Call for abstracts
Submission deadline: 5 September
It’s that time of the year again! We’re all making plans for next year, and there’s one thing that should definitely be on your agenda: WindEurope’s Annual Event 2026, which will take place in Madrid from 21-23 April. Eager to present your work, meet your peers and help advance the wind energy sector?
We are calling for abstracts on technologies, concepts, research, ideas, and solutions that will help boost Europe’s energy security and speed up the transition to a renewables-based, electrified energy system.
The deadline to submit an abstract is 5 September 2025.
What is the scope?
WindEurope Annual Event 2026 is your annual wind energy conference and exhibition, so we will of course cover all aspects of onshore and offshore wind technology, from designing turbines and planning wind farms to operations, all the way to decommissioning and recycling. We will also keep the focus on how wind can support and drive the electrification of the wider economy. Of particular interest will be contributions on how we can accelerate the scale-up, automate both manufacturing and operations and also how we can better understand fatigue and faults in larger turbines, so we can prevent them.
What kind of contributions are we looking for?
We are looking for concrete examples of already–implemented operational solutions, experience, and feedback from the field, including real-world data, as well as innovative research, concepts and ideas that can bring the sector forward.
Submitted abstracts should be related to the technical themes of the conference – as listed below. Scientific contributions should focus on applied research with a higher TRL (4 or above). Commercial submissions will be rejected (1).
Additionally, WindEurope believes that women can break the glass-ceiling in the wind energy industry. We therefore would like to encourage as many women as possible to submit their work for presentation through our call for abstracts.
We’re keen to hear from a wide range of voices – if you are working on interesting wind-related projects and issues, in academia, the wind industry, or other sectors interacting with wind, this is your chance to share them with the wider wind community!
Scientific content
Science and research content at our events is organised in the cooperation with the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE), a world-leading wind energy academic & research community. The Academy brings delegates leading edge wind energy research results, keeping Europe at the forefront of wind energy innovation. The offers a forum for in-depth presentations and discussions on progress and results of wind-energy related scientific research.
Abstract submitters will have the possibility to apply for the publication of a scientific paper which will be peer-reviewed by the EAWE and published in a dedicated volume of the open-access IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series.
Important dates
- Deadline for abstracts: 5 September 2025
- Review of abstracts: mid-September – mid-October 2025
- Notification of selection: early December 2025
Click on the button below to get more information and submit your abstract
Click on the tabs below to see the different lists of topics
Please note that the list of subtopics is indicative and non-exhaustive. If you’re not sure about which subtopic is the most appropriate, please contact us.
Resource Assessment
- Data management & data tools
- Extreme conditions and climate change impacts
- Turbulence, wakes, and blockage effects (wind farm cluster interaction losses, wind farm/atmospheric boundary layer interaction)
- Wind mapping, atlases, and forecasting
- Wind measurements and testing (LiDAR, SoDAR, Radar, satellite, wind tunnel, wave tank, cup anemometer)
- Wind modelling across scales (global, mesoscale, microscale, model chains)
- Wind yield reanalysis
Turbine Technology (onshore and offshore, incl. floating)
- Advanced manufacturing (additive, automation, robotics)
- Circularity and sustainable materials
- Data management & data tools
- Design for extreme environments (cold/over icing, tropical, severe weather, lightning, earthquake…)
- Electrical and structural components (performance, reliability)
- Emerging concepts, materials and alternative designs (airborne, small wind, superconductors, nanomaterials…)
- Floating wind: components, modelling (aero-hydrodynamics, fluid-structure), testing, and industrialisation
- Foundations and support structures
- Larger turbines: design, performance, and reliability
- Rotor, blade, and tower design (aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, aeroelasticity, materials)
Wind Farm Installation & Operations
- Cybersecurity and data standards
- Data management & data tools
- Digitalisation and automation in O&M and logistics
- End-of-life strategies: lifetime extension, repowering, decommissioning
- Floating wind: installation, logistics, and project lessons
- Health, safety, skills, and training
- Installation logistics and port infrastructure
- Main component exchanges
- Operation & Maintenance (O&M): performance, control, monitoring, maintenance
- Operational strategies and wind farm control (yaw, loads, induction)
- Soil and fluid-structure modelling
Digitalisation & Data (transversal)
- Cybersecurity and digital skills development
- Data management, engineering, and AI-readiness
- FAIR data, open-source tools, and collaborative innovation
- Knowledge engineering (ontologies, knowledge graphs)
Environmental Sustainability and Social Acceptance
- Circularity by design (incl. embedded footprint of materials) and recycling (blades, components)
- Community engagement, benefit sharing and social acceptance
- Data management & data tools
- Environmental and biodiversity impacts (birds, bats, marine life)
- Health issues (e.g., noise, shadow flicker)
- Landscape impacts and spatial planning issues (incl. visual intrusion)
Grid Integration, Electrification & Power-to-X
- Data management & data tools
- Electrification of industry, transport (e-charging), and heating/cooling
- Grid technologies (HVAC/HVDC, cables, offshore grids, floating wind integration)
- Hybrid systems, colocation, and virtual power plants
- Hydrogen and Power-to-X: technologies, infrastructure, regulation, real-world projects
- Market design, business models, and system services (incl. grid codes, grid forming, ancillary services, strategies for market participation)
- Storage and data exchange with TSOs/DSOs
- System resilience (weather, cybersecurity)
- Wind power forecasting for trading and system modelling
(1) Commercial content doesn’t fit the conference, but if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact our sales team.
