Here you can find information about the available technical tours during the conference. All tours will take place on Friday the 11th of September during the entire day. This means you can only attend one tour, and you will need to register for the tours in advance (use your booking number). Some tours can only take a limited number of people, and when they are full it will not be possible to register for them on the registration form.
Last day to register for the tours is the 24th of August! It will be possible for participants to register for the tour
after the 24th of August, if there are enough spare seats on the
bus.
Deptarture site for the tours is shown on the map. Zoom out to see the location for each tour.
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The tour options are:
Tour to Älvkarleby power plant and Vattenfall's hydraulic lab (15€, limited to 45 people)
Tour to Lysekil Wavepower plant (30€, limited to 95 people)
Tour to Marsta Wind Turbines (15€)
Tour to ABB (15€)
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TOUR TO ÄLVKARLEBY POWER PLANT AND VATTENFALL'S HYDRAULIC LABORATORY
On September 11, you are welcome to join a study visit to the Älvkarleby power plant and Vattenfall's Hydraulic Laboratory at the Älvkarleby research facility.
Tour schedule
| 08.00 |
Departure by bus from the parking lot beside the Bothanic Gardens (right across Uppsala Castle, where the conference is being held) |
| 09.30 |
Study visit at the Älvkarleby Hydro Power Plant |
| 12.15 |
Lunch at the Älvkarleby Tourist Hotel (included in the tour) |
| 13.30 |
Study visit at the Hydraulic Laboratory in Älvkarleby |
15.00 |
Departure by bus to Uppsala |
16.30
| Arrival at Uppsala Castle |
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TOUR TO LYSEKIL WAVE POWER PLANT
On September 11th, you are welcome to join a study visit to Uppsala University Wave Power plant outside Lysekil, on the west coast. The site is about 460 km from Uppsala and will be a full day trip. Breakfast/lunch will be provided on the morning trip and a dinner stop will be taken upon return trip to Uppsala. Departure directly to Gothenburg after the visit in Lysekil is possible (for onward flights abroad etc). The number of attendants in this technical tour to Lysekil is limited to 95 people.
Please note that the bustrip back and forth to Lysekil takes 12h!
Preliminary tour schedule
| 05.00 |
Departure by bus central Uppsala |
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45 min break |
| 12.00 |
Arrival in Lysekil |
| 12.30 |
Boat tour out to the wave power site Islandsberg |
| 14.00 |
Return to Lysekil |
14.30 |
Visit to Seabased Industry work shop |
17.00 |
Departure to Uppsala |
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45 min dinner break |
23.55 |
Arrival in Uppsala |
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TOUR TO MARSTA WIND TURBINES
Visit to Uppsala högar and a small scale vertical axis wind turbine
Old Uppsala and a vertical axis wind turbine
During this field trip you will see a short demonstration of a 12kW
vertical
axis wind turbine at a research facility located north of
Uppsala. The turbine is directly connected to a PM generator and
operates at variable speed. After the demonstration we will head on to
Old Uppsala,
an area rich in archaeological remains. We will visit the local
museum and nearby burial mounds. This is a half day event.
Note: There are no toilets or water available at the wind turbine
site. However, these facilities are provided at the museum and
restaurant.
Tour schedule
| 9:30
| Departure by bus from the parking lot beside the botanic gardens (right across from Uppsala Castle, where the conference is being held).
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| 10.00
| Demonstration of the vertical axis wind turbine.
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| 11.00
| Bus leaves for Old Uppsala.
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| 11.20
| Guided tour of the local museum and burial mounds.
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| 12.45
| Lunch buffe with
optional mead (55 SEK per bottle).
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| 13.45
| Depart for Uppsala.
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| 14.15
| Return Uppsala (same location as where we started).
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Tour to ABB
On September 11, you are welcome to join a study visit at ABB in Ludvika. ABB is one of the main supplier of both power and automation technology necessary for the renewable energy industry. ABB products and know-how are used across the energy chain, from power generation and power plant control to grid connections and transmission. ABB technologies, such as FACTS and HVDC, not only allow the connection of intermittent energy sources to the grid without stability problems but also make it possible to locate large off shore wind farms far from the coast. On this tour you will be given the opportunity to see some of the latest development necessary for large scale integration of renewable energy sources.
ABB link to information on Energy efficiency and renewables
| 07.00 |
Departure by bus from the parking lot beside the botanic gardens (right across from Uppsala Castle, where the conference is being held). |
| 10.00 |
Study visit ABB |
| 12.00 |
Lunch |
| 13.00 |
Study visit ABB High Voltage Laboratory |
| 15.00 |
Return to Uppsala |
| 17.00 |
Arrival in Uppsala |
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