Steel, Wind and Water: Innovative Geotech and Building With Nature Approaches for Offshore Foundation Design and Development

During the International Partnering Forum (IPF) Conference & Exhibition, Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE), together with the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, in partnership with The Rich North Sea and Fugro organize a Knowledge to Knowledge session on the topic of: “Innovative Geotech and Building With Nature Approaches for Offshore Foundation Design and Development” on Wednesday April 30, 2025, 11:30am – 01:00pm EST. 

How can upscaling of offshore wind be integrated with other economic uses, including shipping, fishing, oil and gas, aquaculture, military, recreation, and conservation? On the current trend, marine industrialization proceeds while conservation and restoration goals for marine ecosystems are poorly met. What are synergies of offshore wind and nature that support sustainable use and thriving seas? What kind of assets can support this and how can they be effectively implemented and monitored over their lifespan? There are many players in the ecosystems of the USA and the Netherlands who are helping to advance these best practices.

(Preliminary) Agenda

The round table will be kicked-off by two keynote speakers. After these keynotes, the table will be open for a moderated discussion on the topic.
The discussions during the Roundtable event will focus primarily on geotech and surface aspects of the seabed, featuring experts from the Virginia-, Cheseapeake Bay, and University-area ecosystems, as well as engineers, scientists and stakeholders with experience in nature inclusive offshore windfarms from the Netherlands.

• Opening by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York
• Keynote 1: presentation of the Dutch examples by Christiaan van Sluis from The Rich North Sea and Fugro
  
• Keynote 2: Environmental monitoring – balancing & offshore wind and nature restoration in the US
• Moderated discussion

Registration

Please register via the RSVP system above. The event is free of charge, with compliments of the Netherlands Government.

Please note that the K2K is by invitation only. Registration with the IPF conference is required (HHWE is able to provide you with discounted IPF entrance tickets – please request by sending an email to events@hhwe.eu). Deadline for registration: April 18, 2025. 

Location

The meeting is held at  Virginia Beach Convention Center (where the IPF is being held), Meeting room 2B (second floor), 1000 19th St, Virginia Beach, VA 2345.

Contact

Please direct any questions to Carter Craft (CG New York) or Chris Hanson (Holland Home of Wind Energy).