Offshore Wind: Climate-protecting value creation

15 – 16 November 2022, Gdansk | Poland

The WINDFORCE Baltic Sea offers a unique focus on the challenges in the Baltic Sea region. The conference targets on experiences and questions concerning offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea region and promotes cooperation between companies, countries and networks. The Event will be continued each time in another country. The WINDFORCE Baltic Sea 2022 takes place in Gdansk, Poland, from 15-16 November 2022.

Programme

15 November 2022

19:00 – 23:00 PTMEW / WINDFORCE Dinner

Motto: Partnerships for Cooperation – Gdańsk, Bremen and Pomorskie. Impressions and Perspectives

Speaker:

• Monika Pochroń–Frankowska, Deputy Director of Chancellery of the Marshal for International and Interregional Cooperation, Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
• Dr Karolina Lipińska, Deputy Director Department for Economic Development, Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship
• Randy Haubner, Senatskanzlei Bremen

16 November 2022

Possibilities and Cooperations in the Polish Offshore Wind Market

09:00 – 09:10 “Offshore Wind Targets in Poland and Germany”, Jakub Budzynski, PTMEW, and Heike Winkler, WAB e.V.

09:10 – 10:30 Presentations from Poland:

• “Baltic Power, The Polish Next Step in Offshore-Wind”, N.N., PKN Orlen
• “Production of Steel Components for Offshore Wind in Poland – Status and Potential”, Dr Florian Biehl, Technica Nova
• “Service and Maintenance of the Offshore WTGs”, N.N., BOTA Offshore Wind
• “Fleet Management of the Service Fleet for Offshore Wind”, N.N., BOTA Green Offshore
• “OSS Topside Fabrication”, N.N., Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia S.A. (EPG)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15 Presentations from Germany:

• “Baltic II Project Overview, O&M Concept and Operation Base, Local Content and Requirements in the Polish Market”, Jörg Asmussen, RWE Renewables- “Trends for Offshore Wind Monopile Foundations in Poland & Germany until 2030”, Jakub Seehafer, Steelwind Nordenham
• “Cross Border Contracting – a new Method for Preventing Legal Traps and Pitfalls in International Projects”, Dr Martin Lögering and Dr Johannes Trost, Lebuhn & Puchta
• “FRS Windcat Polska: Crew Transfer Vessels for the Polish Offshore Wind Industry”, Tim Kunstmann, FRS Windcat Polska

12:00 – 12:30 Ceremony: Joint Venture Polish / German Companies

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch & B2B-Matchmaking

13:45 – 18:00 Site visit: Assembly and production rocess of an offshore substation at Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia S.A. (EPG). EPG, established in 1953, is the leading Polish supplier of multidisciplinary projects for the offshore industry.