Programme

Monday, 20 November 2023

  • Visit of Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH, founded in 2002, develops and manufactures ship, mobile harbor and offshore cranes. Its product portfolio also includes reach stackers and components for container cranes. The factory's direct connection to the Baltic Sea offers the best logistical conditions - especially for the worldwide distribution of the large-dimensioned equipment, which have lifting capacities of up to 5,000 tons. In addition, the location helps to strengthen the Group's international market position in the field of maritime cranes.

  • Live-demonstration USV survey and HAUV underwater inspection Subsea Europe Services GmbH / North.io GmbH

Accelerate your offshore projects now

From data acquisition to informed decision-making Subsea Europe Services and North.ion will show you how to simplify the acquisition and management of marine data in a live demo. Data is key to successful offshore projects. It helps you to minimize risks, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.

Subsea Europe Services is a specialist in autonomous surveys and underwater inspection. The company offers a wide range of autonomous systems for the acquisition of marine data, including underwater drones, such as HAUVs and autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs). Subsea Europe Services demonstrates live in Rostock harbor the most efficient systems for marine surveying and underwater inspection. Martac T12 Survey USV and BeeX HAUV

North.io provides companies, governments and professionals with the cloud-based technology they need to use geo-data with speed and ease, to move their projects forward - on land and at sea.

TrueOcean is a cloud-based data platform that organizes marine data for offshore projects. TrueOcean makes marine, georeferenced data accessible, discoverable, shareable, visualizable, and understandable. Digitalization and standardization of data streams enable automation, making projects more efficient and saving resources. With TrueOcean, access to information is also possible for non-experts.

  • Visit of the FRS Windcat HYDROCAT 55

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics GmbH offers a tour of the world's first hydrogen-powered Crew Transfer Vessel "HYDROCAT 55" for the German offshore wind industry. The HYDROCAT 55 integrates a hydrogen solution into the well known and proven Windcat MK3.5 design. The vessel is equipped with 3 hydrogen racks. Each rack contains 9 cylinders that store hydrogen at 350 bar.

More information: HYDROCAT 55 Fact-Sheet

The HYDROCAT 55 will be available for viewing throughout the conference day on 21/11/23, especially during conference breaks.

The visit and arrival of the HYDROCAT 55 is highly dependent on the weather in November. A final confirmation of the visit can only be given a few days before the conference!

Pickup point:
Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne
Am Yachthafen 1
18119 Rostock
Venue:

Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne Am Yachthafen 1 18119 Rostock
https://www.hohe-duene.de/
Opening:
Dr Dennis Kruse, Vice chairman of the WAB e.V. board

Andree Iffländer, Association Chairman WindEnergy Network e.V.

Keynote:
Grid connections offshore wind in the Baltic Sea: point-to-point, hybrid to hub solutions, Dr. Henrich Quick, Head Offshore, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH

Venue:

Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne
Am Yachthafen 1
18119 Rostock
https://www.hohe-duene.de/
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Venue:

Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne
Am Yachthafen 1
18119 Rostock
https://www.hohe-duene.de/
Chair: Dr Dennis Kruse, Vice chairman of the WAB e.V. board

  • Ines Jesse, State Secretary for Economy, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labor of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

  • Christian Meyer, Lower Saxony Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection, Video address
Chair: Jürgen Mackeprang, Graduate Industrial Engineer Transportation and Logistics, Tractebel DOC Offshore GmbH

  • Infrastructure for Windfarm installation in the Baltic Sea, Andreas Völling, Head of New Business and Grid Connection (Offshore), Iberdrola Renovables Deutschland GmbH

  • Platform construction Bremerhaven, Thorsten Rönner, Managing Director Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH / BREDO DRY DOCKS GmbH

  • Offshore installation experience in the Baltic Sea, Manuel Hüners, Project Manager, DEME NV
We wish good conversations and successful networking!

Visit of the FRS Windcat HYDROCAT 55

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics GmbH offers a visit of the world's first hydrogen-powered Crew Transfer Vessel "HYDROCAT 55" for the German offshore wind industry.

The visit and arrival of the HYDROCAT 55 is highly dependent on the weather in November. A final confirmation of the visit can only be given a few days before the conference.
Chair: Dr Dennis Kruse, Vice chairman of the WAB e.V. board

  • Supply Chain Challenges from a Manufacturer’s Perspective, Jost Backhaus, Managing Director, Steelwind Nordenham GmbH

  • Needs and Chances for Floating Offshore Wind, Dr Mareike Leimeister, Research Associate Division System Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES

Visit of the FRS Windcat HYDROCAT 55

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics GmbH offers a visit of the world's first hydrogen-powered Crew Transfer Vessel "HYDROCAT 55" for the German offshore wind industry.

Lunch:

Brasserie

Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne
Am Yachthafen 1
18119 Rostock
https://www.hohe-duene.de/
Chair: Bernhard Jenssen, Senior Site Manager, MOIS - Marine Offshore Industrie Solution GmbH

  • Experience from more than a decade Offshore O&M in the Baltic Sea, Dr Michael Splett, CTO EOS, EnBW Erneuerbare Operation & Service GmbH

  • ROMEO – Ambitious project to bring innovation and costs reduction to offshore wind energy, César Aceituno Gomez, Head of Technical Excellence (Offshore O&M), Iberdrola Renovables Deutschland GmbH

  • Maintenance management of HVDC converters, Emanuel Fätke, Project Implementation & Sales, Industrial Engineer M. Sc., Green Wind Offshore GmbH

  • Standard-compliant commissioning test of Subsea cables (Inter Array & Export Cables), Stefan Mätzold, Director Technical Sales & Business Development, Kinectrics Europe GmbH

  • Special service SF6 measurements on offshore platforms - An example of the practice, Michael Pett, Business Development Manager, OIS Offshore Industrie Service GmbH

  • Alternative ship propulsion systems for offshore wind: use of dual-fuel CTVs with hydrogen, Malin Eichmeier, Chartering Manager, FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics GmbH
 
We wish good conversations and successful networking!

Visit of the FRS Windcat HYDROCAT 55

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics GmbH offers a visit of the world's first hydrogen-powered Crew Transfer Vessel "HYDROCAT 55" for the German offshore wind industry.

The visit and arrival of the HYDROCAT 55 is highly dependent on the weather in November. A final confirmation of the visit can only be given a few days before the conference.
Chair: Holger Matthiesen, Senior Vice President Business Development Europe, Aker Horizons

  • Project ELWIND, Janis Locmelis, Head of ELWIND Project Division at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

  • Denmark - wind pioneer with new perspectives, Andreas Wenzel, CEO German Danish Chamber of Commerce

  • The progress of the Polish offshore wind industry, Prof. Dr. habil Ernest Czermański, President of the Board / Managing Director, BOTA GREEN OFFSHORE Sp. z o.o.

  • Financing the first of its kind offshore wind project in Poland, Udo Schneider, Managing Director Green Giraffe (GGEB) GmbH