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The true success of energy transition requires a drastic step towards energy sobriety. Direct use of environmental forces, such as wind, sun or waves will guarantee true sustainability of our future shipping and transport activities.
Zero emission power solutions are on the rise in all sectors and require new type of expertise and technologies. Sharing such expertise is key at this very moment of the transition, as we are all about to make important choices to create a sustainable future.
Renewable energy can be found in many ways across our oceans. True sustainable alternative energy carriers are at reach. Their production and storage can benefit from past experience in offshore activities. However, different approaches and expertises are also needed to respect and possibly repair our environment.
Human activities at sea requires a drastic change in our relation to the ocean. From today we must guarantee the sustainability of our activities: fishing, farming, biomass production or life conservation and protection. Much is possible if we are successful in taking part in the symbiosis of this delicate eco-system.
The maritime industry will come together again in 2021, with the FPSO JIP Week and the BlueWeek set to be held between May 31-June 4. All activities will be live streamed to reach out to you wherever you are on our blue planet. The seminars and the Forum on Wednesday will be open to the public, (following registration), while JIP meetings will be open to members only.
We need actions today if we are to build a strong foundation for the future. Taking decisions with long-term consequences and making choices in the short-term are not easy. So sharing experience and knowledge is the best possible way forward. By organising such an event, we want to help the maritime sector gain confidence, mitigate doubts, be inspired, innovative, dare to try, fail and try again, think, rethink, design and engineer operations with alternative sustainable solutions.
Please join us – virtually or in person – between May 31-June 4 to power the future with fresh ideas!
Dare to set ambitious goals, apply novel techniques to produce renewable ocean energy, rethink transport & shipping to reduce drastically energy use, set sails on all ships, develop and choose zero emission power technologies, protect and cherish the environment, while using all available past experience and knowledge from the Offshore sector: this is how we want to create, together, a sustainable future for Oceans, Energy and Shipping. Welcome onboard the BlueWeek 2022.
Our team members have a strong technological background and work daily on projects, research and innovation for the maritime sector. Their involvement in the BlueWeek is motivated by a wish to share knowledge and create synergies between people seeking sustainable alternative solutions in the maritime sector. If you wish to contribute to our seminars, do not hesitate to contact them! If you want to host a BlueWeek, please contact the chairman of the Blue Forum.
Chairman Blue Forum
“More than ever, collaboration is needed to realise a necessary and ambitious energy transition. Act to keep our planet blue.”
Chairman Natural Propulsion seminar
“Using natural resources and the environment to power ships.”
Chairman Zero Emission seminar
“Solutions to reach the 2050 emission ambitions and beyond.”
Chairman Ocean Energy seminar
“Let’s make the ocean our sustainable food and energy source.”
Chairwoman Blue Life seminar
“Shaping the future of sustainable activities at sea.”
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12.00 hr | Registration & Lunch |
13.00 hr | Opening Blue Week 2022 |
Guilhem Gaillarde, Chairman Blue Forum Rogier Eggers, Chairman Natural Propulsion Seminar Gavin Allwright, Secretary International WindShip Assocation IWSA | |
13.10 hr | Session 1: Modelling |
Franceco Stella, Computed Wing Sail, France
Joost Schot, Project Manager, MARIN, The Netherlands
Sofia Werner, Manager Strategic Research, SSPA, Sweden
Joshua Lacey, Assistant Professor, KU Leven, Germany
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14.45 hr 15.10 hr | Pause Session 2: Project updates |
Rogier Eggers, Project Manager, MARIN, The Netherlands
thomas James, Marine Business Development, Hexcel Corporation, USA
Yves Parlier, CEO, Beyond the Sea, France
Jean Zanuttini, President, Neoline, France
Miles Keeney-Ritchie, head of company, Aloft Shipping, UK
Bo Salet, Founder & CEO, Wattlab, the Netherlands
James McGarley, Managing Director, Bluewater Engineering Limited, UK | |
16.20 hr 16.45 hr | Pause Session 3: Ships & Propulsors |
David Ferrer Desclaux, CTO, Bound4Blue, Spain
Greg Johnston, Founder & CEO, Advanced Wing Systems, USA/Australia/Spain
Niels Joyeux, CEO & Co-founder, Zephyr & Borrée, France
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18.00 hr | Closure & drinks at the bow |
9.00 hr | Members only meetings: please check the exact planning directly with your consortium or project leader.
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12.00 hr | Registration & Lunch |
13.00 hr | Zero Emission Seminar |
Christian Veldhuis, Chairman Zero Emission Seminar | |
13.10 hr | Session 1: Ships solutions |
Emiliano Austi, Director Fleet Technology Maersk, Denmark
Alexandre Bellot, Research Project Coordinator, LMG Marin, Norway/France
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14.10 hr 14.20 hr | Pause Session 2: Storage Challenges |
Hans te Siepe, Director, H2 Cicular Fuel BV, the Netherlands
Willemien Verdonk, Senior Specialist, Lloyds Register, UK
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15.20 hr 15.50 hr | Pause Session 3: Power solutions |
Kaj Portin, General Manager Sustainable Fuels & Decarbonisation, Wartsila, Finland
Jogchum Bruinsma, Application Manager Maritime, Nedstack, the Netherlands
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16.50 hr 17.00 hr | Pause Session 4: Zero Emission Chain |
Jelena Dolecek, Water Revolution Foundation, the Netherlands
Christian Veldhuis, Senior Project Manager, MARIN, the Netherlands
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18.00 hr | Drinks at the bow |
from 9.00 hr | Registration |
10.00 hr | Opening Joint Blue Forum & FPSO Research Forum Guilhem Gaillarde & Olaf Waals Session 1: Renewable Energy Production & Storage |
Fons Huijs, Consultant Floating Wind, GustoMSC, the Netherlands
Solar Duck, the Netherlands
Jaap de Wilde, Senior Project Manager, MARIN, the Netherlands
Nils Grobet, Project Leader / Business Development, Engie, France
Robert Werner, General Manager, Heindl Energy, Germany
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12.00 hr 13.00 hr | Lunch Session 2: Sustainable Alternative Energy Carriers & Power: changes ahead in operations & logistics |
Govert Wagenaar, Bluewater, the Netherlands
Philippe Lavagna, Product account Manager, Imodco / SMB Offshore Group, Monaco
Guilhem Gaillarde, Manager Ships department, MARIN, the Netherlands
Gavin Allwright, Secretary, International Wind Ship Association, UK
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14.40 hr 15.10 hr | Pause Session 3: Local & Regional energy transition actions and strategies |
Maarten Fonteijn, Head of Thrust, Enviu, Jonas Brendelberger, Co-founder zepp.solutions, Gijsbert van Marrewijk, Co-founder Flying Fish, the Netherlands
Meike Kolthof , Sustainability Manager, Heerema, the Netherlands
Pep Malagrava Rigo, DG Energy & climate Change and Ferran Rosa Gaspar, Institut Balear de l’Energia, Spain
Richard Rocheleau, Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, USA
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17.00 hr - 18.00 hr | Offical lauching of the world's first zero emission clean hydrogen watertaxi (in presence of Rotterdam city officials & Dutch government representatives) Drinks & Bites |
9.00 hr | Registration |
9.30 hr | Mooring systems for Offshore Renewable Energy - morning sessions |
Chairmen: Arun Dugal (SOFEC) & Erik-Jan de Ridder Program is still in preparation with contributions covering experience of mooring systems gained in the Offshore Oil&Gas sector to be possibly applied for floating wind and solar as well as storage units. New types of mooring lines will also be presented (synthetic in particular) that may match needs and requirements of lighter floating structures used in the renewable energy sector. Speakers and presentations will be worth waiting! | |
12.00 hr 13.00 hr | Lunch Mooring systems for Offshore Renewable Energy - afternoon sessions |
Continuation of presentations on mooring systems | |
17.00 hr | Drinks on the sundeck |
from 8.30 hr on | Registration |
9.00 hr | Scaling-up Multi-use workshops: from pilot to farm Onboard event only (no live streaming and online participation), a joint inititative of: |
Presentations, workshops and breakout sessions | |
12.00 hr 13.00 hr | Lunch Scaling-up Multi-use workshops: from pilot to farm |
Presentations, workshops and breakout sessions | |
17.00 hr | Closure BlueWeek |
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