ImpactWind summer school 2026 - Invitation
Welcome to the 2026 edition of ImpactWind summer school! The 2026 edition is hosted by University of Agder. We will give an overview of offshore wind combined with more in-depth work within some topics. The speakers will come from both academic and industrial sector.
Please sign up here.
Practical information
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
Program (draft)
| Tuesday 09.06.26 | |
| • Basics of Offshore Wind Energy | Sathyajith Mathew (UiA) |
| • Offshore Wind Market, Business, Profitability | Atle Blomgren (NORCE) |
| • The value chain of offshore wind power development installation and production | Rune Klausen (havvind.no) |
| • Social aspects and acceptance | Mikaela Vasstrøm (UiA) |
| • Laws and Regulations, Concessions and Contracts | Siv Vedvik (UiB) |
| • Ecology and nature diversity | Tove Gabrielsen (UiA) |
| • Environment and design | TBA |
| • LCA, Circular Designs and ecological concerns | Reyn O’Born, Samson Afewerki, 3B |
| Wednesday 10.06.26: Engineering day | |
| • Understanding the offshore wind resource | Sathyajith Mathew (UiA) |
| • Met-ocean conditions | Joachim Reuder (UiB) |
| • Foundation and substructures, Bottom fixed and Floating | Kasper Sandal (Semar AS) |
| • Substations structures | |
| • Electrical system | |
| • HVDC stations | |
| • Grid and cables | |
| Thursday 11.06.26: Supplier day | |
| • Marine operations of OWTs with a focus on installation | Zhiyu Jiang (UiA) |
| • Infrastructure for EPCI and O&M | |
| • Operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms | Rune Schlanbush (NORCE), van Khang Huynh (UiA) |
| • Marine Logistics | Irina Gribkovskaia, HiM |
| • EHS (HMS) | Anne Mork (Proactima, NOW) |
| • Supply Chain | NORWEP |
| • Business development and local content | TBC |
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