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BACK to the FUTURE the Past and Future Evolutions of (Offshore) Wind Energy BACK TO THE FUTURE The past and future evolutions of (offshore) wind energy 30/06/2021 “Looking back at 20 years of developments in the on - and offshore wind energy sector and a projection towards 2050 in the presence of early adopters within de sector” Sources: Siemens-Gamesa; ZF Wind Power; Vestas Programme . Introduction speaker – Pieter Jan Jordaens . Federal Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten . Keynote speaker – Hendrik Stiesdal (CEO of Stiesdal A/S): Historic evolution & Future projection – how will (offshore) wind energy look like in 2030 and 2050? Wind energy has been one of the fastest developing renewable technologies . Industry speakers – Looking back at 20j evolutions in (offshore) wind energy since the early 90’s. The LCOE’s of either onshore wind, as offshoreSources: Siemenswind have Gamesa . DEME - Luc Vandenbulcke (CEO) decreased rapidly as part of it’s steep technology evolution. Within the . ZF WIND POWER European Green Deal, both onshore and offshore wind play an important role in the energy transition – specifically for offshore wind Europe is aiming high with . Panel discussion – Wind energy dinosaurs meet the new generation researchers 300GW by 2050. In this thematic seminar we want to take a step back, and and scientists (45min) look how this technology evolution matured in both onshore and offshore wind . DEME Luc Vandenbulcke (CEO DEME) energy. What has been the success of this evolution, which innovation have . ZF WIND POWER contributed the most and what can we learn from this? Leading players and top . Beuckelaers William (Jan De Nul/ OffshoreWind4Kids) industry experts will deep dive in the history of wind energy. Francois Van Leeuw (Parkwind) . Prof Jos Beurskens On the other hand there is still a lot of . Marijke Mahieu (Ugent/PhairyWind) work to do, and certain challenges such . Moderator Pieter Jan Jordaens (Sirris/OWI-Lab) as the ‘intermittency’ still to be solved cost-effective. We take you with us to have a look at the future of wind energy . In the picture - 10 years OWI-Lab | signature ceremony new collaboration agreement as well – and project how this renewable energy sources will look at towards 2050 and what this will mean for your business and activities. Tinne Van der Straeten Federal Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten heeft een Master in Afrikaanse Talen en Culturen en een Master in de Rechten. In 2007 werd ze verkozen in het federaal parlement waarvan ze lid was tot 2010. Daarna ging ze aan de slag als advocaat bij Blixt. Een advocatenkantoor waar ze 9 jaar ervaring opdeed in de energiesector. Sources: Siemens Gamesa In 2018 werd ze schepen van Openbare Werken in Koekelberg. Enkele maanden later werd ze herkozen in het federaal parlement. Na een lange periode van regeringsvorming werd ze in oktober 2019 minister van Energie. Haar expertise in energie wordt zeer gerespecteerd. Mensen kennen haar als een vrouw die probeert een gemeenschappelijke basis te vinden en bruggen te bouwen tussen mensen, ongeacht hun overtuiging of politieke lidmaatschap. Ze werkt met passie en expertise aan de energietransitie. Tinne Van der Straeten woont in Brussel. Ze was bestuurslid voor vele organisaties, zoals de Koning Boudewijnstichting en het Centrum voor Algemeen Welzijn van Brussel. Functies die ze opgaf toen ze benoemd werd tot minister van Energie. Ze is moeder van twee kinderen. Keynote speaker – Henrik Stiesdal Henrik Stiesdal is one of the pioneers of the modern wind industry. He built his first wind turbine in 1976 and in 1978 designed a commercial turbine that was licensed by Vestas in 1979. Stiesdal worked with Vestas until 1986 and joined Bonus Energy, later Siemens Wind Power in 1987. In 1988 he was appointed Technical Manager, and in 2000 Chief Technology Officer. He retired from Siemens at the end of 2014. Sources: Siemens Gamesa During his more than 40 years in the wind industry Stiesdal has worked with all aspects of wind turbine technology, including fundamental research, turbine design, manufacturing, sales, project implementation, service, and quality management. His inventions include Siemens’ integrated blade manufacturing concept and direct-drive generator technology. He was responsible for the turbine design and supply for the world’s first offshore wind farm in 1991, and for the world’s first floating offshore wind turbine in 2009. Stiesdal is currently focusing on the development and commercialization of technologies for climate change mitigation. These technologies include industrialized offshore wind turbine foundations, mid-term energy storage, low-cost green hydrogen production and carbon-negative fuels. Henrik Stiesdal is associate professor at DTU Wind Energy and adjunct research professor at the University of Maine. Luc Vandenbulcke DEME Luc Vandenbulcke was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the DEME Group on January 1, 2019. He has had a lifelong passion for improving the sustainability of our planet and is one of the very early pioneers of the offshore wind industry. With a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, and specialising in Maritime Engineering, Luc began his career at a marine civil contracting company before joining the DEME Group in 1998. He held a variety of different positions such as Project Engineer, and then in 2000 he was really able to Sources: Siemens Gamesa follow his dream and play an active role in the renewables sector when he was appointed Project Manager for several offshore wind farms. Twenty years ago DEME was constructing the very first wind farms at a time when 1.5 MW turbines were impressive. Luc was actually the founder of the renowned offshore marine specialist and former DEME subsidiary, GeoSea (later integrated into DEME Offshore). In 2005 he became the first General Manager of GeoSea, which also saw DEME’s successful diversification into the offshore industry. He joined the management team of DEME in 2011. During his time at the company, DEME has grown into being the number one offshore wind contractor in the world. To date, the company has installed almost 2,400 wind turbines and contributed to more than 70 offshore wind farms. The Offshore activities are now one of the four key pillars of the DEME Group, alongside Dredging, Environmental and Infra. Luc’s pioneering vision to provide sustainable solutions to tackle global challenges such as rising sea levels, plastic pollution and a scarcity of natural resources, has recently led DEME to enter another new industry – the green hydrogen sector. Bert Verdyck ZF Wind Power Bert is Head of Technology at ZF Wind Power since 2017, where he is responsible for the research and innovation roadmap and execution for wind power drive trains. The Sources: Siemens Gamesa key focus points for his international based team are related to increased torque density of gearboxes and the tonal behaviour of wind turbines. Before his current position, Bert had different roles within ZF Wind Power since he joined in 2009; Initially in the domain of bearing technology and afterwards with increasing responsibilities in the area of validation and testing of wind turbine gearboxes. As a member of the ETIPWind exco he currently also takes part in defining concrete research and innovation (R&I) priorities and communicate these to the European institutions and other decision making bodies in order to support the EU’s ambition of a decarbonised economy by 2050. Prof. Jos Beurskens Jos Beurskens headed the Renewable Energy and Wind Energy Units of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) from 1989 to 2005 and was a scientific advisor at ECN from 2005 to 2012. He was the scientific director of he Netherlands’ first offshore wind energy R&D programme “We@Sea”, which ran from 2004 to 2010. At present he has his own consultancy and advises various companies, research establishments and the Dutch export association Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE). Besides he is a formal guest scientist at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. Sources: Siemens Gamesa Throughout his career, Mr. Beurskens has been involved in various industry associations dealing with renewable energy. He was a founding member of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), on the Board of which he served for more than 15 years. He was one of the founders of the International Meeting of Test Stations (IMTS), the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE) and the European Renewable Energy Centres Agency (EUREC). He has chaired the Executive Committee of the Wind Energy programme of the International Energy Association (IEA) and has been retained as an advisor to the European Commission and several national governments on R&D programmes in the field of wind energy. After having chaired the Scientific Advisory Board of ForWind (joint wind energy research institute of the universities of Oldenburg, Bremen and Hannover, Germany) for almost a decade, he serves as a member of that Board. He also served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany. Beurskens was a member of the Steering Committee of the European Wind Energy Technology Platform and was chairman of Working Group Wind Power Systems. In 1995 Jos Beurskens received the honour of Wind Energy Pioneer of the British Wind Energy Association. In 2008 he was awarded the Poul la Cour’s prize, which was presented to him by Mr. Janez Potočnik, EU Commissioner for Science and Research. In November 2009 Mr. Beurskens received the Honorary Doctor’s Degree at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, for his work on initiating European research in the field of wind energy. William Beuckelaers - Jan De Nul/ OffshoreWind4Kids William Beuckelaers is a Belgian civil and geotechnical engineer. He joined Jan De Sources: Siemens Gamesa Nul after a DPhil from Oxford University and experience as an offshore geotechnical consultant. His research is focused on numerical modelling for offshore wind turbine foundations, with contributions to the PISA Project, the BLUE PILOT Project and the HyPE-ST Project.
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