Impact Wind Summer Seminar 2026:
A multi-disciplinary 3-day seminar for offshore wind developers, suppliers, public authorities and students
'All you need to know about offshore wind in only 3 days'
The ImpactWind Summer Seminar [previously Impact Wind Summer School] will be held for the third time this year. This multi-disciplinary summer seminar will provide an overview of the most important aspects related to offshore wind: Licensing, environmental assessments, technologies, business development etc. The speakers come from both academia and industry.
‘The summer school was a very good introduction to offshore wind and provided us with competencies that proved to be very useful in our work with both Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord.’ (NorSea Group)
‘We have used the summer school as a training opportunity for our offshore wind personnel.’ (Equinor)
Location: University of Agder, Campus Grimstad, Jon Lilletuns vei 9, NO-4879 Grimstad
Dates: The summer school starts at 09 a.m. Tuesday 9th of June and ends at 3 p.m. Thursday 11th of June.
| Participant fee: | NOK 6 000 for ImpactWind partners incl. industry clusters |
| NOK 3 000 for students and fellows; | |
| NOK 8 000 for other participants. NOK 4 000 for single days |
Application deadline: 15th of May 2026
The summer school will take place at the UiA campus in Grimstad. Walking distances from the hotels are 20-25 minutes. We recommend booking your accommodation as soon as possible. We recommend the following hotels:
Home Hotel Grimstad
Grimstad Vertshus og Kro
Please sign up for Impact Wind summer school 2026 HERE or by email to Elisabeth Rasmussen or Mia Masiha Kakar-Afzali
See full program below or HERE
Tuesday 09.06.26: Offshore Wind Energy Day
| Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Basics of Offshore Wind Energy | Professor Sathyajith Mathew (UiA) |
| Offshore Wind Development - Profitability | Senior Researcher Atle Blomgren (NORCE) |
| Value chain of offshore wind | CEO Rune Klausen (HavvindNO) |
| Social aspects and acceptance | Post-doc Emilie Langemyr Eriksen, (UiA) PhD Fellow Vetle Flaget (UiA) |
| Laws and regulations, licenses and contracts | Post-doc Siv Elén Årskog Vedvik (UiB law) |
| Ecology and nature diversity | Professor Tove Gabrielsen (UiA) |
| Environment and design | Associate Professor Marta Moyano (UiA) |
| LCA, circular designs and ecological concerns | Associate Professor Reyn O’Born (UiA) |
Wednesday 10.06.26: Engineering Day
| Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Understanding the offshore wind resource | Professor Sathyajith Mathew (UiA) |
| Met-ocean conditions | Professor Joachim Reuder (UiB) |
| Foundation and substructures, Bottom fixed and Floating | Specialist Kasper Sandal (Semar AS) |
| Substations structures | TBA |
| Cost optimisation of hybrid offshore wind HVDC configurations | Offshore grid development specialist Carl Erik Hillesund (Statnett) |
| Floating offshore wind - Grid technology overview | R&D Projects Coordinator Christos Dikaiakos (Statnett) |
| Cables | TBA (Nexans) |
Thursday 11.06.26: Supplier's Day
| Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Marine operations of OW turbines with a focus on installation | Professor Zhiyu Jiang (UiA) |
| Port infrastructure for EPCI and O&M | Advisor Kjell Erik Haavold (HavvindNO) |
| Operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms | Chief Scientist Rune Schlanbush (NORCE) Professor Huynh van Khang (UiA) |
| Marine logistics | Professor Irina Gribkovskaia (Molde University College) |
| Health, Safety and the Environment | CEO Frank Emil Moen (Energy Innovations) |
| Supply Chain | TBA (NORWEP) |
| Business development and local content | Project Manager Kristian Johnsen (Fremtidens havvind) |