The offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry 2024

Welcome to this year’s Science Meets Industry in Bergen!

The programme is under development and more details will follow, but please reserve the date and keep an eye on this website for further updates!

09:00 – 10:00  Doors open - coffee, tea and networking

Preliminary Programme

• 10:00 Welcome

• Deep Wind Offshore: Knut Vassbotn
• Vårgrønn: Charlotte Elmelid - An international developer's perspective on Norway in the world of floating offshore wind
• UiB - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Marte Samuelsen Skogen – Politics of Offshore Wind
• Final speaker, TBC

11:25 - Panel Debate:

• Deep Wind Offshore: Knut Vassbotn
• Equinor: Jan Fredrik Stadaas
• Vårgrønn: Charlotte Elmelid
• Dagens Næringsliv: Terje Erikstad
• Final speaker, TBC

11:35 – Lunch and mingling

12:35 - Developments in the North Sea

• NORCE: Xue-Cheng Tai 
• UiB - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Mostafa Bakhoday Paskyabi
• Georgine Wind: Nicklas Indrevær
• RWE: Mads Arild Vedøy 
• Statnett: Amund Ljønes

13:40 - Coffe Break

14:10 Innovation Pitches

• Wind Catching Systems: Daniel Engelhart-Willoch
• UiB - student pitch: Autonomous sails for optimal harvesting of the wind: Tom Lepsøe Award-winning Student Project
• NORCE: Anders Sleire - WindHouse System
• Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Bruno Antonio Roccia - Machine Wind

14:25 - Panel Debate: Value creation from offshore wind

• Wergeland (To be confirmed)
• Askøy Municipality: Solveig Wiig
• Statnett: Amund Ljønes
• Equinor: Jan Fredrik Stadaas
• RWE: Mads Arild Vedøy

14:55 - Closing Remarks

15:00 - 16:00 Reception and refreshments
All are invited to mingle and network during the reception

Organisers

The conference is organised by the University of Bergen - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW), NORCE, and GCE Ocean Technology. 

- Welcome and looking forward to seeing you there!

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UiB