Thursday, May 30th
Programme
Morning Warmup
Sauna and Swim
Sauna and Swim
Recharge yourself and take a refreshing dip in the cold clean sea, right on the doorstep of the festival area! Warm yourself up afterwards in the hot sauna on the quayside. Great start to the day!
Mingling
Mingling
There are many areas for mingling and making new contacts at Floating Wind Days - our expo areas, hotel meeting rooms and of course our networking areas. Why not take a stroll through the town centre and view the amazing HVDC offshore wind convertor platform DolWin epsilon which currently dominates the town's skyline.
Expo
Expo
Grab a coffee and meet up with our main sponsor partners at their stands directly outside the main stage or visit our expo partners in the Expo Zone tent on the quayside, directly outside the reception at Maritim Hotel.
Industry Insights
Turbine Supply Bottlenecks
Turbine Supply Bottlenecks
Research driving the industry forward
Research driving the industry forward
Interview with Camilla Stoltenberg, CEO of NORCE Norwegian Research Centre.
GoliatVind: Fast track to full scale
GoliatVind: Fast track to full scale
Gunnar Birkeland, CEO of Source Galileo Norway
From innovation to industrialisation
From innovation to industrialisation
Panel conversation with Claire Mack, CEO of Scottish Renewables, Mark Guilanotti, Head of Europe in Corio Generation, and Siri Kindem, Head of Equinor Renewables.
Accelerate NOW
Accelerate NOW
Get ready to be blown away by the winning start-up company in the Accelerate NOW programme! They will present their pitch on the main stage after coming top in the competition with the industry's top startups, selected by industry partners and global accelerators.
FWD Floating Wind Award
FWD Floating Wind Award
This year marks the launch of the FWD Floating Wind Award which will be presented for the very first time on the main stage on day two. State Secretary of Energy Astrid Bergmål will present the winner on stage.
Sessions
Groundbreaking Technology
Moderator Kristin Nergaard Berg (DNV), Bjørg Mathisen Døving (Reach Subsea), Mette Harv (Nekkar), Steve Greenland (WSense), Egil Birkemoe (Aker Solutions), Per Arvid Holth (Fred Olsen 1848), Michael Mitchell (Siemens Energy), Oskar Gärdeman (Enova), Ole Even Hollås (Enova), Kasper Sandal (Semar), Hui Huang (Hitachi Energy), Andreas Stavnes Hallan (Aibel), Laura Rolo (BlueFloat)
Groundbreaking Technology
Floating offshore wind is pushing technological boundaries. This session will showcase international innovations, and not just floaters!
Supply chain working to bring costs down
Andy Lewin (Corio), Sille Grjotheim (DNV), Jesper Møller (Stiesdal Offshore), Even Winje (Menon), Ikari Mototsugu (Sumitomo), Marie Mazurier (Bouygues)
Supply chain working to bring costs down
Discover more about the key aspects for bringing costs down and how the supply chain can contribute to achieving the goals of floating offshore wind across different markets.
Offtake: What to do with the power
Siri Lill Mannes (Speaklab), Charlotte Elmelid (Vårgrønn), Rasmus Juhlin (Subsea 7), Richard Aukland (TGS), Harald Svendsen (Sintef), Hilde Horgen Thorstad (Statnett), Frida Mattson (DNV), Tor Arne Johnsen (NOW), Carl Heiremans (Jan De Nul), Elin Steinsland (HydePoint)
Offtake: What to do with the power
How can we most effectively harness the power of floating offshore wind? Energy islands? Hydrogen? We take a deep dive into the latest research and developments.
Boat excursions to the METCentre
Floating Wind Day 1
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