Final competition events
Note: this is the current state of the planning and minor changes may be possible
7 July
Drinks
📍 Zeebruges CLUB NORTH by Icarus TBC
Informal get-together for early arrivals / evening drinks / food around 19:00
10 July
Offshore site visit
Boat visit to the Belgian offshore wind farms with Captain Blue.
Boat capacity: 59 people so we'll separate into 2 groups:
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Morning visit: 8:30
AtlantiCS, Eolita, MOZU, Trinity, Wind4Life, IBO Gyudon, Ecole des Ponts, Taka 4 Ventis, EDF, Nippon, Seaway7, SMULDERS -
Afternoon visit: 13:30
Njord, OceanSpire, Luck of the Sea, Ocean11, TetraTurbine, ABN AMRO, Bekaert, JDN, OW4K
8 July
Presentations
Conference with presentations of the teams and the jury partners.
Timing: 9:30 - 17:00
11 July
Yard visit
For those staying longer, we're planning to organise a site visit to see construction of Genacker and Baltyck substations + Princess Elisabeth Island.
8:30 - 10:00 Travel Zeebruges ABC Tower - Vlissingen
10:00 - 13:00 visit Smulders (Vlissingen)
13:00 - 13:30 bus to TM Edison
13:30 - 16:30 visit TM Edison (Vlissingen)
16:30 - 18:00 Travel Vlissingen - Zeebruges
9 July
Competition day
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Morning: Preparation & installation
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Afternoon: Monitoring & decommissioning
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Low tide - 8:02 (1.09m)
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High tide - 13:54 (3.88m)
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Low tide - 20:21 (1.09m)
Detailed agenda (preliminary)
Presentation day
8 July
9:30 - Welcome and practical details
9:55 - Partner spotlight - Jan De Nul
10:00 - Nova College
10:20 - IBO Gyudon
10:40 - Ecole des Ponts
11:15 - Partner sportlight - Parkwind
11:20 - Taka 4 Ventis
11:40 - Trinity Floating Wind Team
12:00 - TetraTurbine
13:05 - Partner sportlight - Seaway7
13:10 - Njord
13:30 - AtlantiCS
13:50 - OceanSpire
14:25 - Partner sportlight - Bekaert
14:30 - Eolita
14:50 - Luck of the Sea
15:25 - Partner sportlight - SMULDERS
15:30 - MOZU
15:50 - Wind4Life
16:10 - Partner spotlight - EDF | Vestas | ABN AMRO
16:20 - Closing remarks
Competition
9 July
10:00 - 10:15 Debrief on the beach
10:15 - 12:00 Preparation structures on beach
12:00 - 13:00 Installation of the structures - safety check need to be completed prior to installation
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch - sandwiches will be provided
13:00 - 16:00 Floating wind structures testing and monitoring
16:00 - 17:00 Decommissioning
19:00 - 21:00 Jury deliberation - prize ceremony next day around noon - between the morning and afternoon boat visits
Local pre-competition events
EDF Coaching day
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Industry coaching of the teams and access to EDF wave tank testing facility. Fun and educational day at EDF Lab !
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Date: 8 April 2025
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Location: EDF R&D Lab Chatou 🇫🇷
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Max. 4 teams. Register by email - floatingwindchallenge@gmail.com
Tokyo Wind Expo 2025 - Offshore Wind Student Day
Techport innovation tribe
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Industry coaching day for Nova College team
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Date: 12 December 2024
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Location: Bluewater Energy Services, Hoofddorp 🇳🇱