Ref. Ares(2022)8072756 - 22/11/2022
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Thierry Breton
Member of the Commission
Brussels
GROW/i.3(2022)8843183
Mr Kristjan JÄRVAN
Minister of Entrepreneurship and
Information Technology
Suur-Ameerika 1
EE - 10122 Tallinn
Dear Minister,
Subject: Invitation to the first meeting of ‘Clean Tech Europe’
The current energy crisis demonstrates with full force the risks associated with excessive
dependencies in a sector as vital to our economy as energy. Therefore, while accelerating
the deployment of low-carbon technologies, we also need to develop domestic supply
chains that will underpin our future energy system. Our partners and competitors are
putting in place ambitious programmes aimed at supporting these supply chains. The
European Union also needs to ensure that the green transition results in green growth and
resilience.
To address these challenges and following our discussions at the last Competitiveness
Council where the idea for a new platform was broadly endorsed, I would like to invite
you to the kick-off meeting of ‘Clean Tech Europe’ – a platform to rapidly accelerate the
production and deployment of transformational technologies and value chains for the
clean energy transition. The meeting will take place in Brussels on 30 November 2022
18:30-20:00. While there is an opportunity to join online, I would be honoured to
welcome you in person.
The meeting will gather leaders of the European industry and key stakeholders with the
aim of identifying priorities and potential deliverables of the platform. In the attachment
you will find an outline on the scope of the initiative to feed our discussion. I also
propose to hold a first discussion on the financing conditions for creating a business case
for such investments in the EU.
I would kindly ask you to confirm your attendance no later than 24 November 2022 at
12:00 CET via
[email protected], specifying whether your participation would be
in person or online, and/or whether you wish to be represented by a member of your
team.
Yours sincerely,
Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111
Electronically signed on 22/11/2022 16:22 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121
Hr Kristjan Järvan 23.11.2022 nr 10.1-13/1192-1
Ettevõtlus- ja infotehnoloogiaminister
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
Austatud minister
Edastame Teile Euroopa Komisjoni voliniku Thierry Bretoni kirja 22. novembrist 2022 nr
Ares(2022)8072756 / GROW/i.3(2022)8843183 (Invitation to the first meeting of ‘Clean Tech
Europe’).
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Clean Tech Europe
High-level kick-off Meeting
30 November 2022
18:30-20:00
Salle S7, Berlaymont Building
Rue de la loi /Wetstraat 200, 1040 Brussels, Belgium or online
Agenda
1. WELCOME
18:30-18:55
Address/Scene setter
by Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry BRETON
by Robert HABECK, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of
Germany
by Jozef SÍKELA, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (TBC)
2. DISCUSSION
Comments by CEO representatives of transformational technologies on 18:55-19:15
behalf of several sectors represented on:
Main barriers for scaling up and driving the competitiveness of value chains
of transformational technologies
Key policy avenues for addressing the above.
CEO representatives:
Henrik ANDERSEN, President & CEO of Vestas (TBC)
Salvatore BERNABEI, CEO of ENEL Green Power (TBC)
Peter CARLSSON, CEO of NorthVolt (TBC)
Maximilian VIESSMANN, CEO of Viessmann (TBC)
Intervention by EIB President HOYER (TBC) 19:15-19:20
Minister interventions/reactions 19:20-19:50
Boosting European competitiveness and cooperation in the transformational
technology sector
3. CONLCUSIONS/NEXT STEPS 19:50-20:00
by the Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry BRETON