Wind Energy Association to Host "2026 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition"

To Be Held at Yeosu World Expo Center on June 16-17
First Public Release of Discussions from the Offshore Wind Competitiveness Enhancement Committee

The Korean Wind Energy Association announced on May 26 that the "2026 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference Exhibition" will be held at the Yeosu World Expo Center for two days from June 16 to 17.

Exhibition view of the 2025 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference. Korea Wind Energy Association

This event is co-hosted by the Korean Wind Energy Association and the Jeollanam-do Provincial Government, with the Korean Wind Energy Association serving as the main organizer. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Korea Energy Agency are supporting institutions.

Nakwol Offshore Wind, SK Innovation E&S, CIP, and Unison are platinum sponsors, while Taihan Cable, Samil CNS, and Vina Energy are participating as gold sponsors. Ciner Renewable Energy Group and RWE are supporting the event as silver sponsors.

This exhibition will feature 72 organizations and companies from Korea and overseas, including Myungwoon Industry Development, Unison, CS Wind, Taihan Cable, KBETS, Hanbit Offshore Wind, Samhae ENC, Nakwol Blueheart, Kukdo Chemical, GS Entec, and SRE, as well as the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea and the Japan Wind Power Association. A total of 93 booths will be operated.

Since this is the first time the event is being held in Jeollanam-do, a special "Jeonnam Pavilion" will be set up to foster the local wind power industry and expand the supply chain. Participants in the special pavilion include the Jeollanam-do Provincial Government, Yeonggwang-gun, Jindo-gun, Goheung-gun, Yeosu-si, Shinan-gun, Jeonnam Development Corporation, Green Energy Institute, Mokpo National University, and the Jeonnam Wind Industry Association.

This year's conference will also cover a variety of topics, including wind power policies and supply chains, regional coexistence, and strategies for entering global markets. On the first day of the conference, discussions from the "Public-Private Offshore Wind Competitiveness Enhancement Committee," which has drawn significant industry attention, will be made public for the first time.

On the first day, June 16, the program features presentations such as: "Jeonnam Offshore Wind Case Study and Development of Jeonnam Offshore Wind Sites 2 and 3" (Jinpyo Lee, Head of Wind Power Business Development Team at SK Innovation E&S); "How Can Korea Balance Offshore Wind Growth and Domestic Supply Chain Development? - Scenario-Based Analysis Considering Demand-Supply Roles and Strategic Choices" (Alexander Dobrowen, Executive Vice President and Head of Offshore Wind at Rystad Energy); "Key Issues and Outlook for the Korean Wind Market"; "Bidding Directions After the RPS System" (Jooman Kim, Korea Country Manager of Global Wind Energy Council); "Public-Private Offshore Wind Competitiveness Enhancement Committee" (Beomseok Kim, Professor at Jeju National University, and Dawool Jang, CEO of Ocean Energy Pathway); and "Offshore Wind Competitiveness Enhancement Strategy - Cost, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure" (Eunseong Kim, Vice President of NEXT).

On the second day, June 17, the program includes: "Preferential Measures for the Jeonnam Offshore Wind Regional Supply Chain" (Sookhee Park, Head of Offshore Wind Industry Division at Jeollanam-do); "Global Offshore Wind Supply Chains and Regional Coexistence Cases" (Japan Wind Power Association, Taiwan Offshore Wind Association, Jeollanam-do); "Competitiveness of Scotland's Offshore Wind Supply Chain: Experience, Scale, and Korea-Scotland Cooperation Opportunities" (Richard Baker, Head of APAC Energy Transition Trade at Scottish Development International); "Entry and Investment of the Korean Offshore Wind Supply Chain in the UK" (Chenwu Hae, Commercial Secretary for Investment at the British Embassy in Korea); and "Offshore Wind Port Operation and Logistics Management" (Embassy of Denmark in Korea).

On the evening of the first day, a networking dinner party to facilitate industry exchange will be held for the first time. The party will take place in a standing buffet format at the Yeosu Venezia Hotel and will be open exclusively to registered conference participants.

Exhibition and seminar attendance is free if registered in advance through the event website. On-site registration will incur an admission fee of 10,000 won. For the conference, which is a paid event, early registration by June 2 is available at 88,000 won; after that date, the price is 110,000 won.

Meanwhile, at the "2025 Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference Exhibition" held at BEXCO in Busan last July, a total of 72 companies participated—42 domestic and 32 overseas—operating 119 booths and attracting 2,029 visitors to the event.

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