COSME Project: ELBE PLUS project by ELBE Alliance and Energy Cluster Denmark European Strategic Cluster Partnership in Blue Energy
Danish SMEs interested in promoting their Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) related innovations, solutions and/or products in the West Coast of the USA and with interest in establishing strategic collaborations in this emerging industry in USA.
This innovation mission will be held the last week of March 2022 during the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit from March 28-30 in San Francisco.
More information about the event here: https://infocastinc.com/event/pacific-offshore-wind/
Why go to the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit?
U.S. West Coast states are getting on track to establish a sustainable floating wind industry that will generate jobs and economic development for decades. California, with its landmark AB 525 legislation, is setting a path towards integrating 10 GW or more of offshore wind in its climate and clean-power strategy. Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii are working to add offshore wind to their clean-power portfolios. These West Coast opportunities hold tremendous promises, and require different innovations, technologies, supply chains, and construction methods than fixed-bottom projects on the Atlantic Coast.
Key questions will be addressed at this must-attend conference for those participating in this new West Coast industry in USA:
The ELBE Alliance will organise this innovation mission and support participants in the different steps of the mission (administrative preparation, logistics, B2B meetings, event registration). The ELBE Alliance will also provide partial financial support to a restricted number of companies. Energy Cluster Denmark members, especially SMEs, will have preference for financial support for attendance. SMEs which will not be selected for the financial support can still benefit from the mission organisation and participate at their own costs.
The ELBE PLUS Floating offshore wind mission to California will include:
Participants will be selected on a first come first served basis, and Energy Cluster Denmark members specially SMEs will be prioritized. To participate to the mission, it is required to:
The standard profile we are looking for:
Deadline for sending applications is 28th February.
For any enquiry, related to Danish participants attendance you can contact:
Gustavo Ferraz de Luna
International Project Manager
Energy Cluster Denmark
gfl@energycluster.dk
All participants must comply with US COVID-19 restrictions regarding travel. CDC guidelines require non-US citizens to be fully vaccinated (14 days after a second dose) AND present a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 1 day before travel.
As part of the Visa Waiver Program, EU citizens (except Cyprus, Hungary, and Romania) can travel to the US without a visa by applying for an ESTA online. Please note that you will have to pay for your own ESTA application.
The above elements are subjected to change due to COVID-19 restrictions. Applicants will be informed of any change.
The ELBE Alliance gathers seven leading European clusters in Blue Energy. It aims to contribute positioning Europe as the world technological and industrial leader in Blue Energy by supporting internationalisation of European SMEs and other relevant stakeholders, with a focus in North America (US, Canada) and Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan). You can read more on http://www.elbealliance.eu/home and/or watch this introductory video link here
[1] The formal definition is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition_en