Belgian Offshore Days 2024 in Ostend
This year's edition of the Belgian Offshore Days takes place on 27 and 28 March. Meet potential partners in the Belgian offshore wind industry, take part in roundtable discussions and learn more about innovative projects in the sector.
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Day 1 (morning): Offshore Wind challenges towards 2030
| 10:00 | Welcome Erwin Leys (President of Belgian Offshore Cluster) |
| 10:05 | Opening speech Bart Tommelein (Mayor of Ostend) |
| 10:20 | Thematic speech Moderator |
| 10:30 | Princess Elisabeth Island Lieve Jorens (FPS Economy – DG Energy) |
| 10:50 | Workforce challenges Jakob Holst (GWO) |
| 11:10 | Securing offshore assets Kurt De Winter (Belgian Navy) |
| 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:40 | Innovative solutions Piet Opstaele (Blue Cluster) |
| 12:00 | Deep water challenges Stephan van Plateringen (Scottish development Int.) |
| 12:20 | New ambitions – New challenges Peter Frohböse (DNV) |
| 12:40 | Cable challenges & opportunities Geert Moerkerke (ELIA) |
| 13:00 | Conclusions |
| 13:05 | Lunch & networking |
Day 2: Skills & workforce for the offshore renewable energy industry
| 09:30 | Welcome and coffee |
| 10:00 | Education & skills by WindEurope |
| 10:10 | The FLORES project |
| 10:20 | The T-SHORE project |
| 10:30 | The Offshore4Sure project |
| 10:40 |
Workshops (choice among the following topics):
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| 11:30 | Pleanary feedback |
| 11:50 | Conclusions |
| 12:00 | Lunch & networking |
| 13:00 | Innovation Stage by Blue Cluster |
Day 1 (afternoon): Innovation Stage: project pitches
Five pitches on innovative projects in the offshore wind sector:
| 14:00 | Optimizing operational efficiency and predictive maintenance through integrity monitoring of cables and foundations (BOPTIC). Roel Vanthillo (Marlinks) |
| 14:10 | Unlocking the Potential: Harnessing Marine Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Approach for Offshore Wind Farms (MeSP and WABESCO ) Kristien Veys (Blue Cluster) |
| 14:20 | On the use of physics-based and data-driven digital twins for offshore wind monitoring applications (Soiltwin and Supersized 4.0) Jan Helsen (VUB) and Christof Devriendt (VUB/24SEA) |
| 14:40 | Preparing 15+ MW wind turbine components for harsh climatic environments (Energietransitiefonds Harsh R&D test) Pieter Jan Jordaens (Sirris) |
| 14:50 | Cheaper foundations by demonstrating the fatigue capacity of robot welded joints (JaCo) Philippe Thibaux (OCAS) |
| 15:00 | Networking (booth 262) |
