Gallery: EWEA Offshore 2015

The EWEA Offshore 2015 event took place in Copenhagen between 10-12 March
The blade from a Vestas V90 3MW turbine greeted delegates
There was also a blade from LM Windpower
Hundreds of exhibitors filled the Bella Conference Centre
At the show, Siemens unveiled an upgraded version of its 6MW turbine
The new model has an increased capacity of 7MW
Unveiled at the show was the Gamesa-Areva offshore joint venture, named Adwen.
Aerodyn displayed a model of its floating turbine platform
Vessel operator A2Sea showed off its fleet
Alstom gave a look inside its 6MW Haliade turbine
Force Technology demonstrated a vessel simulator
MHI Vestas gave delegates a chance to see the view from the top of a turbine using oculus rift technology
MHI Vestas also put on a James Bond-style show for selected guests
The company's two CEO's, Jens Tommerup and Jin Kato, appeared to fly into Copenhagen Habour
And apparently then "jumped" from the helicopter into the water below
Moments later, the CEO's appeared at an event in Tuxedos carrying their red wet suits.
Prysmian showcased its offering with examples of cabling used at wind projects.

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One major announcement from the conference was the naming of Areva and Gamesa's offshore joint venture. Adwen will adopt Areva's M5000 5MW offshore turbine, now to be called AD 5-135 and Gamesa's G132-5MW turbine, now dubbed the AD 5-132. The JV will also continue to develop Areva's propsed 8MW turbine, with serial production expected in 2018.

Siemens revealed an upgrade of its 6MW offshore turbine. The 7MW is the same design as the 6MW turbine, and the manufacturer said the 7MW's components had already been produced. The turbine was about to be installed at a test centre in Denmark.

Speaking about the 7MW machine, Siemens Offshore CEO Michael Hannibal described it as "the same generator, we have just put in some other magnets". Changes were also made to the transformer.

The 7MW turbine is already being lined up to be installed at the second phase of Dong Energy's 660MW Walney Extension project in the Irish Sea.

Elsewhere, another offshore joint venture, MHI Vestas, gave delegates the opportunity to "climb" a V164 8MW turbine. Attendees could see the view from the top of the turbine, using Oculus Rift technology.

There were over 8,000 visitors to the centre and 250 exhibitors, including Windpower Monthly's TV studio.