Belgian Offshore Days 2025
The Belgian Offshore Days is an annual two-day happening that provides a forum for the offshore wind sector and promotes cooperation between Belgian and international companies.
The event includes a trade fair, a conference, various roundtable discussions, inspiring pitches, networking possibilities and the Offshore Oscars award ceremony.
The event focuses on the Belgian offshore wind value chain, but foreign companies are kindly invited to attend and participate in the event.
The Belgian Offshore Days are an initiative of the Belgian Offshore Cluster with the cooperation of the Pronvicial Development Agency of West Flanders and Blue Cluster.
Programme
The general structure of the Belgian Offshore Days 2024 is as follows:
- 12 March: trade fair, BOC conference, Innovation Stage and VIP dinner
- 13 March: fair, workshops and internationalisation
Innovation Stage
During the Belgian Offshore Days, Blue Cluster organises an Innovation Stage, where various members and partners of Blue Cluster take the stage to present a number of high-profile innovation projects in the blue economy to the public.
Below you can find the planning of the Innovation Stage:
| 14:00 | Optimized prediction and decision support for rain erosion and lightning-driven degradation of blades (Rainbow). Pieter Mathys (VKI) |
| 14:12 | Vessels on hydrogen or methanol - findings from the CHyPS and FASTWATER projects Sebastian Verhelst (Ghent University) |
| 14:24 | An adaptive MArine and River Cleaner (MARC) for plastic waste. Theofano Koutrouveli (IMDC) |
| 14:36 | Installation and decommissioning of screw anchors for offshore aquaculture (UltFarms) Phara Cockaert (Jan De Nul) |
| 14:48 | Closing the loop: Lifecycle Sustainability Assessment & Circular Transition in Offshore Wind (CTO). Chris Blommaert (Parkwind) |
| 15:00 | The potential of Nature-Inclusive Design in scour protection (JIP SPREE). An Stroobandt (RWE) |
| 15:12 | North C Neutralizer, an optimisation model to optimize marine spatial planning on seabed level. Emile Lemey (Mantis Consulting) |
| 15:24 | Closing Piet Opstaele (Blue Cluster) |
Practical information
The Belgian Offshore Days take place in Ostend Sea P'lace, Kon. Astridlaan 10, 8400 Oostende (Ostend) (former Wellington racecourse).
The language of communication during the event is English. Participation is free of charge, but you are required to register in advance.
Would you like to attend the Belgian Offshore Days as a visitor? Check out the official website and register for 2025.
Would you like to have your own stand at the event? Check out the information brochure for exhibitioners and reserve your stand for 2025.
Do you have specific questions or want more detailed information about the Belgian Offshore Days? Then contact Belgian Offshore Cluster.
