Onsite information

Opening hours

^*Note: The official Opening Reception takes place from 18:00 to 20:00 in the lunch area of Hall 10 on Tuesday night.

Accommodation

Badges

All participants are required to wear their badge throughout the event. Badges are marked according to the type of pass purchased, and participants will not be admitted to the conference or exhibition without their badge. Should you lose your badge, please go to the registration area for assistance.

Charge your mobile

There are charging stations near the North Entrance.

Cloakroom and luggage facility

Cloakrooms are available free of charge in Hall 9, Hall 10 and in the North Entrance, as indicated on the venue plan.

Tickets at each cloakroom are colour coded.

• Blue – NCC North Entrance
• Yellow – Hall 9
• Green – Hall 10

Conference proceedings

Three-day conference pass holders have free access to the online conference proceedings website, published after the event. Delegates will receive an email with login details. The proceedings include PowerPoint presentations, synchronised audio files, video files of selected sessions, posters, and full papers (where available).

WindEurope members can also access conference proceedings for free via the Members’ Area, contact us at [email protected].

For more information about the proceedings, please contact [email protected].

Emergencies

For emergencies at IFEMA (medical, fire, security), please dial +34 91 722 54 00.

Exhibition Operations Office

The Exhibition Operations Office is located near the entrance of Hall 10.

Event Daily

The Recharge editorial team will be onsite as our Official Event News Partner. As in previous years, the digital Dailies will once again bring you the latest show news, interviews, and content from the Annual Event and the wider world of wind – direct to your email inbox.

Event sustainability

Sustainability is integral to our industry and our event organisation, from the planning right through to the assembly and dismantling stage. We’ve looked at every aspect of our event planning, and we aim to align our initiatives with priorities set out under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

As we work to produce these events, we’ve drawn up a few priority action points for WindEurope Madrid 2026.

Visit the Sustainability page to learn about our action points and join us in our efforts to deliver a more sustainable event.

Internet

Free Wi‑Fi is available throughout the venue:

• Network: WINDEUROPE
• Password: windeurope2026

Language

The official language at the conference sessions is English.

Lost and found

Lost and found items can be recovered at the Info Desk located in the Registration area.

Meeting Rooms

Meeting rooms will not be available for onsite booking. There are still some meeting rooms available for booking.

Posters

There are over 350 posters on display for all participants to view throughout the event. The Poster Area is on Level 1, near the conference session rooms. Participants will also have the chance to meet poster presenters and discuss their findings during the poster session.

The main Poster Session and Poster Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 9 April from 17:15 to 18:30 in the Poster Area.

This year, we will also organize guided poster tours as part of the main poster session, offering attendees the opportunity to explore a selection of posters and learn more about the research presented.

Press Room

A Press Room is available for accredited journalists throughout the event. The Press Room is in Meeting Room A10.1, Mezzanine level above Hall 10.

For press enquiries, please contact: Deborah Almerge Rückert, Press and Communications Officer, through email [email protected] or phone +32 496507759.

Seating Areas

In addition to seating areas available at the Coffee Bars and Business Lounges, extra seating space is available in the following areas:

• Hall 9
  • near Powering the Future stage
  • 9-B112 à Mexican food truck corner
• Hall 10
  • Sustainability corner
  • 10-J90 à Frozen yogurt corner
• Conference Area
  • Near N107

These areas are available during opening hours on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating cannot be reserved in advance.

Speakers’ Room

The Speakers’ Room (Meeting Room N111 + 112, Conference Area – North Convention Centre, Level 1) is available for all speakers who wish to work on or upload their presentations. Staff are available to help with any queries from speakers or session chairs. Speaker briefings will take place in the Speakers’ Room 30 minutes before the start of your session. The room will be open for the duration of the event.

For more information, visit the Presenters’ Dashboard.

Questions

For queries related to the Exhibition, please visit the exhibition operations team in the Exhibition Operations’ Office located in Hall 10.

For registration queries, please visit the Registration helpdesk in the registration area.

For any other questions, please visit the Info Desk in the registration area.