Offshore Wind Trade Mission to South Korea

1. Meeting with KOTRA (Korea Trade- Investment Promotion Agency) and KWEA (Korea Wind Energy Association) explaining the offshore wind potential South Korea;
2. The Korean offshore wind permitting process;
3. Presentation of Floating Wind Projects in Ulsan;
4. Presentation of Smart Mooring solutions promoting co-existence between floating offshore wind and fisheries/ aquaculture;
5. Technical Seminar;
6. Presentation by Busan Port Authorities (BPA) and Busan 2030 World expo;
7. Visit to a Shipyard;
8. Visit to a production yard (industrialisation opportunities for producing floaters and optimal use of the Korean supply chain).

The ELBE Eurocluster project has funds available to support SMEs that wish to participate in the mission. This support covers the fee for our local service provider and includes the following aspects:

• practical organization of the mission; 
• conference, technical seminar and meetings; 
• company visits; 
• lunches; 
• networking reception with South Korean stakeholders;
• 2 dinners; and
• local transportation.

Flights, hotels and local expenses are on your own budget.

To be eligible to support, your company needs to qualify as an SME according to the European definition.

Large companies can also participate in the mission, but SMEs are given priority and large companies cannot benefit from European support.