Vienos dienos intensyvūs kursai „Jūros vėjo energija”/ Summer’s day intensive course “Offshore Wind Energy”

Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia are starting to ramp up offshore wind farms: On 30 August 2022 the Heads of Governments and Energy Ministers of the eight countries around the Baltic Sea met in Copenhagen. They committed to new volumes for the build-out of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. In Lithuania the first offshore wind farm with a capacity of 700 MW will be operating in 2028. There is a huge demand for local professionals, especially for engineers in the coming years.

The idea for this course was born during our lecture „Offshore Wind Energy”, which we have been holding as external lecturers at the TUHH in Hamburg since 2014. „We” that are 4 experts from the offshore wind industry who have in total over 80 years of offshore wind experience in the industry and have been actively involved in the development of offshore wind energy in Germany and many other countries. With this course offer under the umbrella of the World Forum Offshore Wind, a fast growing global industry association promoting offshore wind energy worldwide ( https://wfo-global.org/ ),  we not only want to share our know-how and pass on our experience, but also convey enthusiasm for a still young industry, whose expansion will proceed tremendously and with high growth rates in the coming decades!

Registration: Summer’s day intensive course “Offshore Wind Energy” 7th of June (google.com)

ABOUT THE LECTURERS

	Prof. Dr. Martin Skiba, born 1964, holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering; since 2014 he is an independent industry adviser working exclusively in the growing offshore wind industry. He is currently vice chairman of World Forum Offshore Wind e.V. (WFO), board member of German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation, member of the supervisory board of 8.2 Consulting AG, honorary professor at Leibniz University Hannover and lecturer at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). Between 2008 and 2013 he was a director at RWE Innogy GmbH being responsible and accountable for the development, construction and operation of offshore windfarms. Before that he built up the Offshore Wind Energy division at REpower Systems AG between 2001 and 2008.
	Dr. Friedrich Koch, born 1969, holds a doctorate in electrical engineering; since 2016 he is an independent industry adviser working in the growing green energy industry. He is a certified expert for Offshore Wind Energy and lecturer at Hamburg University of Technology and at University of Duisburg-Essen. Between 2009 and 2016 he worked in different functions like Head of Engineering & Quality and finally as Head of Projects Continental Europe within the Wind Offshore business unit of RWE Innogy. Before that he built up the Grid Integration and Simulation department within the R&D division at REpower Systems AG between 2006 and 2009.
	Dr. Fabian Wilke, born in 1975, holds a doctorate in civil engineering; since 2015 he is co-founder and managing director of the WSC GmbH, working as an independent senior advisor in the offshore wind industry. Further, he is visiting lecturer at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). Between 2010 and 2015 he was a heading the engineering at RWE Offshore Logistics GmbH, being responsible for the technical aspects of two major wind farm installation campaigns during this time. Before that he worked as a project and design manager for an EPCI contractor in the offshore wind construction industry.
	Jörg Asmussen, born in 1962, holds an Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on energy and process engineering; since 2009 he is an industry expert for Operation & Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms under the consideration of the whole life cycle; further he is a guest lecturer at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and at UCB of Trier University of Applied Sciences. Between 2015 and today he supported a couple of Offshore Windfarm development and construction projects as an O&M Implementation Manager or O&M Package Manager within RWE Renewables. Before he developed an O&M offshore wind service portfolio at HOCHTIEF AG combining the expertise of Offshore Wind Farm Construction with Energy and Facility Management.

Event programm:

• 9:00 – 9:45am introduction Prof. Dr. Martin Skiba;
• 9:45 – 10:30am Wind turbines (mechanical) Prof. Dr. Martin Skiba;
• 10:30 – 10:45am Coffee break;
• 10:45 – 11:30am Wind turbines (electrical) Dr. Friedrich Koch;
• 11:30am – 12:15pm Grid and SCADA Dr. Friedrich Koch;
• 12:15 – 1:45pm Lunch
• 1:45 – 2:45pm Foundations Dr. Fabian Wilke;
• 2:45 – 3:45pm Construction Dr. Fabian Wilke;
• 3:45 – 4:15 pm Coffee break;
• 4:15 – 5:15pm Operation and maintenance Jorg Asmussen;
• 5:15 – 5:30pm Closing remarks Prof. Dr. Martin Skiba.