GROW-to-GO

From welding to wrapping: rethinking the offshore joint
The sound of welding hums steadily in the background at Smulders-HSM yard in Schiedam. Amid the sound of people working with steel, something profoundly different is being tested. Tim Kapteijn (Tree Composites) and Angeliki Christoforidou (TU Delft) discuss composite joints as a superior alternative to traditional welding of complex joints.
Back in 2021, in a previous episode called ‘It’s like connecting steel tubes with duct tape’, GROW-to-GO already provided insight into testing the composite joint technology. At that stage, the WrapNode project was executing several lab tests on joints. This time, David de Jager visits the site where WrapNode II is performing medium-scale tests on a section of a jacket structure.
Listen to the podcast and read our web magazine now at https://grow-to-go.nl/entries/202607-wrapnode2
Or do you want to start with the previous edition go to https://grow-to-go.nl/entries/202111-wrapnode

The moment the rotors begin to spin, you can feel it: the promise of doing things differently.
In this new edition of GROW‑to‑GO, host David de Jager visits the Pilot-CD-project at Drone Port Reusel to explore how innovation is quite literally taking flight. Joined by Thijs van ’t Geloof and Wouter Kloppenburg from Ampelmann, the conversation zooms in on a deceptively simple idea with powerful implications: using a heavy‑lift cargo drone to deliver maintenance materials exactly where and when they’re needed.
Why does this matter? Because offshore wind maintenance isn’t only about fixing equipment, it’s about time, logistics, and efficiency long before the work even begins. Transporting tools and materials offshore is often slow, complex, and costly. Ampelmann’s drone solution challenges that reality by delivering faster, more safely, and with greater flexibility.
Have a look at our web magazine at https://grow-to-go.nl/entries/202605-pilot-cd

Reimagining the offshore energy system 
Offshore wind delivers large volumes of renewable electricity, but the system behind it must be able to cope with mismatches between supply and demand. FlexH2 addresses this challenge head-on. Guus Pemen, Dongsheng Yang of TU Eindhoven and Yin Sun of both Shell and TU Eindhoven explain the core difficulty and introduce you to the FlexH2 demonstrator, a big step towards sustainable energy systems that are more flexible, efficient, and integrated. 
Have a look at our web magazine at https://grow-to-go.nl/202603-flexh2

All preparations for the first offshore demonstration of the Vibrojet® monopile installation technique are in full swing when we meet Hein van Opstal, Paula van Lieshout and Pierre Bouchet of GBM Works. In ‘Go With the Flow’ you learn more about the technology, challenges and collaboration behind this promising technology for quieter, more efficient monopile installation at the Mammoet shipyard in Schiedam.
Have a look at our web magazine at https://grow-to-go.nl/202601-simple3

Visiting the SIMOX Demonstration Site
Get an update on the SIMOX project. David de Jager visited the specially prepared SIMOX demonstration site at the Port of Amsterdam to meet two key people involved in the project: Ahmed Elkadi and Mark Post, both from Deltares. They tell you more about the activities of researchers and industry partners, who are installing and testing monopiles, side by side, using several innovative installation techniques. 
Have a look at our web magazine at https://grow-to-go.nl/202508-simox-ii
And have a look at our short movie about the SIMOX Demonstration Site at https://grow-offshorewind.nl/newsitem/innovation-at-work