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Salle GAÏA (Hall B4)
Dec 10, 2026
9:30 AM12:00 PM
#Floating wind turbines - Marine energiesTraining - RecruitmentLocal authority

OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY MORNING SESSION: REGIONS, PORTS, INDUSTRY… THE KEYS TO A VALUE-CREATING INDUSTRY

Arnaud DE VILLEPINMaëlie BENISTAND-HECTOR
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Floating wind power is often touted as the next frontier in offshore renewable energy. But behind the installed capacity targets and competitiveness challenges lies a profound transformation of coastal regions and the maritime industry. The development of port infrastructure, the emergence of new industrial supply chains, the creation of jobs and skills, and coexistence with other uses of the sea: what concrete benefits can this sector bring to the regions that host it? Part One – Floating Wind Power: Beyond Costs, What Are the Impacts on Regions? This first session will focus on the economic, industrial, social, and environmental impacts of floating wind power. Beyond the cost per megawatt-hour, how can this sector become a driver of local development, reindustrialization, training, and job creation? Under what conditions will regions be able to sustainably capture the value generated by these projects? Part Two - Floating Wind Power: How Are Ports Shaping a New Industrial Chain? This second session will focus on the conditions necessary to achieve this ambition. Assembling the floats, storing components, transporting equipment, and installing and maintaining offshore wind farms require unprecedented infrastructure and logistics. What investments, which ports, and what partnerships between industry and local authorities will help build a competitive French industry and strengthen the country’s energy sovereignty? Throughout these two discussions, industry representatives, local governments, port authorities, and sector stakeholders will share their vision of the conditions necessary for the success of floating wind power, united by a common ambition: to make this technology a driver of sustainable development for coastal regions and a pillar of France’s energy transition. A roundtable discussion moderated by Olivier Zanetta, journalist and programming director at EnerGaïa
Salle GAÏA (Hall B4)
Dec 10, 2026
3:30 PM4:30 PM
InstallerTraining - RecruitmentTechnician - Maintenance

BUILDING THE ENERGY SYSTEM: WHAT NEW CHALLENGES FOR SKILLS ?

Sylvain ROUSSELFloriane DE BRABANDERECécile VIGNERONValérie POPLIN
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Electrification of end-use applications, grid reinforcement, deployment of renewable energy, growth in energy storage, and digitization of infrastructure… The energy transition is profoundly transforming the professions and skill requirements across the entire sector. These needs span not only electrical engineering but also installation, connection, operation, and maintenance. Initial training programs struggle to cover the specifics of the latest renewable technologies (photovoltaic repowering, energy storage, digital control of installations, etc.), which is prompting operators to take on part of their teams’ training in-house, through company-specific certification programs rather than traditional academic curricula. Apprenticeships and professional retraining are widely utilized, but often on an ad hoc basis, company by company, without any real sector-wide coordination. This roundtable will examine whether these ad hoc responses (in-house training, work-study programs, retraining) will be sufficient to bridge the gap, or whether the sector must scale up and adopt more structured collective initiatives. What role can vocational high schools, training centers, and local communities play in ensuring a long-term supply of the skills required by the energy transition? And how can the pace of training be adapted to keep up with the much faster pace of technological change itself? This roundtable will also highlight an issue that is often less visible than technological or financial concerns, but just as critical: the sector’s ability to train, attract, and retain the talent needed to build, operate, and maintain the energy system of the future. A roundtable discussion moderated by Olivier Zanetta, journalist and programming director at EnerGaïa
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