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The offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry 2024

Welcome to the offshore wind conference Science Meets Industry in Bergen where academics and professionals from the business community and the public sector get together to exchange new knowledge and ideas.

SMI2023
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Welcome to this year’s Science Meets Industry in Bergen!

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

Programme

  • 10:00 Welcome: UiB, Gottfried Greve

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

  • Deep Wind Offshore: Knut Vassbotn
  • Vårgrønn: Charlotte Elmelid - Norway in a world of offshore wind
  • UiB - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Marte Samuelsen Skogen – Support of Offshore Wind Development in Norway

10:50 - Panel Debate:

  • Deep Wind Offshore: Knut Vassbotn
  • Vårgrønn: Charlotte Elmelid
  • UiB - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Marte Samuelsen Skogen
  • Equinor: Jan Fredrik Stadaas

11:20  Lunch and mingling

12:30 - Developments in the North Sea

  • NORCE: Xue-Cheng Tai - AI for wind
  • UiB - Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Mostafa Bakhoday Paskyabi
  • Georgine Wind: Niklas Indrevær
  • RWE: Mads Arild Vedøy 
  • Statnett: Amund Ljønes - Grid solutions for offshore wind in the North Sea

13:45 - Coffe Break

14:10 Innovation Pitches

  • Wind Catching Systems: Daniel Engelhart-Willoch - Wind Catcing Demo – Commercializing Norwegian floating wind tech
  • UiB - Award-winning Student Project: Tom Lepsøe - Optimal utilization of airfoil sail designs
  • NORCE: Anders Sleire - WindHouse – software for multi criteria decision making for offshore wind locations
  • Bergen Offshore Wind Centre (BOW): Bruno Antonio Roccia - Machine Wind

14:30 - Panel Debate: Value creation from offshore wind

  • Wergeland: Bjarte Aldal 
  • Askøy Municipality: Solveig Wiig
  • Statnett: Amund Ljønes
  • Equinor: Jan Fredrik Stadaas
  • RWE: Mads Arild Vedøy

15:00 - Closing Remarks

15:05 - 16:00 Reception and refreshments
All are invited to mingle and network during the reception

Registration

Please register here

Student registration here (limited seats - remember to use your student email address)

- Welcome and looking forward to seeing you at #SMI2024!

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

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