16 – 18 September 2026 · Helgoland
AquaSummit 2026
Three days of offshore hydrogen on the North Sea island of Helgoland – presentations, general assembly, networking and nature experiences.
Wednesday
16 September 2026
📍 Hamburg/Cuxhaven
Halunder Jet from Hamburg (08:30) · MS Helgoland from Cuxhaven (09:30)
📍 Helgoland
Accommodation check-in
📍 AWI Helgoland
Participants have been invited separately · Places are limited SOffie: Offshore Wind Energy System Integration – Analysis of key decisions for a resilient and efficient future energy system. Joint project of TU Dresden, TU Berlin, University of Duisburg-Essen, DIW Berlin and AquaVentus. NSE6: North Sea Energy Phase 6 – International research programme integrating offshore wind, hydrogen, CO₂ and natural gas into a climate-neutral energy system across all North Sea countries. Duration: September 2025 – March 2028 · approx. 40 international partners, including AquaVentus.
📍 Franz-Schensky-Platz, Helgoland
2 island tours for up to 30 persons each, in English
📍 Südhafenterminal Helgoland, Paul-Denker-Wai 1225
Get-together in the waiting hall of the Südhafenterminal · Catering provided
Thursday
17 September 2026
📍 Nordseehalle Helgoland
AquaVentus & Mayor of Helgoland
📍 Nordseehalle
Concept and development status of an integrated offshore hydrogen project · Project consortium
📍 Nordseehalle
| North Sea Activities with Project Focus | Gascade |
| HyONE Project, System Integration in Offshore Wind Tenders, Integration of Power, Hydrogen and Infrastructure Planning | Gasunie |
| 3 Societal Problems, 1 Solution – First 30-50 MW Offshore Green Hydrogen Facility in the North Sea by 2031 | H2DO |
| Offshore Scaling Study: Key Findings on the Integration of Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Production | SubSea7 / HydePoint / EnBW |
| Scaling offshore sector coupling and offshore wind in Zone 4 and 5 | CIP |
| Area Study AWZ Zone 4&5 | Ramboll |
📍 Nordseehalle
30 min presentations with Q&A to follow
| Offshore Wind System Integration – Project Presentation | SOffie · TU Dresden |
| North Sea Energy Programme 6 – Project Presentation | NSE6 · TNO |
| H-DataAI – Data and AI for the Grid Integration of Offshore Wind, Storage and Hydrogen | AquaVentus |
📍 Nordseehalle Helgoland
Hybrid connection · Dial-in details will be distributed separately to the respective member representatives
Free time until the AquaDinner
📍 Nordseehalle Helgoland
Friday
18 September 2026
📍 AWI Helgoland
Participants have been invited separately · Places are limited
📍 Historic Hummerbude · Hafenstraße 1072, Binnenhafen Helgoland
Participants have been invited separately · Places are limited Topic: Standardisation of Offshore Hydrogen Production Topics: · Fire and explosion protection on offshore electrolysis platforms · Evacuation and safety concepts · Placing on the market and certification of components and assemblies · Pressure vessels and pipelines · Interfaces between offshore wind and hydrogen platforms and offshore wind and hydrogen transport infrastructure
📍 Terrassencafé Krebs im Oberland, Am Falm 322A, 27498 Helgoland
Group 1 · AquaVentus · Private and public tour available
📍 Terrassencafé Krebs im Oberland, Am Falm 322A, 27498 Helgoland
Group 2 · AquaVentus · Private and public tour available
No catering provided by AquaVentus · Lunch at your own discretion
📍 Dune ferry / Helgoland pier
2 groups · Tour in English
📍 Helgoland
Halunder Jet to Hamburg: 16:30 · MS Helgoland to Cuxhaven: 16:30
Legend
As of: June 2026 · Subject to change · Detailed planning to follow.