Registration is still possible, but it’s no longer possible to have your company logo in the pop-up booth. The rest of the package remains the same. 

France aims to be completely carbon neutral by 2050 and to achieve this, France is betting heavily on renewable energy which will have to represent 40% of the energy mix. Offshore wind energy plays a very important role in this. Moreover with more than 3,500 km of coastline, France has the second largest offshore wind potential in Europe, besides having confirmed to boost its capacity base, it also plans to become a world leader in floating offshore wind.

France is the only European country that has allocated a revenue support (of 1 M€) for commercial-scale projects. Currently, commercial tenders have already been published for floating offshore wind farms in the Region of Brittany, Western France: 1 park with a capacity of 250 MW and in the Region of Occitanie, Southern France: two projects of 250 MW each in the Mediterranean Sea. The winners of these tenders will be selected in 2023 and the two wind farms are expected to be commissioned by 2030. It is also planned that the two wind farms will later be joined by two nearby extensions of 500 MW each.

Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT)

The FOWT is the world’s largest event dedicated to floating offshore wind and will be held from May 10-12, 2023, in Nantes, France. The objective of the FOWT is to further the advancement of floating wind and accelerate its implementation into the global renewable energy mix. This event is meant to promote constructive discussions between all actors and stakeholders of this emerging industry.

Netherlands participation

The Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) in Nantes, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE), will organize a Netherlands pop-up booth for all Dutch participants to showcase their logo and corporate movie/presentation.

Participation via the Netherlands pop-up booth will include the following:

• Exposure in the pop-up booth with company logo and space for company brochures;
• Shared TV screen at the pop-up booth for corporate movie (max. 1,5 min)/presentation (max. 6 slides);
• Participation in the side event: Country Supply Chain Seminar (TBC);
• Entrance to the complete FOWT program: conferences and technical visits;
• Participation in the B2B matchmaking;
• Catering: drinks network lunches and gala dinner;
• On-site support from organizers of the Netherlands participation; and
• Joint promotion.

A minimum of 10 companies is required in order to proceed with the Netherlands participation.

Participation costs

€450,00 per person, excluding VAT and travel related expenses. This price includes all services as described above.

Only Dutch (affiliated) companies can register through us. Non-Dutch companies have to register via the FOWT directly and can’t be included in the Netherlands participation. In case you already booked your own tickets via FOWT directly, please contact eline@hhwe.eu to discuss the possibilities.

More information and registration

Companies can register via the ticket system above.
For more information, please contact us via events@hhwe.eu.

Technical visit to green hydrogen production site of Lhyfe (May 12, 2023)

On Friday May 12, we will visit the onshore production site from French company Lhyfe, followed by a network lunch. Expert of Lhyfe will present the company, its projects including the Sealhyfe project – the first offshore green hydrogen production installation in the world -, its technical issues and challenges and the different other projects the company has in Europe and the Netherlands.

Preliminary agenda:

08.45 – 09.00     Departure from Nantes (group transfer)
9.45                   Arrival in Bouin + coffee reception
10.00 – 11.00     Presentation of the company Lhyfe, the green hydrogen production plant in Bouin and the green hydrogen production plant at sea, the project  Sealhyfe
11.00 – 11.30     Visit to the Bouin factory
11.30 – 12.15     Q&A
12.15 – 13.30    Lunch in a restaurant in Bouin Le Mord’eau

After the lunch, we will return to Nantes in time to catch the flight from Nantes to Amsterdam (departure 17:25) or the train.

This technical visit if offered free of charge by NBSO Nantes, RVO and HHWE and is only open to Dutch affiliated companies. To register for this technical visit, please book via the ticket system above.