Think European

摘要

Artur Trindade said it succinctly: "We have to stop thinkingasPortugal."The Portuguese Secretary of State of Energy, who as a Portuguese politician tried to balance out the lack of attendance of a single Spanish politician atthe EWEA 2014 in Barcelona, thus moulded the flowery language of various other speakers into a clear and yet self-critical appeal. Even though the tone was somewhat stronger, the message coincided with what others were also demanding. Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), demanded a large and free energy market for Europe and criticised the lack of underwater transmission lines, for example. The interconnectors were the main subject in many discussions. It is not new that the Mediterranean region has a need for the same kind of grid connections as exist between Germany, Norway and Denmark, said Hoeven. And yet an expansion is still faltering. Even targets set at a political level had been missed, said Trindade.