WindEnergy Hamburg 2016: Economics Minister Gabriel opens the world’s leading expo for wind energy on Tuesday

WindEnergy Hamburg will be opened next Tuesday, 27 September, by Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Vice Chancellor of Germany. The world’s leading expo for wind energy will be held for the second time in Hamburg, from 27 to 30 September. More than 1,200 exhibitors will present their innovations for the onshore and offshore industry during the four days of the expo. This year the specialist conference WindEurope Summit will be held in parallel to WindEnergy Hamburg for the first time (from 27 to 29 September).

Economics Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who has taken on patronage of WindEnergy Hamburg, will underscore the importance of the wind industry in the course of the combined opening ceremony for the world’s leading expo and the conference at CCH – Congress Center Hamburg, before an audience of high-ranking international guests and representatives of industry and government. Other speakers include EU Energy Commissioner Maro? ©ef?ovi?, Vice-President of the European Commission.

From Tuesday to Friday, the site of Hamburg Messe und Congress will be the meeting point for experts from the energy sector from all parts of the world. WindEnergy Hamburg is the showcase for the global industry, for dialogue and presentation of their new products, innovative technologies and services. The world’s leading wind industry expo covers the whole of the value chain, onshore and offshore. Companies from 34 countries will be exhibiting. The 16 national pavilions each give a combined overview of the products and services of their respective countries, from Denmark to China. Trade visitors and delegations of the greatest business policy relevance are expected from all over the world.

World premieres underscore portfolio of capabilities

Numerous world premieres and impressive exhibits in a total of nine exhibition halls underscore the innovative power of the wind industry, demonstrating the range of capabilities. The innovations include wind turbine components, gearboxes, rotor blade bearings, and also inspection drones and diving robots, plus services for the industry. The central topics for the industry, likewise reflected at WindEnergy Hamburg, are cost reduction, grid integration, and storage solutions for wind energy, digitisation and the development of new wind markets worldwide. On the Recruiting Day on Friday 30 September, the world’s leading expo for wind energy will become the international job exchange for the wind industry. For more details on the expo, please visit windenergyhamburg.com

Side-by-side with WindEurope Summit

In parallel with the expo WindEnergy Hamburg, the conference WindEurope Summit will for the first time be held at CCH – Congress Center Hamburg, right next to the exhibition site. The fact that these two most important international mega-events for the wind industry are being held side-by-side makes Hamburg the hub of the wind industry worldwide. Political, technical and scientific discussions at international level will meet the leading corporate representatives of the global wind industry with their innovative products and business opportunities. Information on the conference (27 to 29 September) is available at www.windeurope.org