13:15 TGS talks data for efficient project development – The Stage
Jan Schoolmeesters, Executive Vice President at TGS, has discussed the value of data and how combination of data and insights can drive efficiencies in the offshore energy sector.
He said that ownership of data was important in oil and gas and added that TGS believes that ease of access is the key.
13:15 Damen unveils details on new CSOV
“We believe hydrogen is the future”, Stephen Bolton, Managing Director SOVs at Windcat Workboats, said at the unveiling of the new Commissioning Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) design that the company has developed in cooperation with Damen and CMB.TECH.
The CSOV is a dual fuel vessel made for the next generation of offshore wind projects.
13:00 Gusto MSC presents its wind turbine blade installation concept – The Stage
Andries Hofman, Product Development Manager at GustoMSC, a NOV company, has taken The Stage to present details of the Wind Blade Installation (WBI) solution, called the Sjøhest, Norwegian for ‘seahorse’.
The solution involves a new concept for blade installation equipment, consisting of a trolley with a telescopic leader boom, either integrated on a dedicated newbuild NG-5500XL jack-up vessel, or as a retrofit on existing jack-ups. The Sjøhest is a more efficient solution to install wind turbine blades, according to GustoMSC, especially with the big wind turbines now coming on the market.
RTL Z Nieuws is at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference
RTL Z Nieuws is currently at the OEEC 2022 floor at RAI Amsterdam. RTL Z is shooting at the exhibition areas at the Marine Energy Pavilion and at our first-ever Hydrogen Area.
11:30 Focus on Floating Wind – Conference Area
“You need radical change in installing floating windfarms because floating wind is ramping up”, Joop Roodenburg, President at Huisman Equipment, said at the ‘Focus on Floating Wind’ session at this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference.
The second conference session for today, ‘Focus on Floating Wind’, has started with speakers: Arvid Nesse, CEO at Norwegian Offshore Wind; Barend Jenje, Commercial Director Floating Wind at GustoMSC; Sharanya Kumaramurthy, Senior Energy Analyst at EIC (Energy Industries Council), and Jaap Roodenburg, President at Huisman Equipment.
With speakers from two of the leading countries in floating wind, Norway and the UK, and the supply chain meeting in one place – the recent targets and floating wind auctions are at the forefront of the session.
As the current floating wind projects are pilots and the ambitions are high, the speakers are discussing the ins and outs of floating wind and how can the developers, floating wind technology companies, and the supply chain install a significant amount of capacity by the end of the decade, and even more beyond that point.
The floating wind session is packed, with some of the visitors of OEEC 2022 following the panel discussion via screens in the conference area.
10:45 Marine Energy Alliance Talks – The Stage
This morning, The Stage hosted talks from the companies that are members of the Marine Energy Alliance (MEA): SolarDuck, EVER, and WEDUSEA.
SolarDuck is joining RWE on the Hollandse Kust (West) VII project, for which the company will provide the floating solar part of development that will be integrated into RWE’s offshore wind farm, forming the largest hybrid power plant of that kind in the world.
Paula van Lieshout, Project Manager at SolarDuck, brought the company’s plans closer with her presentation on the stage. Next was Energies des Vagues Et Renouvelables (EVER), with the company’s chief executive Félix Elefant, who provided a showcase of the innovative wave energy device based on ‘rotating mass’ converter technology.
Wrapping it up was Ray Alcorn, the head of Exceedence, who talked about the pioneering €19.6 million project, dubbed WEDUSEA, which aims to be the stepping stone towards large-scale wave energy commercialization.
Lots of energy on the exhibition floor
The exhibition floor is buzzing with energy. Cool models, innovations, and solutions are all over the place at OEEC 2022’s exhibition.
A quick stroll between the stands can turn into hours as there is always something that catches the eye and intrigues the mind.
10:00 Start-up time! – The Stage
The Stage program has kicked off!
Our open stage at the exhibition floor first hosted an interview with Bucaneer and PortXL, before moving onto a very dynamic part with two-minute pitches from several start-ups.
In this part of the Start-up Time at The Stage, Flasc, Sideshore Technology, Tree Composites, Next Ocean, Sensing 360 pitched their innovative solutions.
Kirsten Reuiter Buccaneer said that it was important to use the same methods to form some sort of consistency in the ecosystem of accelerators.
09:00 RVO is holding a masterclass in offshore wind and the Netherlands-UK session
The Government of the Netherlands, through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), is holding a masterclass in offshore wind today and a Netherlands-UK session at RAI Amsterdam, where Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2022 is now well underway.
The Netherlands just recently announced a big target for 2050, when it aims to have 70 GW of offshore wind installed and anticipates 50 GW could be installed by 2040. Meanwhile, the government, as well as the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT, is working on the 21 GW planned to be on the grid in 2030.
Currently, the government is wrapping up with the tender for Hollandse Kust (West), under which the site VII was recently awarded to RWE and the winner for the second site (VI) will soon be selected.
Among the ‘next up’ things for RVO and the government is the tendering of 4 GW of offshore wind at the IJmuiden Ver Zone, where TenneT’s innovative 2 GW offshore grid infrastructure will also be installed.
10:00 Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) Final Conference: Why test and how to prepare – support for different TRLs
The Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) project has nearly reached its finish line four years since the launch.
“The goal of MEA is not only about developing marine energy technologies as quickly as possible and as efficient as possible, but also to develop business and commercial plans for the sector to make it attractive and viable long-term”, says Simon Stark from the Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), who is the moderator of the session at OEEC.
The final conference for the project has kicked off at OEEC 2022 with the session from MEA partners who are sharing their know-how on what it takes to get this innovative clean energy-generating technology from the drawing board all the way to the sea, backed up with ‘the perfect’ commercial strategy for successful global scale-up.
Moderated by Simon Stark from DMEC, MEA’s session is joined by speakers: Thomas Soulard from ECN, Floor Spaargaren (MARIN), Andrew Aveyard (UEDIN), Christina Martinez Lozano (EMEC), and marine energy companies SolarDuck, HelioRec, Teamwork Technology – just to name a few.
Speaking about the technology in marine energy, Thomas Soulard from ECN said: “Making a priority list in the technology assessment process, backed up with related cost estimate, is one of the best ways to get the innovative marine energy technology closer to commercial readiness in the fastest way possible”.
10:00 The Roadmap to Hydrogen – Conference Area
The OEEC 2022 conference has commenced with the first session: ‘The Roadmap to Hydrogen’.
“We have to be careful with subsidized hydrogen. In the end it has to be viable”, says Peter R. A. Wells, CEO at LH2 Europe.
Wells also said that, in terms of commercialisation, there are a lot of similarities between LNG from the 80s and 90s and hydrogen.
Moderated by Canan Acar, Assistant Professor at University of Twente, the session has gathered the following speakers: Lennart van der Burg, Manager Renewable Hydrogen at TNO; Wouter den Boer, CCO at C-Job Naval Architects; Peter R. A. Wells, CEO at LH2 Europe, and Martin Kjäll-Ohlsson, Executive Vice President at Vergia.
One of the main points of the discussion is hydrogen technology for offshore application and what the optimal solution could be going forward. This, of course, also leads into the conversation on innovation in the hydrogen industry and cost-driving solutions and efforts.
Looking at the established industry of LNG, the session is also drawing parallels between the two in a quest for tapping into the experience in LNG to bring the hydrogen industry to maturity faster. With an overarching question of what it takes for the society to transform into a hydrogen economy, the speakers are also discussing the opportunities for the supply chain in this transition, as well as the challenges for the industry when it comes to infrastructure, regulation and safety.
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference officially opens
The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 (OEEC 2022) has officially opened!
We welcome everyone to the 15th edition of our event, dedicated exclusively to the offshore energy and maritime sectors. Are you ready to network and learn about new products and services in the offshore industry?
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 (OEEC 2022) is minutes away from official opening
The offshore energy industry is gathering at RAI Amsterdam as Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will soon officially open its doors.
The stands are ready at RAI Amsterdam and OEEC is already buzzing with activity, even though we are some half an hour away from the official opening.
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Here you can read the most up-to-date information about the conference program, program on The Stage, side events, and highlights from the exhibition floor. You can expect plenty of information, presentations, and innovations, lots of which will be live-streamed.