What aspects are identified as problematic when dealing with the deployment of renewable energies? Renewable energies are considered a clean and almost inexhaustible resource provided by nature, but the strategies for their implementation in the territory are generating some discrepancies.

On Tuesday 24 October 2023, the Tarragona, Lleida and Ebre Demarcations of the College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC) are organizing, together with the Urban Architects Association of Catalonia (AAUC), the conference 'RENOVABLES - LANDSCAPE - URBANISM', at the assembly hall of COAC Tarragona, (Carrer Sant Llorenç, 20-22), with the aim of explaining and debating the situation of renewable energies and how they affect the territory.

The videos of the day have been uploaded to COAC Tarragona's YouTube:

Renewables Conference - Landscape - Urbanism. Welcome and 1st conference
Renewables Conference - Landscape - Urbanism. 2nd conference
Renewables Conference - Landscape - Urbanism. 3rd conference
Renewables Conference - Landscape - Urbanism. 4th conference
Renewables Conference - Landscape - Urbanism. 5th conference
Renewables Conference - Landscape - Urbanism. 6th conference and closing

PROGRAM

09:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m » Greeting and welcome by the presidents.
Jordi J. Romera. President of the COAC Tarragona.
Lluís de la Fuente. President of the COAC Lleida.
Elena Rosales. President of the COAC Ebre.
Sebastià Jornet. President of the AAUC.

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m » Situation of Renewable Energy in Catalonia. Needs, deficits and objectives.
Rosana Ripoll. Responsible for the generation section of the Electrical Installation Authorization Service. General Directorate of Energy.

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m » Coffee break. Barhaus of the COAC Tarragona.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m » Criteria for the implementation of renewable energy plants (photovoltaic and wind) on non-developable land in Catalonia. Content, balance sheet and status of processed and pending parks.
Xavier Rehues. General Directorate of Urban Coordination.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m » Catalonia's food sovereignty. The garden behind the house.
Pep Riera. Maresme farmer, trade union activist and politician.
Agàpit Borràs. Urban architect.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m » What happens outside Catalonia. How to respond to energy demand.
Paolo Picchi. Architect, co-author of the book 'The power of landscape', professor at the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence.

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m » Lunch. Catering at the COAC Tarragona Barhaus.

4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m » Energy dialogue.
Daniel Pérez / Ferran Civit. The energy Public energy production company.
Sergi Saladie. Doctor in geography. Author of the book 'Landscape conflict and wind energy'
Carme Ferrer. Mayor of Senan. Deputy Delegate of Ecological Transition of the Provincial Council of Tarragona.
Marc Roselló. Energy communities. We are communities.

5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m » Experiences with regulation of renewables 1. Regulation in Ametlla de Mar, Talarn and Conca de Dalt.
Joan Llort. Architect and urban planner.
Ignasi Grau. Agricultural engineer and head of IGREMAP.

5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m » Experiences with regulation of renewables 2. Special Urban Plan to regulate the implementation of wind farms in the SNU of La Jonquera.
Mònica Beguer. Architect and head of Territories XLM.
Anna Zahonero. Master's degree in landscape architecture, biologist and landscape designer.

6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m » Closing and conclusions of the day.

The organization reserves the right to modify the content of this program.