'Ulsan Hosts Floating Offshore Wind International Forum Simultaneously Online and Offline'

Introduction to Government Policies, Projects, and Domestic and International Corporate Technologies on the 6th and 7th

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The 'Floating Offshore Wind International Forum (FOWF) 2021' will be held simultaneously online and offline for two days from the 6th to the 7th on the 3rd floor of the Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center (UECO).

This event is hosted by Ulsan City and organized by Ulsan Technopark and the Korea Hydrogen Industry Association, supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Wind Energy Association, with participation from private investors.

As an international forum themed on 'Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Power,' which was also included in the government's 'Korean New Deal of the Month for June' announced this year, it is attracting attention from domestic and international industries and experts.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the event will be broadcast live on YouTube.

On the first day, following the keynote speeches and government policy and project presentations, the second day will feature presentations from related organizations for building the offshore wind industry supply chain and special sessions.

The keynote speakers on the first day include Oh Ji-won, President of Shell Korea; Jacques-Etienne Michel, Representative of Equinor South Korea; and Guzman Figar, Head of Business Development for Ocean Wind Asia Pacific, who will present in person.

From GIG-TotalEnergies, Senior Vice President Julien Pouget and Torsten Lodberg Smed, Vice Chairman of CIP-SK E&S, will participate via video.

Following this, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will introduce 'Korea's Offshore Wind Trends and Policy Directions.'

Companies developing floating offshore wind power complexes?Munmu Baram, Equinor, GIG-TotalEnergies, KFWind, CIP-SK E&S, and the Korea National Oil Corporation?will each present their Ulsan floating offshore wind power complex projects.

This year's project presentations include the installation of lidar for wind resource surveys, the first step toward full-scale offshore wind business promotion, acquisition of power generation business permits, future business plans, regional impact, local talent development projects, and coexistence plans with residents.

On the second day, to build the offshore wind industry supply chain, business presentations will be made by related companies including floating body (Hyundai Heavy Industries), wind turbines (Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Unison), blades (Human Composite), raw materials (POSCO, KCC, Jokwang Yoturn, KEMF), cables (LS Cable & System), design and engineering (Ace E&T, Dongyang Engineering, Seho Engineering), offshore services (Daesang Shipping), installation (KT Submarine), maintenance (Weidmuller Korea, Daemyung Elevator), certification (DNV), mooring lines (dsr, Korea Steel), and investment (KEB Hana Bank).

In the following special session, K-Watercraft and Emerson Korea will present on the topic of 'Green Hydrogen Production through Wind Power.'

Song Cheol-ho, Mayor of Ulsan, said, “This event was held to foster renewable energy in line with the government's '2050 Carbon Neutrality' goal. We hope that through building networks among companies and related organizations and fostering technology development and industry related to offshore wind power, job creation and regional economic revitalization will be achieved through the upcoming floating offshore wind power complex development.”

Details and related information about the 'Floating Offshore Wind International Forum 2021' can be found on the Floating Offshore Wind International Forum 2021 website and YouTube channel.

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