Wind and offshore sectors come together in Copenhagen

Copenhagen Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition, 26-28 October 2005 in Bella Center Copenhagen, will connect companies and people from the international offshore and wind industry committed to making offshore wind

power happen.

 

Copenhagen Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2005 will unite the international wind and

offshore sectors for the first time to create synergies and expand the innovative drive towards costefficient

offshore wind power plants.

 

More than 1,000 international participants and exhibitors are expected to network and take part in

shaping the development of offshore wind. The presence of major companies and leading policy

makers will help bring market oriented and sustainable solutions to the challenges of going

offshore.

 

The conference will zoom in on the latest experiences within technology, business and policy. The

event will link applied solutions and know-how with state-of-the-art technology and extract bestpractice

policies. Additional hands-on experiences will be provided through visits to the world’s

two largest operating offshore wind farms, Horns Rev and Nysted.

 

“It will be the first conference of its kind that connects the offshore sector with the wind sector in

order to find new business models and sustainable solutions for future offshore wind power plants,”

says Bjarne Lundager Jensen, managing director of the Danish Wind Industry Association.

 

As early as 2008, the capacity of offshore wind power is expected to multiply by 20 to approx.

10,000 MW. The global offshore capacity is currently 530 MW – 90% are installed in Denmark or

by Danish producers.

 

“Danish companies form the centre of a global knowledge and competence network when it comes

to construction and installation of wind power plants at sea. The Danish expertise makes

Copenhagen an obvious location for an international offshore wind event,” says Bjarne Lundager

Jensen.

 

“The vision is to make Denmark the Wind Power Hub as Silicon Valley is the centre of IT

and Houston the centre of offshore oil and gas.”

 

The Copenhagen Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition 2005 is organised by the Danish Wind

Industry Association, the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Danish Energy Authority, the

Danish Offshore Industry, and the Danish Society for Wind Energy. The organizers expect to repeat

the event every second year.

 

For more information see the website: offshore.windpower.org