Activities at the Global Offshore Wind Summit Japan 2024
About the Global Offshore Wind Summit, Tuesday, 3 and Wednesday, 4 September 2024:
“The Global Offshore Wind Summit-Japan (GOWS-J) is Japan's leading offshore wind power event, aimed at leveraging Japan's significant potential and robust industrial foundation in offshore wind power generation.
Bringing together over 700 participants from domestic and international offshore wind power markets, this event features expert lectures, discussions, exhibitions, and networking opportunities. Additionally, it collaborates with host municipalities to contribute to regional consensus building on offshore wind power.
GOWS-J is organized jointly by the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) under the Global Partner Agreement signed between the two organizations.”
- from official Summit Website. For more details please visit: https://www.gows-j.com/en/home-en
Location: Sapporo Convention Center, 1-1-1 Higashi-Sapporo 6-jo, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo, 003-0006, Japan (access: https://www.sora-scc.jp/eng/access.html)
Joint German Offshore Wind Booth
Following the Hokkaido-Sapporo Declaration in spring 2023, which included participation from representatives of the German business community in Japan, the upcoming summit in Global Offshore Wind Sapporo offers an excellent opportunity to forge new German-Japanese collaborations and strengthen existing ones. At this year’s summit in Sapporo, there will be a booth dedicated to showcasing the German offshore wind sector.
(in alphabetical order)
Herrenknecht AG
Introduction: Herrenknecht is the leading premium supplier of comprehensive technical solutions in mechanized tunnelling and drilling in general. For all diameters, in any geology and in all application areas – horizontal and vertical. The Herrenknecht Group consists of the operating entity Herrenknecht AG and more than 60 subsidiaries and associated companies in Germany and abroad.
Herrenknecht is the only supplier of offshore foundation drilling (OFD) with a successful completed project reference.
RWE Renewables Japan G.K.
Introduction: RWE is one of the world’s largest offshore wind companies with more than 20-years track record of offshore wind projects. RWE currently operates 19 offshore wind farms worldwide and plans to grow its global offshore wind capacity from 3.3 GW today to 10 GW in 2030. In Japan, RWE is headquartered in Tokyo with over 60 experienced employees, supported by the global offshore team of nearly 2000 experts. RWE in a consortium with Mitsui & Co. and Osaka Gas was selected to deliver an offshore wind project in Niigata Prefecture.
https://jp.rwe.com/en/rwe-renewables-japan/
Siemens Renewable Energy KK
Siemens Gamesa unlocks the power of wind. For more than 40 years, we have been a pioneer and leader of the wind industry, and today our team of more than 28,000 colleagues work at the center of the global energy revolution to tackle the most significant challenge of our generation: the climate crisis. With a leading position in onshore, offshore, and service, we engineer, build and deliver powerful and reliable wind energy solutions in strong partnership with our customers. A global business with local impact, we have installed 132 GW and provide access to clean, affordable and sustainable energy that keeps the lights on across the world.
We cordially invite you to visit the German Offshore Wind Booth at Sapporo Convention Center Main Exhibition Area - B1
Our activities at the GOWS:
Floating Offshore Wind Technologies
Expert Workshop with Networking by the Japanese-German Energy Partnership
Time: 11:30 – 13:30 JST
Location: Sapporo Convention Center, Room 107&108
Language: English-Japanese with simultaneous translation
On the second day of GOWS, the Japanese-German Energy Partnership will host an expert workshop and networking session on the topic of " Floating Offshore Wind Technologies". A representative from the German Ministry of Economy and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will provide updates on the current status of floating wind technology in their respective countries. This will be followed by presentations from various German and Japanese companies and institutions. This workshop is part of the activities of the Japanese-German Energy Partnership Working Group 1: Energy Transition. The networking lunch will offer a platform for attendees to engage with the speakers and connect with each other.
A program will follow shortly.
GOWS participants are welcome to attend this workshop. However, we kindly request your cooperation to register in advance in order to accurately track the number of attendees and to facilitate the distribution of presentations at a later date.
REGISTRATION:
Powering Tomorrow: German Innovations in Offshore Wind
Date: 4 September 2024
Time: 14:30-15:30h JST
Location: Sapporo Convention Center, Room 102
Language: English or Japanese (simultaneous interpretation will not be provided)
Join a brief, one-hour session to learn about the latest technologies and services from German companies in the offshore wind industry. Companies will pitch their solutions and innovations, providing insights into the cutting-edge advancements driving the sector forward.
A program will follow shortly
REGISTRATION
Please note that these are two different events for which a separate application is needed. We will close the registration when the max participation number is reached. We kindly ask for your understanding. Thank you!