HUSUM WIND 2017 PREVIEW
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HUSUM WIND TRADE FAIR AND CONGRESS 2017
From 12 to 15 September 2017 the wind industry will be centred on Husum, where HUSUM Wind 2017 is being staged at the heart of the wind state, Schleswig-Holstein. This is where the who’s who of the wind industry comes together to compare notes about important industry issues and the latest developments and product innovations in the German and world markets. It has been the industry’s most important trade fair for the German market for over 25 years. This year it will be particularly interesting.
Around 18,000 trade visitors and 650 exhibitors are expected from Germany and neighbouring countries. They will be showing their products and services along the entire value chain. This established meeting place attracts trade visitors and experts from all sectors of the industry.
Part of the discussions this year will certainly centre on the changes brought by the amendments to the law. “The current reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) involves some fundamental changes. The changes included in the amendment are ringing in a paradigm shift”, says Peter Becker, Managing Director of Messe Husum & Congress. “After years of state support the wind industry has now moved on to the next level of the energy transition,” adds Peter. The free market and the accompanying strong competition will give the German wind industry a completely new look while at the same time returning to its original idea: the use of wind power as the energy of the future.
FOCUS ON SECTOR COUPLING AND OFFSHORE
With a separate hall for each and some focus forums, HUSUM Wind, in addition to its usual programme, is focusing on offshore wind and sector
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coupling and system integration. Due to their large energy yield, offshore windfarms are making an ever- increasing contribution to Germany’s energy supply, and in 2017 the course will be set for their future. The results of the first round of tenders for offshore wind production were astounding: they show that technical progress and intensive competition will make power from offshore windfarms cheaper in future. Four North Sea windfarms were awarded tenders involving an overall capacity of 1,490 megawatts. Three of the four projects plan to finance themselves through market prices and will do without state subsidies.
While offshore windfarms play a key role in generating energy, sector coupling guarantees better use of the energy produced. Increased dovetailing of the power, heating and transport sectors means that energy can be sent directly where it is needed at any particular time. Sector coupling represents a paradigm shift in the wind industry, putting the emphasis on security of supply and the efficient use of the resources generated.
Extensive congress programme In addition to the numerous exhibitors there are to discover, the congress programme has been attracting many
new visitors every exhibition year. There are several focus forums, for example on the special topics sector coupling and grid integration and offshore. Two forums deal with the latter, where it is all about the status quo, opportunities and challenges in the market. Suppliers are also getting their money’s worth with two forums – one of which focuses on the offshore sector.
The trade fair’s partner state this year is North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), which has its own forum Wind-Updates NRW 2017. Why NRW was chosen as partner state is obvious: in 2016 NRW gained third place in the national wind expansion rankings, just behind Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. NRW already boasts more than 15,000 jobs in the wind industry.
EXPERT LECTURES GIVE AN INSIGHT INTO CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS “We want our visitors to network with one another and that they return to their businesses with fresh ideas and new impulses that they can then implement and in best case also develop even further. In that respect HUSUM Wind is also a driving force in the industry”, says Peter.
The various expert lectures and
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