"WindEnergy Hamburg brings the entire industry together in September. We also offer space for networking, transferring knowledge and sharing experiences to promote the expansion of wind energy worldwide," said Claus Ulrich Selbach, Business Unit Director Maritime & Technology Exhibitions. Around 1,500 companies and experts from 40 nations are due to present all the latest trends in this growth sector and give insight into global market developments, technology, co-operation and financing opportunities as well as career and training opportunities. Emphasis is on digital solutions this year. The AI Centre and other platforms will discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can raise the efficiency of wind turbines and improve maintenance.
Trade fair to present pioneering wind energy technology from September 24-27
WindEnergy Hamburg opens its doors from September 24-27, 2024 to showcase all the latest trends and bring global stakeholders together to advance the energy transition. Global installed wind energy capacity has risen from under 250,000 megawatts in 2011 to almost 1 million in 2022. The trade fair and its free conference is one of three leading energy trade fairs including the Shipbuilding, Maritime Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology (SMM), Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe underway in Hamburg this autumn.
Digital transformation as catalyst of wind energy
Agenda and highlights
The agenda features all the latest trends and technological advances. Experts in the "Global Markets Theatre" will assess the market and provide in-depth insight into developments in Asia, Australia and Brazil among others. The "Speakers Corner" offers presentations on high-altitude wind energy, needs-based night-time labelling for wind turbines and erosion calculation tools. Recycling rotor blades and using recycled materials is also high on the agenda this year as well as recruiting young professionals. Students, trainees and school pupils can learn about career opportunities during the free Recruiting Days. New contacts can also be made at the daily Wine o'Clock from 5.30 pm.
Expansion of wind energy
Hamburg now aims to gradually expand wind energy and make a total of 0.5 per cent of the state's land available for wind energy by 2032. Last year, 68 wind turbines with a capacity of 119 megawatts supplied electricity to more than 100,000 households. Hamburg Airport is keen to meet its own energy needs and has set up a subsidiary to build its own wind farm in Heidmoor. The Hamburg-based Danish energy company Ørsted is installing two new turbines in the North Sea with a rated output of eleven megawatts and a rotor diameter of 200 metres, making them the largest turbines in the region.
The City of Hamburg shows how metropolises can respond to global challenges. Universities and scientific institutions are conducting cutting-edge research on climate, climate change and its impact in the Climate Campus. Several wind energy companies are headquartered in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, which has become a model of pioneering energy systems and is now morphing into northern Europe's green hydrogen hub.
fw/mm/pb
Sources and further information
More
Similar articles
Hamburg to become global hub of energy transition
Harvest wind at an altitude of 750 metres with SkySails
Construction of power-to-heat plant in Wedel completed
