Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE)

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1 Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) Scientific workshop April, 2009 Slide 1 / 27-Apr-09 Vision Interdisciplinary resource centre for exploitation of wind energy as a natural sustainable energy source Join forces between key players on Norwegian offshore technology and leading Danish and international communities on wind energy Slide 2 / 27-Apr-09 1

2 Vision Define the future state of the art in the field of offshore wind energy technology Take the lead in the development of new innovative and cost efficient solutions for exploitation of offshore wind energy at large water depths and in harsh offshore environments Slide 3 / 27-Apr-09 Research partners Christian Michelsen Research (host) Unifob University of Bergen University of Agder University of Stavanger Aalborg University Slide 4 / 27-Apr-09 2

3 Industrial partners - Technology NorWind Grieg Logistics Sway Troll Power InWind Angle-Wind Siemens Aker Solutions Bergen Group National Oilwell Norway Origo Engineering Slide 5 / 27-Apr-09 Industrial partners - Energy StatoilHydro Statkraft Lyse Energi BKK Agder Energi Slide 6 / 27-Apr-09 3

4 Supporting partners Met.no Bergen University College Det norske Veritas NORWEA Greater Stavanger NCE Subsea Slide 7 / 27-Apr-09 Strategic focus areas Research and innovations within Wind and ocean conditions Offshore wind technology and innovative concepts Offshore deployment and operation Wind farm optimisation Common themes Education Safety Environment Test facilities and infrastructure Slide 8 / 27-Apr-09 4

5 Organisation Tentative model Partnermeeting (General assembly) (Interrim Board): H-R Sørheim (chair) Manager: E. Dahl Co-manager/Scientific leader: P.M. Haugan Adm. support CMR WP1 I. Barstad WP2 A. Strand WP3 I. Langen WP4 T. Skjold WP5 J. Reuder Research projects / Innovation projects Slide 9 / 27-Apr-09 Communication New website External communication from and about the centre Internal communication on Extranet Slide 10 / 27-Apr-09 5

6 A virtual centre Norcowe is a virtual centre Working on strategy and solutions for easy cooperation between partners Common initiative in terms of an Infrastructure application to the Research Council between NORCOWE and SUCCESS: DIRECT - Distributed Research Collaboration Technology (CMR) (Mike Herbert, Mike.Herbert@ConocoPhillips.com, 10/05/2004) Slide 11 / 27-Apr-09 Timeline April Internal workshop between research partners (15-16 April) First meeting in the Interim Board First meeting with the industrial partners Circulation of first draft Consortium agreements May/June Settle research activities / innovation projects Initiate dialogue with NOWITEC and CEDREN at scientific level (WP leaders) Follow-up new potential project cooperations (RENERGI deadline 3/9) Contract negotiations Target: Signing of contracts before Summer August/September Official/formal opening of the centre Workshop / seminar with the NOWITEC and CEDREN centres Slide 12 / 27-Apr-09 6

7 Workshop objectives Social gathering to stimulate interaction between partners Discussion of scientific objectives and research activities Stimulate cooperation between partners (not isolated projects at each partner) Particularly important to work out short term goals/activities Provide WP leaders with overview and basis for further coordination of the WP's internally, to support discussions with industrial partners and with Nowitec / Cedren Initiate process/work to identify equipment needs - provide input to WP leaders (4,5 MNOK tentatively available in 2009 budget) Start brainstorming on common subjects relevant for new applications to the Research Council RENERGI programme with deadline on the 3rd of September Joint applications may also very well be submitted with Nowitec and Cedren Slide 13 / 27-Apr-09 7