Sail the new blue sea, chase the long wind. On August 26,2023, （The 5th）Offshore Wind Power Support Structure Design and Construction Symposium was successfully held in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. This meeting was jointly organized by the China Offshore Wind Association, affiliated to CAOE , the National Engineering Technology Research Center for Wind Power, Nantong Ocean Water Conservancy Engineering Co., Ltd., GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Experts, scholars and entrepreneurs in the field of offshore wind power from all over the country gathered together to conduct in-depth discussions and exchanges on cutting-edge technical problems such as offshore wind power support structure design, foundation type, pile-sliding and hammer-rejecting, explore innovative breakthrough directions, and work together to promote offshore wind power technology progress and industrial upgrading.

The opening speech session was presided over by Zhai Endi, Secretary General of  China Offshore Wind Association, affiliated to CAOE and Director of National Engineering Technology Research Center for Wind Power, Cai Shaokuan, President of the China Offshore Wind Association, affiliated to CAOE, and Huang Guoliang, General Manager of Nantong Ocean Water Conservancy Engineering Co., Ltd.

Cai Shaokuan said in his speech that in recent years, with the advancement of the national renewable energy strategy and the goal of " carbon peak and carbon neutrality, " China 's offshore wind power has developed rapidly, and the scale of offshore wind power grid pile machines has continued to increase. Offshore wind power will become an important strategic supporting basic industry for China 's clean energy transformation and development and ensuring national energy supply security. However, the natural environment of offshore wind power support structure is harsh, which brings serious challenges to the safety of offshore wind power support structure. It is hoped that the whole industry colleagues will work together to make China 's offshore wind power industry a strategic emerging industry that can release huge economic and social benefits.

This conference is one day long. In the morning, the keynote speech is presided by Liu Wei, Deputy Chief Engineer of Fujian Yongfu Electric Power Design Co., Ltd., Zhou Xuhong, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Cheng Liang, Academician of Australian Academy of Science and Engineering Technology, Dean of School of Marine Science and Engineering of South China University of Technology, Liu Junfeng, Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Branch of China Yangtze River Three Gorges Group Co., Ltd., Huang Chunfang, Deputy Chief Engineer of South China Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Ji Weidong, Director of Marine Load Simulation and Basic Design Office of Jinfeng Technology Co., Ltd. Wu Shang, chief engineer of Nantong Ocean Water Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., mainly reported and shared cases on the technological innovation and engineering practice of offshore wind power support structure, which provided new ideas for the design of offshore wind power support structure and aroused heated discussion among participants.

In the afternoon, the agenda mainly focused on offshore wind power support structure materials, electrical platforms and other topics, presided over by Li Rongfu, Vice President of Offshore Wind Power Design & Research Institute of Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. and Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang Goldwind, Wang Yuhang, Associate Dean of the School of Civil Engineering of Chongqing University, Sun Zhenzhou, Associate Chief Engineer of the New Energy Engineering Institute of the East China Survey and Design Institute (ESDI), Wang Jinxi, Director of Hydraulic Structures Department of the Guangdong Provincial Electric Power Design & Research Institute Co. Wang Jinxi, Shanghai Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd. project manager Wang Li Ji and other industry experts to share their insights, for offshore wind power planning, design and construction management practice to provide important reference.

In the final sharing session of the conference, experts, scholars and industry colleagues drew on a wide range of strengths, brainstorming, in-depth excavation of offshore wind power support structure design and construction of various nodes, from the perspective of cost and quality of multi-dimensional considerations of the design of the purpose and effect. Among them, Meng Wen of BENTLEY Software (Beijing) Co., Ltd, Wang Yin of Dalian University of Technology, Zhao Hui of Huadian Heavy Industry Co., Ltd, and Zhao Yong of China Railway Bridge Bureau Group Co., Ltd made a report and shared their views with the delegates, exchanged views with the delegates on the current situation of the offshore wind power structural design and construction technology and the development direction, and provided support for the breakthrough of the bottleneck of the technology, and the establishment of the technology and industrial service system with the functions of technology research and development, inspection and certification and test and test. and industrial service system.

Offshore wind power exhibition area was set up outside the main hall during the same period of the conference. Ltd., Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., BENTLEY Software (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Kunshan Benefactor System Building Materials Co., Ltd. displayed the latest products, innovative technologies and solutions.

Offshore Wind Power Support Structure Design and Construction Symposium has a clear theme, effective organisation, adequate discussion, and is highly regarded for the high specification and authority of the speakers, which fully demonstrates the cutting-edge dynamics and trends in the field of offshore wind power in China. The conference promotes offshore wind power technology exchange and industry in-depth cooperation, to help offshore wind power affordable development to bring together the power to promote China's energy clean low-carbon transformation is of great significance.