LEANWIND

Join us in Denmark for a 2-day workshop to learn how training and R&D can reduce the cost of offshore wind energy. This workshop will focus on the LEANWIND vessels and the role of simulator training in reducing risk, time at sea and ultimately cost during wind farm O&M and installation operations.   You will […]

Join us in Denmark for a 2-day workshop to learn how training and R&D can reduce the cost of offshore wind energy.

This workshop will focus on the LEANWIND vessels and the role of simulator training in reducing risk, time at sea and ultimately cost during wind farm O&M and installation operations.   You will have the opportunity to fully appreciate the O&M and installation vessels designed during the LEANWIND project and experience simulations both vessels in a variety of operational scenarios.

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A guided tour of FORCE’s towing tank, wind tunnels and simulators is possible for those that arrive early on the 16th November! Participation in the event will be on a first come first served basis, given the limited capacity of the simulators facilities.

Please note that registrations are now closed! Thank you.

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How can Europeans benefit from the innovative approach of applying “lean” principles to the offshore wind farm lifecycle and supply chain? The LEANWIND project event took place on Tuesday 20 June, from 14:30 to 16:30, at WindEurope, 80 rue d’Arlon, in Brussels. It was a great opportunity to hear about growth opportunities, synergies with other sea users […]

How can Europeans benefit from the innovative approach of applying “lean” principles to the offshore wind farm lifecycle and supply chain?

The LEANWIND project event took place on Tuesday 20 June, from 14:30 to 16:30, at WindEurope, 80 rue d’Arlon, in Brussels. It was a great opportunity to hear about growth opportunities, synergies with other sea users and market creation potential.

This session addressed all those questions and presented the case study of Port of Oostende, in Belgium, as a concrete example. Delegates' feedback was sought in the course of the session and considered for integration in the further developments of the work. This research is carried out in the framework of the EU funded LEANWIND project.

The event ended with a networking reception open to all participants, in cooperation with the ETIPWind project.

The event was organised as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017.

The LEANWIND consortium is happy to invite you to the first Stakeholders Showcase event “Cost efficient offshore wind logistics – The role of ports in a lean supply chain for offshore wind”. The event will take place in Hotel Andromeda, Oostende, Belgium and will showcase how ports can contribute to optimising the supply chain for […]

The LEANWIND consortium is happy to invite you to the first Stakeholders Showcase event "Cost efficient offshore wind logistics - The role of ports in a lean supply chain for offshore wind".

The event will take place in Hotel Andromeda, Oostende, Belgium and will showcase how ports can contribute to optimising the supply chain for an offshore wind farm. Notably, it will present project work to improve on-land and port logistics as well as innovative turbine and foundation installation strategies.

A boat tour of the port installation, training and O&M facilities (14:40 - 16:30) will allow the participants to get a little taste of the functioning of an offshore wind park and concretely evaluate the added vale it can bring to harbour authorities and the local communities.

Participants arriving the night before are also invited to a drinks reception (18:00 - 19:00, Hotel Andromeda - C-Bar Piano Lounge) and a dinner (19:00 - End, Ostend Queen, Kursaal Weshelling 12 - 8400 Ostend).

More details on the event agenda.

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Kindly note that participation is free of charge.

We would appreciate it if you could register for logistical purposes.

This is a floating wind energy platform being tested in the Lir National Ocean Test Facility, MaREI, UCC, Cork, Ireland. The wave conditions shown are some of the worst that can be expected off of the west coast of Ireland.

The little man on the front leg would be 6 feet or 182 cm tall at full scale.

More information in the Events Page.

More information in the Events Page.

Check the programme of the event here. Participation is upon invitation only but feel free to contact the LEANWIND Consortium for any queries you may have.

Who is talking about LEANWIND? offshoreWIND.biz, 10 February 2014 A new European FP7 project, LEANWIND, which commenced in December 2013, received funding of EUR 10 million from the European Commission. The project seeks to address inefficiencies in logistics and transport issues for offshore wind installations and so contribute to the reduction of costs.

Who is talking about LEANWIND?

offshoreWIND.biz, 10 February 2014

A new European FP7 project, LEANWIND, which commenced in December 2013, received funding of EUR 10 million from the European Commission. The project seeks to address inefficiencies in logistics and transport issues for offshore wind installations and so contribute to the reduction of costs.
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