WindEnergy Hamburg 2016 – programme for expert exchange, networking and discussion at international level

The global wind energy markets are characterised by dynamic development. Innovation is moving fast, driven by both economic and political factors. WindEnergy Hamburg, to be held in Hamburg from 27 to 30 September, will be the meeting point for decision makers in the energy industry throughout the world. The world´s leading expo for wind energy gives a wide range of networking opportunities, making it the ideal platform for international expert exchanges at the highest level in the onshore and offshore wind industry. Trade visitors will find programme items such as Speakers’ Corner and Recruiting Day Forum, with some 100 short presentations where companies showcase their innovations at the fair and their products and services. The programme is complemented by other items such as the Storage Tour and WindEnergy Match, with more than 1,200 exhibitors in 9 exhibition halls. The WindEurope Summit will be held in parallel with WindEnergy Hamburg for the first time, with an extensive conference programme.

Storage Tourfor power storage solutions

Smart storage capabilities are essential for integration of the growing proportion of wind energy in power supply. WindEnergy Hamburg will present a range of storage solutions and systems for grid integration, spread over the nine exhibition halls. A condensed overview is also given in the Storage Tour, with participation of about 90 exhibitors. Visitors who are specially interested in this subject at WindEnergy Hamburg can find these companies easily – either online in the exhibitor directory at windenergyhamburg.com, or in the app, or in the Visitor Guide under the keyword Storage Tour.

International networking with WindEnergy Match

WindEnergy Hamburg is the networking hub for decision makers in the wind industry. It includes WindEnergy Match, the international cooperation forum, which has already received registrations from 24 nations including Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Turkey and the USA, Brazil, Japan and India. The MatchingTool of the Enterprise Europe Network enables interested exhibitors and visitors to find exactly the right potential business partners for international contacts in the fields of industry and science. The meetings are scheduled for Thursday 29 and Friday 30 September 2016. All exhibitors and trade visitors at WindEnergy Hamburg can make use of this service free of charge, and register at www.windenergymatch.de. The deadline for registrations is 15 September 2016.

Speakers’ Corner – brief presentations on current industry topics

The Speakers’ Corner is a popular forum for expo visitors, located between Halls B1 and B2. From Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 September, a number of exhibitors give a condensed overview of their products and innovations. Companies such as EON, Siemens, IMO and Vattenfall give information on developments in key areas such as digitisation, cost cutting, maintenance and storage. The complete presentation programme is shown at: http://www.windenergyhamburg.com/nc/en/programme/programme-fair/speakers-corner/

Recruiting Day Forum for career opportunities

The Recruiting Day Forum will be held at the same location on Friday 30 September. On that day WindEnergy Hamburg will be a unique international recruitment exchange for the wind industry, which offers more exciting job and career opportunities than practically any other industry. Anyone interested can contact potential employers such as Siemens, Nordex, Enercon, Kelly or Windigo, or speak to HR advisors or to the representatives of universities and educational organisations. HR officers will also be present at many other stands in all exhibition halls on the Recruiting Day, ready for interviews. All the participating companies are marked in the halls and in the Job Route, which is shown in the Visitor Guide and the Exhibitor Directory. For more information, please visit http://www.windenergyhamburg.com/nc/en/programme/programme-fair/recruiting-day/forvisitor/

In parallel at CCH – WindEurope Summit

WindEurope Summit, the annual conference of WindEurope (the European wind industry association), will be run in parallel with WindEnergy Hamburg for the first time in 2016. The WindEurope Summit will be held at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), right next to the exhibition site, from 27 to 29 September. It comprises an extensive, high-quality programme with presentations by some 500 experts, under the heading of “Making transition work”. Its subjects include environmental impacts and social acceptance; finance; grid integration; resource assessment; supply chain, O&M and logistics; and turbine technology. The fact that these two independent events are being held here in parallel makes Hamburg the undisputed capital of wind energy. The conference ticket also gives participants admission to the world´s leading expo. For programme information, see https://windeurope.org/summit2016/conference/programme/

WindEnergy Hamburg and HUSUM Wind

WindEnergy Hamburg will be held at the Hamburg Fair site from 27 to 30 September 2016. This leading international expo for onshore and offshore wind reflects the global market and the whole of the value chain. It is the meeting point for decision makers in the energy sector from all parts of the world. HUSUM Wind will be held at the German North Sea coast from 12 to 15 September 2017 in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, which is a front runner in the wind industry. The focus of HUSUM Wind is the German speaking market. It is the traditional meeting point for intensive exchanges within the industry and for practice-oriented value added. For more information, please visit the websites windenergyhamburg.com and husumwind.com