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Living Lab Research at the 12th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring in Toulouse
The 12th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2026) took place in Toulouse, France, from July 7 to 10, 2026. The conference is considered Europe’s leading...
Second Research Expedition to the German North Sea
With the HE681 research expedition, the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind successfully completed the second round of field data collection. In June 2026, a team of scientists from...
“The Expansion of Offshore Wind Energy and Society” – Workshop in Cuxhaven
At the invitation of the two regional development offices in Lüneburg and Weser-Ems and the Living Lab 70GW Offshore Wind, on June 25,2026, approximately 30 experts from the...
Second Stakeholder Workshop of the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind
On June 17, 2026, the second stakeholder workshop of the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind took place at ForWind’s WindLab in Oldenburg. More than 50 participants from academia,...
Living Lab Spokesperson Attends International RAVE Workshop in Hamburg
At the 7th International RAVE Workshop (Research at alpha ventus), which took place last week in Hamburg in a hybrid format, the 70 GW Offshore Wind living lab was represented by...
Living lab researcher Bernd Siebenhüner has been reappointed to the German Committee for Sustainability Research
Oldenburg-based sustainability researcher Prof. Dr. Bernd Siebenhüner has once again been appointed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to the German Committee for...
DAM Parliamentary Breakfast with Participation from the Living Lab
How does offshore wind power affect the marine environment, and how can its planned expansion be made as sustainable as possible? These questions were the focus of a...
Workshop in Cuxhaven: Focus on the Social Dimensions of Offshore Expansion
On June 25, 2026, the 70 GW Offshore Wind living lab and the Lüneburg and Weser-Ems Regional Development Offices will host a joint workshop at Cuxhaven City Hall. The workshop...
Stephan Barth to Speak at WindEurope Panel on the Future of Wind Energy Research Funding
At WindEurope 2026 in Madrid on April 21, ForWind Executive Director Dr. Stephan Barth participated in a high-level panel discussion on the topic “A New Approach to Funding Wind...
Living Lab 70GW Offshore Wind and TEN.efzn at Hannover Messe 2026
Living Lab 70GW Offshore Wind will be represented at Hannover Messe 2026 in the week from April 20 to April 24, 2026 as part of the TEN.efzn research program. The focus of the...
Living lab perspectives on new Helmholtz Hereon study on NDR
In January 2026, the Helmholtz Center Hereon published the study "Cumulative hydrodynamic impacts of offshore wind farms on North Sea currents and surface temperatures". It...
Social opportunities of offshore expansion: skilled workers, region and social infrastructure
At the BWO Skilled Workers Summit North Sea on February 17, 2026 at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce, representatives from business, politics, administration and science discussed...
Living lab spokesperson Torsten Schlurmann elected to the board of the new German Marine Research Alliance
The German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) and the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) have completed their merger and will continue their work together under the name German...
Quarterly meeting of the Living Lab at WindLab Oldenburg
On February 16, 2026, the researchers from the Living Lab 70GW Offshore Wind met for the first quarterly meeting of 2026 in the WindLab on the Wechloy campus of the Carl von...
TEN.efzn annual meeting in Hannover with living lab participation
As one of the research platforms of the TEN.efzn - Transformation of Lower Saxony's Energy System program, the living lab 70 GW Offshore Wind was represented at this year's...
Living lab researcher Martin Dörenkämper at the Recharge Wind Power Summit 2025
Living lab contribution to the panel "Wind theft - The industry's big wake-up call" Living lab researcher Martin Dörenkämper from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems...
The Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind at the North German Science Ministers’ Conference in Berlin
Wind energy research as a central component of the Energy Model Region Northern Germany A strong stage for Lower Saxony's energy research in the German capital: On November 10,...
First stakeholder workshop of the living lab
Dialogs between research, industry and politics On November 4, 2025, the first stakeholder workshop of the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind took place at the ForWind WindLab....
Annual meeting of the living lab in the ForWind WindLab
Annual meeting of the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind: status, planning and next steps On November 3, 2025, the annual meeting of the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind took place at...
Living Lab at the MatchMaking Symposium Wind Energy
Image rights: "Projektträger Jülich / Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH"Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind networks with industry and research How can research and industry work even...
5th ForWind Wind Physics Symposium with Living Lab focus
On Monday, September 29, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research hosted the 5th annual Wind Physics Symposium at the WindLab on the Wechloy Campus of the Carl von Ossietzky...
Living lab PhDs meet at the Oldenburg WindLab
At the beginning of September, a group of doctoral students from the universities of Oldenburg and Hanover met at the WindLab for the first joint PhD workshop in the Reallabor 70...
Multi-use scenarios for offshore wind farms: research article highlights opportunities and challenges
How can offshore wind farms contribute not only to the energy transition, but also to healthier seas and a smarter use of maritime space? This question is at the heart of the 70...
Diverse visitor groups in the WindLab – insight into research into the energy transition and the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind
In the summer semester of 2025, ForWind welcomed numerous interested visitor groups to the WindLab. Guided tours and discussions gave participants an insight into wind energy...
Second quarterly meeting of the Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind in Hanover
On June 18, 2025, the second quarterly meeting of the Reallabor 70 GW Offshore Wind took place in the historic premises of the Royal Stables in Hanover. The event, organized by...
Reallabor spokesperson Prof. Torsten Schlurmann presents the Reallabor at the BWO panel on the offshore future
Reallabor spokesperson Prof. Torsten Schlurmann presents the Reallabor at the BWO panel on the offshore future In May 2025, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Schlurmann, member of the...
Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind presented to leading players from politics and research
Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind presented to leading players from politics and research The Living Lab 70 GW Offshore Wind was recently the focus of several visits by high-ranking...
Kick off Reallabor 70GW Offshore Wind
In October, the living lab 70GW offshore wind was launched with a kick-off meeting at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg in Delmenhorst. The living lab is part of the TEN.efzn...
TEN.efzn launched
Research for a climate-neutral future: The transformation of our energy system towards 100 percent renewable energy requires good ideas and innovations from science in order to...
