American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (Afloat) 2024

AFloat is a premier U.S. conference dedicated to advancing floating offshore wind, bringing together 110+ speakers, 120+ companies and 440+ in-person participants. 

It brings together industry experts, regulators, and stakeholders to collaborate on solutions, tackle challenges, and form key partnerships to drive progress in floating offshore wind both nationally and globally. By uniting technical, regulatory, and permitting experts, AFloat fosters collaboration, creating an environment where innovative solutions are developed to overcome challenges in the industry. Shared knowledge from industry leaders and speakers sets the tone for an engaging and productive 2024 event.

When is The Event?

American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (Afloat) 2024 is taking place between the 24th and 25th of September 2024. 

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Themes

AFloat 2024 will focus on several key themes crucial to Offshore Wind including:

• Floating Wind Market Status and Outlook
• Grid Interconnection: Latest Technologies & Challenges
• Moorings and Anchors: Shallow to Medium Waters
• Moorings and Anchors: Deep Waters
• Co-existence and Floating Wind with Fisheries
• Characterizing Impacts and Exploring Opportunities to Fisheries
• Design Tools, Codes, and Standards for Floating Offshore Wind

What’s On?

Day 1 – September 23 

• AFloat Regatta
• Welcome Reception at Bayside Bowl

Day 2 – September 24

• Conference Proceedings
• Chartered Cruise and Lobster Bake

Day 3 – September 25

• Conference Proceedings
• Offshore Wind Drinks
• Fun Run 5K

Day 4 – September 26

• Optional Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) Tour
• Optional Mastering Wave and Wind Dynamics Workshop

Guest Speakers

The event will host a range of speakers within the ocean science and technology industry, including:

• Habib Dagher – Founding Executive Director at University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center
• Elizabeth Klein – Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management at BOEM
• Walt Musial – Chief Engineer Offshore Wind at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Julien Prieur – Technical Manager/Project Development at SBM Offshore
• Jack Haynie – Offshore Wind Lead at Baird
• Suzanne Plezia – Senior Director/Chief Harbor Engineer Engineering Services Bureau at Port of Long Beach
• Eric Hines – Professor at Tufts
• Richard Baratt – Technical Sales Manager at Siemens Energy
• Amy Robertson – Offshore Wind Group Manager at NREL
• Jacob Ward – Senior Naval Architect at University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center

A full agenda of the AFloat 2024 sessions can be found here. 

Where is The Event?

Holiday Inn By the Bay
88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04101

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