Navigating Denmark’s Wind Energy Landscape

UPDATE MARCH 4: Tours "Green Hydorgen","R&D and Testing", "Safety First" are unfortunately cancelled.

Tours incl. visitor pass to WindEurope Annual Event 2025

Thank you for touring wind energy of Denmark with Danish Energy Export!

Program outline for the simultaneously run tours to select from - find tour description further below:

April 7, Monday

• Be ready at designated starting point early morning Monday (between 7 and 8 am) at either Hotel Legoland (Billund) or Hotel Aalborg Airport or Dybbølsbro near Copenhagen Central Station.
  • See more information in the below tour descriptions. Links to book stay until April 7 if you choose to arrive the day before.
• Departure with arranged chartered bus with entire group of appr. 30 people
• Full day site visit and networking with Danish companies. You will be accompanied by a tour guide for the tours' entirety
• Arrival and check-in at arranged hotel
• Joint and arranged dinner at hotel

April 8, Tuesday

• Check-out and departure from hotel early morning (between 7 and 8 am)
• Full day site visit and networking with Danish companies in arranged chartered bus
• Drop off in Copenhagen city centre late afternoon for you to reach your own booked hotel for the rest of your stay in Copenhagen

Note: you will miss the first day of WindEurope Annual Event 2025

April 9, Wednesday

• Own arranged arrival at WindEurope Annual Event 2025 in Copenhagen's Bella Center, Center Blvd. 5, 2300 København
• WindEurope Annual Event 2025 opens its doors for the second day at 9 am
• 9.30 am: all five tours and The Pavilion Powered by Denmark's 89 companies meet for a breakfast networking reception in Hall E at the main bar of The Pavilion Powered by Denmark. You will be served exclusive Danish pastry, coffee, tea and cold beverages

We are excited to offer a unique package in relation with WindEurope Annual Event 2025 in Copenhagen. Our 2-day tours (April 7-8) provide an opportunity to explore Denmark's wind energy sector through specialized themes, ranging from ports and innovation to green hydrogen and safety. Your experience will culminate with a morning reception (April 9) at The Pavilion Powered by Denmark at WindEurope Annual Event 2025, where we have gathered all relevant +80 Danish Wind Energy stakeholders and companies.

Each tour includes transportation to and from the exciting locations across Denmark (April 7-8), 1 overnight stay (April 7), 2.5 days of meals, and a visitor pass to WindEurope Annual Event 2025 in Copenhagen. Simply ensure you are ready at the specified time and location for the start of the program on April 7. We’ll take care of the rest! You’ll be dropped off around Copenhagen Central Station late afternoon April 8, making it easy for you to reach your own-booked hotel for the rest of the duration of your stay in Copenhagen.

Sign up now to secure your spot on an unforgettable journey through Denmark’s wind energy landscape!

This event is co-financed with subsidy from Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Trade Council and the companies at The Pavilion Powered by Denmark.

TOURS

Please find tentative program for each simultaneously run tour (April 7-8). They will be updated and detailed regularly

• PORTS OF POWER: Denmark's Maritime Gateways to Offshore Wind
• WINDS OF INNOVATION: A Deep Dive into Denmark's Wind Power Ecosystem

PORTS OF POWER: Denmark's Maritime Gateways to Offshore Wind (April 7-8)

Explore the Danish ports that are crucial for shipping, production, and servicing offshore wind farms. This tour takes you through Denmark's key ports where innovation and logistics meet wind energy.

On the tour we will visit Port Esbjerg, Port of Hvide Sande and Odense Port. Port Esbjerg is world-leading in installation. At Port of Esbjerg, we will as well meet Blue Water Shipping, a global provider of all logistics services in modern supply chain management

Port of Hvide Sande is a service port with commissioned projects, where you'll find Vattenfalls O&M center.

Odense Port is one of Europe’s leading manufacturing ports within offshore wind. We have facilitated the production and load-out of main components for over 1,500 offshore wind turbines. As the largest port in Denmark, with a total area of 8.5 million sqm and 2 million available sqm, we are the perfect production site for the wind industry.

CS Wind Offshore is as well situated at Odense Port, where you will get an exclusive and comprehensive tour of their production sites and facilities. You will believe your eyes seeing the steel structure production and load-out. After visiting CS Wind Offshore, you will be introduced to University of Southern Denmark's impressive Robotics Center, and tour their Large Scale Production site. SDU Center for Large Structure Production (LSP) develops automated robotic solutions for large structures in the building and construction industry, the maritime sector, and the energy sector. The center is located at Odense Port and established under the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark.

Starting point: April 7, 2025. Departure from Hotel Legoland, Billund at 7.00 am [Time TBC]. You can book your Hotel Legoland accommodation here: https://www.legoland.dk/en/short-break/you-can-stay-here/hotel-legoland/ 

Good to know: On April 7 we will stay at Hotel Scandic in Kolding, included in the price. 

WINDS OF INNOVATION: A Deep Dive into Denmark's Wind Power Ecosystem (April 7-8)

A comprehensive journey through Denmark's wind power value chain, from manufacturing facilities to testing centers. Discover how the entire ecosystem works together to create sustainable wind energy. The tour starts in Aalborg, north Denmark’s wind hub, where Port of Aalborg plays a central role as a leading production, testing and storage location for the sector. We will start out with a tour of Port of Aalborg and visit the sites and corporate headquarter at CS Wind Offshore (former Bladt Industries), world leading offshore wind foundation and substation manufacturer, and Siemens Gamesa's rotor blade production.

Next we will visit Liftra, who design, engineer, manufacture and deliver tailor-made solutions for special lifting and transportation tasks and turnkey equipment for select turbine models. The 7th concludes with a visit at the testing facility of next generation offshore wind turbines in the beautiful area of Østerild. Test Centre Østerild, as some of the best wind conditions in the world and allow the manufacturers to test full sized turbines before they enter the market.

On the 2nd day (April 8), we will continue our tour to various Danish expertise and product manufactures. Including ENABL, who delivers highly specialized engineering services and turnkey solutions to the world’s leading renewable companies. Afterwards, we will continue to visit Dynamica Ropes and their production site. They are a Danish manufacturer of heavy lifting slings for offshore installations, mooring ropes for FOWT and multiple rope solutions. They manufacture and supply high quality high performance fiber products made with HMPE/Dyneema^® that replace steel wires and chains in many applications within the Energy Sector.

Expect as well a visit at KK Wind Solutions, experts in electrical systems by combining technical knowledge and insights from extensive experience in the field to create new and improved solutions. During your visit, you will gain insight into the extensive expertise that has positioned KK Wind Solutions as a leader in the wind industry for over 40 years. You will also learn about the efficient manufacturing processes that underpin their success as a leading systems supplier to the renewable energy industry. Their capabilities span developing state-of-the-art technologies, high-quality lean manufacturing, and flexible aftermarket services.

Starting point: April 7, 2025. Departure from Aalborg Airport Hotel, Aalborg at 7.30 am. We advise you to book your April room through this link, and type "DEEX" to enjoy 10% discount incl. breakfast

Good to know: On April 7 we will stay at Hotel Scandic Regina in Herning, included in the price. The tour will visit the Danish cities of Aalborg, Østerild, Hedensted, Hammel and Kolding

UNFORTUNATELY TOURS  "GREEN HYDROGEN", "FROM CONCEPT TO TURBINE / R&D AND TESTING" AND "SAFETY FIRST" HAVE BEEN CANCELLED 

Thank you to GreenLab Skive, DEIF, Technological Institute, Aarhus University Viborg, Energinet, and Dynelectro from the Green Hydrogen tour for your offer of hospitality

Thank you to DTU Wind and Energy Systems, FORCE Technology, DHI from the R&D and Testing tour for your offer of hospitality

Thank you to RelyOn, Kanda, Global Wind Organisation (GWO),  VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, CCB Safety,Maersk Training and ICM Safety from the Safety First tour for your offer of hospitality

Meet them all at The Pavilion Powered by Denmark in Hall E at WindEurope Annual Event 2025 in Copenhagen. And make sure to swing by the Breakfast Networking Reception at The Pavilion Wednesday 9 at 9.30 am!