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Words of Welcome from Peter AltmaierFederal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy

Last year, offshore windpower capacity off the German coast reached approx. 6.4 gigawatts. This means that Germany has already come close to reaching its target for 2020. At the same time, the cost of offshore wind power generation has fallen considerably. This became impressively clear in the transitional auctions that took place for installations due to start operating between 2021 and 2025 – auc-tions that were won by operators using a minimal amount of public funding.

Offshore wind energy is already contribut-ing a great deal to the energy transition. We already know that it will continue to grow in importance and will play an important part in the future energy mix designed to allow Germany to reach its renewables target of 65% of the country’s electricity consumption by 2030.

It is important for renewables capacity and grid capacity to grow in sync, so that the energy transition can take place as cost-efficiently as possible. The Federal Government has laid the groundwork for

this, including by publishing its Electricity Grid Action Plan.

Innovation is also a key factor for the suc-cess of the energy transition and also for the competitiveness of German suppliers on fast-growing international markets. This is why the Federal Government is a proponent of testing and demonstrations and has lent its support for the plans for an offshore test field, which – following the amendment of the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act – can now be connected up to the grid.

I wish all participants of Windforce 2019 engaging discussions and a successful event

Peter Altmaier

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A warm welcome from

Andreas Wellbrock, WAB e.V. and Irina Lucke, EWE Offshore Service & Solutions and WAB e.V.

Dear WINDFORCE participants,

we look forward to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the WINDFORCE Conference with you. These days, the 11th National Maritime Conference takes place in Friedrichshafen. Let us take this unique opportunity to send our strong message from the North Sea coast to the political representa-tives and decision makers: Offshore Wind is the foundation of the German energy transition. Bremerhaven is an essential pillar of the Offshore Wind Energy Industry. The expansion of Offshore Wind must be increased to at least 35 gigawatts by the year 2035, so that we can maintain our lead role also internationally.

We have to face the future: If other sec-tors in Germany become electrified, we will need more energy. That’s why the energy system transformation has to be urgently and courageously thought further ahead. A strategy must be developed which considers the trans-formation in a holistic approach - for us

and for our children who are currently organizing the spectacular #Fridaysfor-Future campaign.

With this year´s WINDFORCE Conference we would like to contribute to this approach and are very pleased to offer you a pioneering program. For the first time, there will be a partner country, the Netherlands, which is pushing ahead the regional and national energy transformation. In addition, the ses-sions and discussions will focus strongly on forward-looking topics such as wind energy based hydrogen production, which is also known as “from electron to molecule”.

We are looking forward to exchange views and experiences with you and to spend two inspiring days in Bremer-haven!

Andreas Wellbrock Irina Lucke

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Tuesday, 21th of May 2019

1 – 3 p.m. B2B-Matchmaking – Inn2POWER

4 – 5 p.m. Words of Welcome

Andreas Wellbrock, Managing Director of WAB e.V.

Dr Urban Rid, Director General for Energy Policy – Electricity and Grids, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Dr Joachim Lohse, Senator for Environment, Urban Development and Mobility Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Melf Grantz, Lord Mayor of Bremerhaven

Hans Timmers, Chairman De Nederlandse WindEnergie Associatie (NWEA)

Keynote Speaker: Peter Barth, Vice President Offshore, Amprion

5 – 7 p.m. Panel Discussion „The Energy Transition in a National and European Perspective“

As of 7.30 p.m. WINDFORCE Dinner / Excursion by Boat

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Wednesday, 22th of May 2019

9 – 10.30 a.m.

10.30 – 11 a.m. Coffee break

11 – 12 a.m. 12 – 12.30 p.m. Coffee break 12.30 – 1 p.m.

1 – 1.45 p.m Lunch break

1.45 – 3.15 p.m.

3.15 – 4.15 p.m.

4.15 – 4.45 p.m. Coffee break

4.45 – 6 p.m.

6.30 – 10 p.m. Buffet

Session A News from the Global Market

Session F Operation and Maintenance

Session E Blockchain – Hype or Future Technology

Session K Foundations and Substations: Proven and Innovative Approaches

Session B Home of the Windmills – Development in the Netherlands and Dutch Expertise

Session G Project Development, Financing and Risk Management

SPECIAL Value Creation in the German Offshore Wind Energy – a current Survey

SPECIAL Is there a causality between offshore wind energy and network bottlenecks?

Session C Hydrogen Technologies and workable Applications

Session H Floating Foundations and optimized Fabrications

Session D Future Mobility and Drive Concepts

Session I Current Turbine Developments and Installation

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4.00 – 5.00 p.m. Opening of the WINDFORCE Conference

Words of Welcome

Andreas Wellbrock Managing Director of WAB e.V.

Dr Urban Rid Director General for Energy Policy – Electricity and Grids, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Dr Joachim Lohse Senator for Environment, Urban Development and Mobility Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Melf GrantzLord Mayor of Bremerhaven

Hans TimmersChairman De Nederlandse WindEnergie Associatie (NWEA)

5.00 p.m. Keynote Speaker — Panel Discussion Peter BarthVice President Offshore, Amprion

Tuesday, 21th of May 2019

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Panel Discussion Part 1 – German 5.00 – 7.00 p.m.

The Energy Transition in a National and European PerspectiveChair: Dr Ralf Köpke Chief Reporter, Energie & Management

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Dr Joachim Lohse Senator for Environment, Urban Development and Mobility Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Peter Barth Vice President Offshore, Amprion

Thomas Röwekamp Chairman of the CDU Parliamentary Group Bremen

Meinhard Geiken District Manager, IG Metall Coast

Matthias Zelinger Managing Director, VDMA Power Systems

Holger Gassner Head of Strategy, Regulatory Affairs and R&D Renewables, innogy

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5.00 – 7.00 p.m. Panel Discussion Part 2 – English

The Energy Transition in a National and European Perspective

Chair: Hans Timmers Chairman De Nederlandse WindEnergie Associatie (NWEA)

Giles Dickson CEO, WindEurope

Catrin Jung Head of Market Development Offshore,

Vattenfall Europe Windkraft

Dr Hannah König Head of Wind and Maritime Technology,

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Philippe Kavafyan CEO, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

Rainer Broering General Manager,

GE Renewable Germany

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Session A 9.00 – 10.30 a.m.

News from the Global Market Chair: Norbert Giese Managing Director & Owner of GefuE V&B and Member of the Executive Board of WAB e.V.

Wind power development in Vietnam Perspective outlook up to 2035

Dr Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, Director of Renewable Energy Center, Institute of Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Market InsightLocalization vs Fast Build Up: Can Taiwan keep its momentum until 2025?Raoul Kubitschek, Managing Director, petawatt energy consultancy

Asia: The Next Frontier for the Global Offshore Wind IndustryEdgare Kerkwijk Board Member, Asia Wind Energy Association

New Jersey: We’ve got the Wind!Status of the Largest Active Offshore Wind Solicitation in the United StatesNicola Michels, Managing Director, Choose New Jersey Europe Office

Brazil´s Windenergy Sector: Onshore and Offshore Opportunities at a GlancePhilipp HahnDeputy Managing Director, The German-Brazilian Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK) Rio de Janeiro

Wednesday, 22th of May 2019

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9.00 – 10.30 a.m. Session F

Operation and Maintenance Chair: Jens Assheuer

Managing Director, WindMW and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of WAB e.V.

When inspection excellence is fundamentalFoundation inspections below water

Malcolm Newton Senior Inspection Engineer, Bluestream Offshore

When inspection excellence is fundamental Foundation inspections below water

Niels Noordeloos Business Development Manager, Deutsche Windtechnik

Software-based Maintenance Management

in Off- and Onshore Wind Parks Thomas Zapp

Associate and Sales Engineer, GreenGate

Automatization and Digitization in Wind Turbine Inspection Intelligent use of Drones with Software based Analysis,

AI and Reporting System Robert Hörmann, Founder and Managing Director, Aero Enterprise

Optimizing Operation of Crew Transfer Vessels Weather forecast based prediction of crew transfer quality

Stephan Wrage, CEO, SkySails Marine Performance

O&M is not everything, but without O&M everything else is nothing — Manufacturer-independent competence centres for

onshore and offshore services offer both cost-efficient full scope maintenance packages and modular solutions

Claus Sejersen, Sales and Marketing Director, REETEC11

Session B 11.00 – 12.00 a.m

Home of the Windmills – Development in the Netherlands and Dutch ExpertiseChair: Dr Eddie Doornbos, Chairman of Northern Netherlands Offshore Wind (NNOW)

From AC to DCTenneT’s Offshore Grid Development in The NetherlandsRob van der Hage Manager Offshore Grid Development, TenneT

Circular economy in the wind industryRecirculating materials for a truly sustainable future Jorrit Vervoordeldonk Sustianability Consultant, Metabolic

Using big data to stream-line SOV operations and provide mutual benefits to all stakeholders Gijs Hulscher, Company founder and Director, BMO Measurement Solutions and Christopher Grock, Business Development and Imple-mentation Manager, BMO Measurement Solutions

Innovations in building wind farmsJan de Vries Business Development Manager Offshore, Ballast Nedam

Wednesday, 22th of May 2019

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11.00 – 12.00 a.m Session G

Project Development, Financing and Risk Management

Chair: Oliver Moß Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers

PPAs – commercial hype, legal solutionsHands on examples for structuring offshore wind PPAs

Dr Carmen Schneider Partner, Chatham Partners

News on Munich Re’s EPC Cover for Offshore Wind ProjectsA unique insurance solution for contractors’ defects liabilities

Dr-Ing Mathias Hörmann Senior Underwriter and Wind Power Expert, Munich Re

Recent trends in offshore wind finance Dr Jérôme Guillet

Managing Director, Green Giraffe

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SPECIAL 12.30 - 1.00 p.m.

Value Creation in the German Offshore Wind Energy – a current Survey

Dirk Briese CEO, wind:research

Wednesday, 22th of May 2019

Notes

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12.30 - 1.00 p.m. SPECIAL

Is there a causality between offshore wind energy and network bottlenecks?

Dr Friedrich Koch Managing Director, WP&More Consulting

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Session C 1.45 - 3.15 p.m.

Hydrogen Technologies and workable Applications Chair: Heiko Stohlmeyer Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Hydrogen as long term storage for wind energy Dr Alexander Dyck Head of Department Urban and Residential Technologies, German Aerospace Centre, Institute of Networked Energy Systems Prof Mart van der Meijden Professor at Large Scale Sustainable Power Supply TU Delft, Delft University of Technology

eFarm – Green Hydrogen Society in Wind regions The Joint project for Hydrogen Mobility in North Frisia, Germany. A practical use of renewable energy for emissions-free mobility. André Steinau, Head of Storage, GP JOULE

Power to X Applications References and Portfolio Ilona Dickschas, Head of Strategy and Business Development Hydrogen Solutions, Siemens

Electrons & Molecules Coupling Electricity and Gas Systems Jens Schumann Chairman of the Board of Management, Gasunie Germany

Global Trends in the Hydrogen Economy Raphael Schoentgen Founder and CEO, Hydrogen Advisors

1.45 - 3.15 p.m. Session H

Floating Foundations and optimized Fabrications

Chair: Jean Huby Managing Director, Ocean Breeze Energy and Member

of the Executive Board of WAB e.V.

Foundations for Offshore Wind TurbinesUndo venis? Quo vadis?

Dr Aligi Foglia, Senior Scientists Structures, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES

Suction Installed Caisson Foundations

Overview and introduction to the OWA Design Guidelines Elson Martins, Offshore Wind Associate and Emily

Northridge, Offshore Wind Analyst, The Carbon Trust

Ideol’s French and Japanese full-scale demonstrators a unique and valuable return on experience

Ole Stobbe, Business Development Manager Northern Europe, Ideol Offshore

WTG Foundation Outfitting Design Challenges

to meet Fabrication and O&M Requirements Thomas Pontow CEO, b.offshore

Elisa Technology. World`s first self-installing offshore wind turbine

A present solution addressing future challengesJavier Nieto, Offshore Division Manager, Esteyco

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Session D 3.15 - 4.15 p.m.

Future Mobility and Drive Concepts Chair: Irina Lucke Managing Director EWE Offshore Service & Solutions and Chairwoman of the Executive Board of WAB e.V.

The Coradia iLint Hydrogen as the key to emission-free rail transport Lorenz Heller Manager Business Development, Alstom

Zukui Hu Head of Sales, Commercial and Utily, Energy Storage EMEA, Tesla

How hydrogen can boost e-mobility Claas Schott Chairman of H2BX – “Wasserstoff für die Region Bremerhaven e.V.”

Hydrogen as marine fuel?! Challenges and approaches Stephan Schubert Head of Mechanical Engineering Concepts, Abeking & Rasmussen

Wednesday, 22th of May 2019

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Optimus200XL 12,5 MW offshore wind turbine with innovative service concept

by Fachhochschule Kiel and Hochschule Flensburg Prof Peter Quell, University of Applied Sciences Kiel

China Offshore, Bright Prospect

Endi Zhai Chief Engineer of Goldwind and General manager of

Offshore Business Unit, Goldwind Science & Technology

Experience & Technology

How a proven track record enables installing larger turbines more efficiently

Philippe Kavafyan, CEO, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

Haliade-X

Shaping the Future Karsten Merker

Sales Leader Northern Europe, GE Renewable Energy

3.15 - 4.15 p.m. Session I

Current Turbine Developments and Installation

Chair: Dr Dennis Kruse Branch Manager, Foundation OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY

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Session E 4.45 - 6.00 p.m.

Blockchain – Hype or Future Technology

Chair: Klaus Lorenz Managing Director, Lorenz Kommunikation

Application of Blockchain in the Energy Market Basis and Examples Dr Eckehard Büscher Head of Network Energy Sector, EnergieAgentur.NRW

Blockchain and its role in the energy sector Usecases, potentials, limits Maximilian Irlbeck, Coordinator thematic platform Digitisation in the energy sector ZD.B, Center for Digitization.Bavaria

Blockchain in the energy sectorregulatory framework and future potential Dr Carmen Schneider Partner, Chatham Partners

Wednesday, 22th of May 2019

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4.45 - 6.00 p.m. Session K

Foundations and Substations: Proven and Innovative Approaches

Chair: Dr Antje Wagenknecht, MBA, Branch Manager of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES and

Member of the Executive Board of WAB e.V.

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Q7 – the holistic approach of quality control in plant construction adapted to Wind Offshore

Maik Rienecker CEO, Steel Inspect

Performance Review of First Full-Scale AdBm System An alternative noise mitigation system in the face of increasingly

challenging underwater noise legislation Jesper P. Elzinga, Environmental Engineer, Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors

Monopiles beyond XXL

New challanges in design and fabrication of MPs with increasing slenderness

Dr.-Ing. Ralf Hubo, Managing Director, Steelwind Nordenham

How the synergistic effect of a zinc thermal sprayed coating and an organic top coating protects offshore wind towers

over the lifetime of the equipment Martin van Leeuwen, Manager, Technology and

Market Development, International Zinc Association

Designing an optimised offshore substation for the French grid. Operation, maintenance, environment and

cost: how can we make a wise choice? David Landier, Head of the substations department, Réseau de

transport d’électricité (RTE France)

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WINDFORCE Conference 12 & 13 May 2020 Bremerhaven, Germany

See you next year!

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