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

10:05 Norway as a frontrunner in floating offshore wind?

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

11:25 - Panel Debate:

• Deep Wind Offshore: Knut Vassbotn
• Equinor: Jan Fredrik Stadaas
• Vårgrønn: TBC
• Final speaker, TBC

11:35 – Lunch and mingling

12:35 - Developments in the North Sea

• NORCE
• UiB - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW)
• Georgine Wind
• Statnett - Amund Ljønes
• Final speaker, TBC

13:40 - Coffe Break

14:10 Innovation Pitches

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

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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