Pre-and post festival events
Site visits
May 27th–28th
Build your knowledge and network in offshore wind at Site Visits in Norway!
Join us in one of the world leading areas in offshore wind for two unique days of knowledge and exclusive network building, socialising, inspiration, and insight! Meet up with delegations from all over the world, visit leading organisations and tour key assembly sites in offshore wind.
Site Visit
Monday, May 27th
Trip 1
Experience Utsira
Join our tour to the unique island of Utsira, Norway smallest municipality and soon host to the world's largest floating wind park.
Programme - Experience Utsira, Monday 27th May
Registration, coffee & mingling
Boat departure to Utsira
Arrival Utsira
Lunch at Dalanaustet
Guided programme around the Island visiting three individual themed stops.
Refreshments & international networking
Boat departure from Utsira
Arrival Haugesund and return to hotel/town centre
Evening social programme including dinner, entertainment and "The Great Offshore Wind Quiz"
Site Visits
Tuesday, May 28th
Select a daytrip which best suits you and your areas of interest.
Choose from the excursions outlined below (Trip 2, 3 or 4).
On Tuesday evening, you will be a guest at an exclusive reception hosted by the Mayor of Haugesund, followed by a gala event with dinner, entertainment and mingling together with dignitaries and key figures from the international floating offshore wind industry.
Trip 2
Maritime & Subsea Expertise tour
Haugesund is the maritime and subsea capital of Norway. Meet world-class players in this essential segment of the offshore wind industry on a unique round-tour of key sites and sights!
Trip 3
Groundbreaking Technology tour
Travel back in time and learn how windpower transformed the Viking Age. Then let us propell you into the future with pitches from the latest in floating wind technology and updates from the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre).
Trip 4
Port & Assembly Sites tour
Scenic road trip to the municipality of Vindafjord to visit their planned port and assembly site plus a guided trip at the Westcon Yards and the AF Decom facilities in Vats.
Trip 2
Maritime & Subsea Expertise tour
Meet the key maritime players and sites in Haugesund and visit the world-leading subsea cluster at Killingøy on this unique boat trip. Meet and connect over lunch on the historical city island of Vibrandsøy.
Programme - Maritime & Subsea Expertise tour, Tuesday 28th May
Registration
Departure and start of morning programme (TBC)
Arrival on Vibrandsøy
Lunch and networking
Afternoon programme and site visits (TBC)
Return to hotel / town centre
Free time
Formal Reception at Haugesund town hall
Gala Evening Event at Festiviteten including short cultural performance followed by dinner and mingling
FWD Networking bar at Hotel Maritim
Trip 3
Groundbreaking Technology Tour
The Haugesund region is recognised as the Homeland of the Viking Kings. For 3000 years, kings and princes ruled at Avaldsnes. Travel back in time with a guided tour of St. Olav's Church and the reconstructed Viking village, before we head to the Raw Ocean Lodge for lunch and an afternoon focused on the future and filled with new technology, pitches and networking.
Programme - Groundbreaking Technology Tour, Tuesday 28th May
Registration
Departure with bus from Haugesund
Tour of St. Olav's Church, Avaldsnes
Historical walk to the Viking village
Guided tour of the Viking village
Return walk to the bus
Departure with bus to Raw Ocean Lodge
Lunch & networking at Raw Ocean Lodge
Innovation & technology symposium
Return bus journey to Haugesund
Arrival Haugesund centre/hotel
Formal Reception at Haugesund town hall
Gala Evening Event at Festiviteten including short cultural performance followed by dinner and mingling
FWD Networking bar at Hotel Maritim
Trip 4
Ports & Assembly Site Tour
Experience breathtaking fjord, glacier and mountain scenery on this day trip to key port and assembly/maintenance sites in the Vindafjord municipality.
Programme - Ports & Assembly Site Tour, Tuesday 28th May
Registration
Departure Haugesund - Windafjord Port, Dommersnes
Short sightseeing from bus at the Dommersnes site
Westcon Yards – Site tour and presentations
Lunch and networking at the unique Nesheimtunet
Site tour at AF Environmental Base in Vats (AF Decom)
Return bus journey to Haugesund
Arrival Haugesund town centre/hotel
Free time
Formal Reception at Haugesund town hall
Gala Evening Event at Festiviteten including short cultural performance followed by dinner and mingling
FWD Networking bar at Hotel Maritim
Site Visit
Friday, May 31st
Trip 5
Hywind Scotland turbines at Wergeland Group Base
Experience a once in a life time opportunity so see floating turbines up close as they undergo maintenance at the Wergeland Group Base at Gulen, north of Bergen. Fullday boat trip, hosted by Equinor.
Programme - Hywind Scotland turbines at Wergeland Base, Friday 31st May
Boat departure from Haugesund
Boat journey through spectacular Norwegian fjords.
Lunch and programme on board, hosted by Equinor.
Arrival at Wergeland Base.
Guided tour getting up close to the Hywind Scotland turbines.
Boat departure from Wergeland Base
Arrival Bergen city centre. Bus transport for airport transfer.
Estimated arrival time at Flesland Airport, Bergen.
FWD attendees on this trip need to stay an extra night in Haugesund (Thursday) and will need to organise their homeward-bound journey from Bergen. The transport on this tour terminates in Bergen.
Pre-and post-festival events
Secure your ticket & accommodation in one easy transaction!
We've reserved nearly all hotel rooms in the area at unbeatable rates. You can book your accomodation when you purchase your ticket.
There are limited places on this pre-festival site visit programme so book soon!
Package deal
Get the most out of your Floating Wind Days experience and join us for a package of tours: The site visit programmes and social experience on Monday and Tuesday - followed by the Floating Wind Days programme on Wednesday and Thursday (see the full programme here.)
Package
Add-on
May 27th–30th
FWD Festival Pass + Site Visits
What's included:
- Full access to both site visit days (Monday + Tuesday)
- Full access to both festival days (Wednesday + Thursday)
- Lunch (4 days)
- Dinner and social events (3 days)
- Unique international networking
- Trip to METCentre
Package
Add-on
May 27th–30th
FWD Festival Pass + Site Visits
What's included:
- Full access to both site visit days (Monday + Tuesday)
- Full access to both festival days (Wednesday + Thursday)
- Lunch (4 days)
- Dinner and social events (3 days)
- Unique international networking
- Trip to METCentre
Individual site visits
If you would prefer to join just one day of site visits, you can purchase individual tickets for Monday, Tuesday or Friday's programme.
Package
Add-on
May 27th
Site Visit Day 1 - Monday 27th May
What's included:
- Outdoor and sight seeing experiences
- Industry site visits
- International networking
- Lunch and social evening with dinner
Package
Add-on
May 27th
Site Visit Day 1 - Monday 27th May
What's included:
- Outdoor and sight seeing experiences
- Industry site visits
- International networking
- Lunch and social evening with dinner
Package
Add-on
May 28th
Site Visits Day 2 - Tuesday 28th May
What's included:
- Choose from a selection of themed visits
- Outdoor nature and sightseeing experiences
- Industry site visits
- International Networking
- Lunch
- Reception and exclusive dinner
Package
Add-on
May 28th
Site Visits Day 2 - Tuesday 28th May
What's included:
- Choose from a selection of themed visits
- Outdoor nature and sightseeing experiences
- Industry site visits
- International Networking
- Lunch
- Reception and exclusive dinner
Package
Add-on
May 31st
Site Visits Day 3 - Friday 31st May
What's included:
- Scenic boat trip
- Lunch and refreshments
- Programme by Equinor
- Guided tour to the Hywind Scotland turbines
- International Networking
- Transport to Bergen
Package
Add-on
May 31st
Site Visits Day 3 - Friday 31st May
What's included:
- Scenic boat trip
- Lunch and refreshments
- Programme by Equinor
- Guided tour to the Hywind Scotland turbines
- International Networking
- Transport to Bergen
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