UPDATE: This event has rescheduled to September 9/10 with venues TBC following coronavirus outbreak
The dates for Offshore Wind Connections 2020 have been announced with a new venue for the leading regional industry conference and exhibition.
The Aura Innovation Centre and Ergo building at Bridgehead Business Park, Hessle, will provide the space on May 13 and 14 in a move from the previous hotel and theatre-based conferences.
Organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance, it attracts hundreds of delegates and has grown year-on-year since starting in North Lincolnshire in 2011.
In addition to many from the area, with Grimsby and Hull at the forefront of the industry’s development in the 海角视频, delegates come from Europe, the USA and the Far East in a bid to do business with the region.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been announced as this year’s diamond sponsor, having been a strong supporter of OWC since its inception – which coincided with a key decision on the blade factory’s arrival.
The company also has teams embedded with Grimsby-based Orsted as providers of the turbines it operates, while it runs the town's first farm, Lynn and Inner Dowsing, alongside Exceco on North Quay.
Mark O’Reilly, chief executive of Team Humber Marine Alliance, said that OWC 2020 – supported by regional partners – would showcase the Humber’s renewables prowess and innovation.
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“Holding our eighth OWC at the new Aura Innovation Centre and Ergo building at Bridgehead brings these partners together and helps our progress to becoming a world leading offshore wind cluster,” he said.
“The region has come a long way since its breakthrough in offshore wind and the drive to a be a global leader has started to come to fruition, not only with investment in the North Sea, but also with business support and innovation such as Ergo and Aura.
“Partnerships are key to its continued development and to creating a robust cluster that is the envy of the world.
“We welcome all who are interested in the rapidly growing North Sea offshore wind sector.”
Delegates can expect high-profile original equipment manufacturers, supply chain businesses and organisations working in offshore wind to attend, with speakers, workshops, more than 200 one-to-one meetings at WindMeet, exhibition space and networking events including a pre-conference dinner and reception.
The Aura Innovation Centre, which is due to open early this year, has been developed by the University of Hull in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council with funding from the European Union. Its aim is to support businesses to develop low carbon projects, drive green innovation and clean business growth.
Ergo, which is adjacent, is an office development providing a hub for renewables and environmental technologies businesses. It has been developed by a number of strategic partners including the university and the local authority, as well as Greenport Hull, Northern Powerhouse, Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and the Regional Growth Fund.
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Last year’s OWC, at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Hull, sold out, attracting more than 350 key industry players, international delegations and thought leaders as well as 45 exhibitors.
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