Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Overview

Chairs: Konstanze Kölle, SINTEF and Trond Kvamsdal, NTNU

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Details

09.00 Introduction by chair 09.05 Video greeting by Norwegian Minister of Energy, Terje Aasland 09.20 Costs of floating wind, Dorthe Julie Kirkely, Vice President Ocean & Wind at Entr, Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm 09.35 Research challenges in floating wind, Veronica Liverud, NorthWind PhD candidate 09.50 Learning from the field – How partnerships and data optimise offshore wind – a Belgian story, Christof Devriendt, Professor at VUB/OWI Lab and Co-founder of 24SEA 10.05 Research and innovation needs for successful grid and market integration of offshore wind, John Olav Tande, SVP R&D and Innovation at Statnett 10.25 Break 10.45 Panel discussion: Offshore wind industry challenges and the way forward in Europe’s next framework programme Panellists: Davide Amato, European Commission Marianne Haavardsholm Aandahl, Research Council of Norway Hanne Wigum, Equinor and ETIPWind Ignacio Martí, DTU Moderator: Stephan Barth, ForWind, Coordinator EERA JP Wind 11.50 Closing by chair