The offshore wind sector is facing a radical shift. The question is not whether we move towards Unmanned Maintenance, but how fast. On Friday afternoon 29 May, Fieldlab Zephyros takes a crucial step in this transition with the official opening of the Smart Maintenance Control Room at De KAAP, Vlissingen.
| Voorlopig programma | |
|---|---|
| 14:30 | Walk-in / refreshment |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Welcome and start of the programme – Ferry Visser (WCM) |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | The Development and Importance of Control Rooms in Smart Maintenance – Prof. Henk Akkermans (WCM) |
| 15:30 – 16:10 | The role of control rooms in the management of offshore wind farms – Nicholas Thompson (Orsted) |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | The Smart Maintenance in ORE Control Room of Fieldlab Zephyros: Purpose, Development and Functionality – Bart Vandehoek (WCM) |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Walk-around: demonstration of the control room functionality, the (recently upgraded) Zephyros turbine and the Festo trainer – Bart Vandehoek, Thomas Nuytens, Gerben Huiszoon |
| 17:00 | Drinks & Bites and networking |

