Conference Programme

Day One: Tuesday 18 October 2005

Opening Session
Chaired by Chris Shears, RES Group & BWEA Chairman

1. Andrew Davies AM, Minister for Economic Development and Transport
2. Keith Anderson, Director, Renewables and Major Projects, ScottishPower
3. Malcolm Wicks MP, UK Energy Minister

Energy Policy The Debate: Creating Low Carbon Britain
Chaired by Stephen Sackur, BBC Television Presenter

1. Michael Rea, The Carbon Trust
2. Tony Juniper, Friends of the Earth
3. Rt Hon Brian Wilson, former UK Energy Minister
4. Colin Moynihan, Clipper Windpower Europe Ltd

1. Chris Shears, RES Group & BWEA Chairman: Challenges for the Industry?
2. Kevin McCullough, npower renewables & BWEA Board Member: Now or Never!: Setting the Scene
3. David Gray, Ofgem: Ofgem's Role in Relation to Government Policy
4. Gordon Edge, BWEA: Renewables Obligation: The Review and Beyond

Health & Safety
Chaired by Dave Farrier, E.ON UK Renewables & BWEA Board Member

1. Dave Chaplin, Health & Safety Executive: HSE and the Offshore Renewables Industry
2. Rod Blunden: BWEA Incident Reporting Database Update
3. Jim Heenan, GE: Health & Safety Training Standards for the UK Wind Industry
4. Tony Nott, E.ON UK Renewables: Wind Turbine Safety Rules – Pilot Study Conclusions and Planning for Wider Implementation

Turbine Technical & Business Developments
Chaired by Nigel Crowe, PMSS & BWEA Board Member

1. Steen Broust Nielsen, LM Glasfiber A/S: Potential from Wind Tunnel Testing of Rotor Blade Profiles and Features
2. Dr R S Court, NaREC: Design, Build, Commission and Testing of a new Blade Test Facility at NaREC
3. Dietmar Gosch, REpower Systems AG: 5 MW Wind Turbines in Deep Water – the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Demonstrator
4. Richard Chadwick, Nylon Casting Technology: Skyrota (Nylon Casting Technology): Revolutionary New Gearbox Design Combined with Revolutionary New Gear Materials

Grid Issues
Chaired by Keith MacLean, Scottish and Southern Energy & BWEA Board Member

1. Simon Cocks, National Grid: Wires for Wind
2. Nick Goodall, Energy Networks Association: The Future of the UK's Energy Networks
3. Guy Nicholson, Econnect Ltd: Increasing Wind Penetrations On Medium Voltage Distribution Networks
4. Rob Driver, ENTEC UK Ltd: 'Shallowish' Connection Charging for Embedded Generators – Theory Versus Reality

1. Simon Roberts, Centre for Sustainable Energy: Community Benefits from Wind Power – Fact or Fantasy?
2. Penny Simpson, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP: Wind Energy and Nature Conservation - Can They Work Together?
3. Dr Alan J Edwards, SLR Consulting Ltd: The Hydrological and Ecological Impacts of Wind Farms Development on Peatlands
4. Marc Van Grieken, Land Use Consultants: Cumulative Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

Supply Chain
Chaired by & Peter McLellan, Vestas & BWEA Board Member

1. Megan Arnold, SLP Energy & BWEA Board Member: Supply Chain Issues Update
2. Nigel Crowe, PMSS & BWEA Board Member: Challenges & Opportunities for Offshore Contracting
3. Kurt E Thomsen, A2 SEA: Installing 5 MW+ Turbines Offshore – The Second Generation Installation Equipment
4. David Still, Clipper Windpower Europe: Supply and Contract – the offshore dilemma

Day Two: Wednesday 19 October 2005

Delivering the Wind Energy Target in Wales
Chaired by Paul Dowling, Airtricity & BWEA Board Member

1. Kay Powell, Head of Planning Division, Welsh Assembly Government: TAN8 - Welsh National Planning Policy for Renewable Energy
2. Brian Barrows, Head of Energy, Welsh Development Agency: The Delivery of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Renewable Energy Targets
3. Peter Roper, SP Transmission and Distribution: An Infrastructure to Support Renewables in Mid Wales
4. Andrew Tindal, Garrad Hassan and Partners Limited: Installed Capacity Estimates for Wind in Wales

Wave & Tidal Stream
Chaired by Alan Moore, Low Carbon Futures & BWEA Board Member

1. Joint Presentation: Mark Draper, Ocean Power Technologies Ltd & Uli Kaim, Ibedrola: OPT Development Update
2. David Langston, Wavegen: Energy Production from Active Breakwaters
3. Richard Yemm, Ocean Power Delivery Ltd: The Ocean Power Delivery Pelamis – Status & Prospects
4. Angela Robotham, Marine Current Turbines: An Overview of MCT Projects

Small Wind Session
Chaired by Mike Blanch, AEAT

1. Rachel Crisp, Energy Strategy Unit, DTI: The Government's Microgeneration Strategy
2. Nigel Ellis, Scottish and Southern Energy: Micro-Renewables - delivery to the market
3. British Gas / Windsave: Delivering Domestic Wind Power to UK Households
4. Dr Derek Taylor, Altechnica and Energy & Environment Research Unit, Open University & Antonio Aguiló, Building Research Establishment and Energy & Environment Research Unit, Open University: Computational Fluid Dynamic Modelling of a Building Augmentation Wind Energy System on a Pitched Roof

Onshore Plenary
Chaired by Chris Shears, RES Group & BWEA Chairman

1. Chris Tomlinson, BWEA: Onshore Issues Update
2. Marcus Trinick, Bond Pearce & BWEA Board Member: Lessons Emerging from Wind Farm Public Inquiries
3. Richard Ford, BWEA: Grid Challenges to Deliver 4GW Onshore by 2010
4. Stuart Mason, ScottishPower: Delivering the UK's Largest Windfarm - Black Law

Forecasting & Integration
Chaired by Guy Nicholson, Econnect

1. Will Owen, The Met Office: Developments in Forecast Models - Implications for Renewables
2. Graham Sinden, University of Oxford: Diversified Renewable Energy Portfolios for the UK
3. Colin Morgan & Jack Wasey, Garrad Hassan: Benefits of Short and Long Term Forecasting
4. Phillip Cartwright, AREVA: System Design Requirements for The Connection and Integration of the Barrow 90MW Offshore Wind Farm

Marine Bill Seminar

1. Dave Bench, Defra: Delivering a Sustainable Future
2. Jonathan Lux, Ince & Co: The Marine Bill - Spatial Planning and Implications on the Offshore Wind Energy Sector
3. Janet Brown, WWF-UK: Working towards the UK Marine Bill: A conservation NGO perspective

Delivering the Message
Chaired by Alison Hill, BWEA

1. Alison Hill, BWEA: Embrace the Revolution & Industry Communications Update
2. Martin Mathers and Gregor Bryce, ScottishPower: Getting Consultation Right: A Practical Example
3. Angela Duignan, Energy4All: Community Wind Farm Co-Operatives: Providing the Missing Mega Watts?
4. Mike King, The Environment Council: Stakeholder Engagement in Renewable Energy Planning - Policy into Practice

Trade Partners UK workshop

Organised by Trade Partners UK

This workshop is open all participants at the BWEA 27 Exhibition and Conference, but also to any companies/delegates interested in the US, UK and international renewable energy sector. No charge is applicable for this workshop and participants do not need to register for the main BWEA27 Conference.

COWRIE workshop

Finance and the RO
Chaired by Charles Rose, Hainsford Energy Limited & BWEA Board Member

1. David Milborrow, DM Energy: How Much Extra Does Wind Cost?
2. Jonathan Johns, Ernst & Young: Financing a ROC
3. Richard Slark, ILEX Energy Consulting: Evolution of the Renewables Obligation
4. Mike O'Neill, RES Group: Building and Financing an Operating Wind Portfolio – a Sponsor’s Perspective

Onshore Technical Issues
Chaired by Ian Fletcher, Wind Business Support

1. Mike Watson, Pager Power: Managing Radio and Microwave Links
2. Rachel Ruffle, RES Group: A Methodology to Assess Interference to TV Reception Due to Wind Farms
3. Malcolm Hayes, Hayes McKenzie: Wind Turbines & Low Frequency Noise

Plus Fringe Meeting for Planning Officers and Councillors, sponsored by E.ON UK - Glamorgan Suite, Level 1

BWEA Annual Gala Dinner, The Coal Exchange, Cardiff Bay
Champagne Reception sponsored by Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group

Entertainment and table displays sponsored by RES Group

Day Three: Thursday 20 October 2005

Offshore Wind
Chaired by Rob Hastings, Shell WindEnergy & BWEA Board Member

1. Sue Wheeler, Centrica Energy: The Economics and Practicalities of Offshore Wind
2. Richard Mellish, DTI: Regulation of Offshore Renewables Developments and their Connections
3. Niels Møller Jensen, Elsam Engineering A/S: Kentish Flats
4. Bernard van Hemert, Scira Offshore Energy Ltd: In Search of Synergy Between EIA and Project Design

Aviation
Chaired by Chris Shears, RES Group & BWEA Chairman & Chris Tomlinson, BWEA

1. Julian Chafer, Defence Estates: The MOD and Wind Energy: Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going, And How Can We Get There Together?
2. Mike Butler, BAE Systems: The ADT Radar Demonstration for BWEA: progress towards operational approval
3. David Lysack, Perigee, A Division of Sensis Corporation: SPE-3000 – Mitigating the Effects of Wind Turbines on Radar Performance
4. Dr Steve Appleton, QinetiQ: Stealth Turbine Progress
5. Colin Cragg, BAA Safeguarding Team & Kel Kirkland, General Manager, NATS Glasgow: Update on Civil Aviation Consultation Processes and Procedures
6. Wing Commander Nicky Loveday, MoD: Offshore Round 2 and Air Defence Radar: What are the solutions?