the special collaboration of the Government of Navarra, underlined the commitment to the internationalization of the event. Of the 45 top-level speakers who will participate in the event, almost half of them will be international. In this sense, its promoters hope to repeat the success of the previous edition (held in 2023), which was attended by 400 people and included world-class speakers such as Michael Liebreich (founder of Bloomberg NEF and world expert in renewables), or the current Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen. Also present were Rafael Mateo (CEO of Acciona Energía), José Luis Blanco (CEO of Nordex and chairman of WindEurope) and Adolfo Rebollo (CEO of Ingeteam), among others.
On the other hand, they confirmed that the opening of CITE25 will be in charge of the President of Navarra, María Chivite, while the closing ceremony will be attended by Mikel Irujo, Minister of Industry, Ecological Transition and Digital Business.
The purchase of tickets will soon be available on the congresocite.com website and the presentation of the agenda and program will be made after Easter, said its director, Kiko Maza. “We want CITE25 to be the renewable industry event of reference in Spain and for this reason, in this new edition we are committed to strengthening the internationalization of the presentations and putting a clear focus on the challenges of the European renewable industry,” he added.
For his part, Aitor Erquicia, president of Enercluster stressed that “the CITE Congress is the main showcase of the renewable sector in Navarra, the main event organized by Enercluster and the most important renewable congress in northern Spain”. “We work very hard to raise the bar edition after edition,” he assured.
ROUND TABLE
The welcome by Aitor Erquicia served as a preamble for the round table organized by Enercluster this Thursday for challenges of the renewable industry. Among others, important issues such as European legislation to support and promote the sector, competition from China, or storage systems were addressed. Also discussed was how electrification is the key to increasing demand, the future of green hydrogen, or whether the objectives set out in the PNIEC (National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030) will be achieved. All these topics were discussed by Migueltxo Núñez, CTO of Nordex; the director of business development Spain & Portugal of Acciona Energía, Marta Fernández Bordons; David Sola, manager of Ríos Renovables; and the managing director of Wind Energy & Electric H2 of Ingeteam, Jorge Haya. The forum was moderated by Kiko Maza himself.
During the round table, the electrification of demand and the protection of the European supply chain were highlighted as pending issues since, in the words of the experts, “legislation and guidelines are in place but there is a lack of ambition and agility to translate them into concrete measures”. Price cannibalization was also discussed, a situation that is not sustainable and can lead to a slowdown in investments. Finally, regarding compliance with the PNIEC, the experts pointed out “that it does not make much sense to encourage more renewable installations if demand and electricity infrastructure do not grow”.
In spite of everything, the round table concluded with a message of optimism “We are progressing slowly but in the right direction. The energy transition is unstoppable and Navarra must be one of the industrial engines in Europe”.
PARTICIPATIVE ROUND TABLE
The event closed with a participatory table where the associates and the speakers shared experiences and perspectives on the situation of the sector and its future.
The event served as an appetizer of what will be the CITE25 in October, a congress where international experts will analyze the challenges and opportunities of the renewable sector.
