Hamburg to Host Wind Energy O&M Forum (Germany)

November 8, 2013

Over the past five years, the Wind O&M sector has evolved in sync with the change in business demands of the wind owner and operator.

Operational performance and efficiency of wind assets has increased in importance for owners and investors, and now they want to take a further step in the path towards cost reduction by taking more control of their own assets.

To manage their operational expenditure OPEX spend more effectively, owners need to know how their assets operate, what steps they must take for constant optimised performance and how to prevent unplanned downtime. This means strategies for on-going O&M are being heavily scrutinised.

Wind Energy Update’s Managing Director, Jon Harman stated, “There is a real sense of buoyancy and buzz around the wind industry right now. Without doubt O&M has become the focus of the wind sector.”

In response to this industry position, Wind Energy Update launched its latest project, the 6th International Onshore and Offshore Wind O&M Forum which will take place in Hamburg on 27-28 January 2014. Over 30 Industry pioneer speakers will participate, which includes the below operators:

Klaus Krüder, Chief Executive Officer, JUWI (Germany)
Massimo Derchi, Managing Director, ERG Renew (Italy)
Eduardo García Pérez, Head of Central Maintenance, EDPR (Spain)
Stephan Schnitger, Head of Innovation & Optimization, ENERGIEKONTOR AG (Germany)
Jean Lemaire, Director Asset Management, AKUO Energy (France)
Katja Bartsch-Wuenschel, Director Asset Management, E.ON Climate & Renewables (Germany)
Rudolf Neuwirth, Head of Operations – Offshore, E.ON Climate & Renewables (Germany)
Ralf Neulinger, Director Operations & Asset Management, EnBW Erneuerbare und Konventionelle Erzeugung AG (Germany)
Michael Boll, Head of Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance, EnBW Erneuerbare und Konventionelle Erzeugung AG (Germany)
Giuseppe Madia, Head of Asset Management & Optimisation, Axpo Power (Switzerland)
Martin Reinholdsson, Head of Generation, Vattenfall (Sweden)
Steen Bode, Site Manager, Horns Rev1 Site Manager, Vattenfall (Denmark)
Kristof Verlinden, O&M Asset & Production Manager, Parkwind NV (Belgium)