The Offshore Wind Conference – Science Meets Industry
04. November 2025, 10:00 - 15:00
The University Aula at the University of Bergen, Muséplass 3, Bergen.
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Welcome to Bergen where academics and professionals from the business community and the public sector get together to exchange new knowledge and ideas.
This is your arena to:
- Get an overview of the latest developments within offshore wind
- Meet key players from academia, industry and public sector
- Join discussions on technology, policy and market
Programme
09:00 Doors open - coffee, tea and networking.
10:00 Welcome by Christina Schieldrop, NORCE
10:10 On Norway’s benefits in Norwegian offshore wind
- Offshore wind with Jon Evang, Fornybar Norge
- Offshore wind energy in a global (or European perspective), Tore Guldbrandsøy, Rystad Energy
- Nationalist Influences on Public Support for Wind Power in Four European Countries, Marthe Samuelsen Skogen, UiB
- Should we think big, or should we focus on smaller projects going forward to mature technology, build robustness, and reduce risk?
- Panel debate between Per Lund from Odfjell Oceanwind and Daniel Rogstad from Equinor. Moderated by UiB.
11:30 Lunch
12:30 On our foothold in research and innovation
- Ocean Charger, Tore Boge, MCT
- 3D Wind, Ahmad Hemmati/ Energy Informatics
- Niord and Samurai, Jochen/Etienne/Bendik – TBC
- Mooring Research at Bergen Offshore Wind Center (BOW)
- Title tbc, Niall Hoey, TFI Marine
- The ImpactWind Data Portal (IWDP), Jan Tveranger, NORCE
- Culzean Floating Wind Pilot Project, Asbjørn Wathne, Archer Wind
13:40 Coffee Break
14:00 On standardisation, streamlining, cost reduction and efficiency.
- Licencing processes for offshore wind - a European perspective, Leila Neimane, UiB
- Experience related to streamlining, lean execution of offshore wind project execution, Margunn Bjørnestad, Wergeland Group
- Mooring Lines, Jan-Kristian Haukeland, DOF Subsea
- Plans and status, Eli Jerpseth, Georgine Wind
- Wind Catching Demo progress, Ivar Knutsen, Wind Catching Systems
- The success of Hywind Tampen, Arild Lithun, Equinor
- Panel debate - TBA. Moderated by Atle Dåvøy, GCE Ocean Technology.
15:25 Closing remarks, GCE Ocean Technolgoy
15:30 Networking and mingling
*There might be slight changes in the programme.
Registration
All prices are in NOK and including MVA.
- Buy ticket 900,-
- There will be annonunced a limited amount of discounted student tickets in due time.
Register by 28 October.
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