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BWEA28: Securing Our Future
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10-12 October 2006, SECC Glasgow
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BWEA28 Conference Proceedings
PDF versions of PowerPoint presentations, plus audio recordings of each session can be downloaded below. In some instances speakers have requested that their presentation and/or audio recording is not made available for publication.
Opening Session: L1: SECURING OUR FUTURE
Welcome & chair:
Chris Shears, BWEA Chairman & RES UK Ltd
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| Philip Bowman, CEO ScottishPower |
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| Nicol Stephen MSP, Deputy First Minister |
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| Questions to Stephen Nicol |
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| Charles Hendry MP, Shadow Minister for Energy, Science & Technology |
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| Chris Huhne MP, Shadow Environment Secretary |
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| Richard Lochhead, SNP spokesman on Environment, Energy, Rural Affairs and Fishing |
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SESSION L2: THE UK - NO MARKET IS AN ISLAND
Chaired by Geoffrey Norris, Prime Minister’s Senior Policy Adviser on Trade and Energy issues
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| Christian Kjaer, EWEA: Wind Power in the Future European Energy Market |
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| Catalina Robledo, Emerging Energy Research: Presentation title: Wind Power’s Booming Growth Trends Striving to Meet the Global Challenge |
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| David Jones, Allianz Specialised Investments Limited: Growing Pains - Consolidation in a Maturing Sector |
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| Mike Paffey, Acciona: Ownership of wind generation assets in a globalised world |
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SESSION A1: MANAGING THE MESSAGE
Chaired by Brian Wilson
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| Lesley Riddoch, Feisty Productions Ltd |
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| Tom Clarke, Channel 4 News |
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| Terry Macalister, Industrial Correspondent, The Guardian |
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| Rob Edwards, Environment Editor, Sunday Herald |
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SESSION B1: ONSHORE PLANNING: A CLOSER LOOK
Chaired by Marcus Trinick, Bond Pearce & BWEA Vice-Chairman
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| Simon Power, Arup Associates: Unlocking the planning system for onshore wind- lessons for England and Scotland from Wales |
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| Adrian Grilli & Adrian Swann, JRC: Can Wind Power and Radio Co-Exist? |
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| Alasdair Macleod, Airtricity: Lessons Learned from Wind Farm Public Inquiries |
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| Caroline Stanton, horner + maclennan n: Visual Representation of Wind Farms Good Practice Guidance |
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| Kevin Cloutter & Mike Blanch, FES: Public Attitude to Incorporating Wind Energy in an AONB? |
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SESSION C1: NAVIGATION & FISHERIES
Chaired by Adrian Pattison, npower renewables & BWEA Developers Representative for Navigation
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| Roy Baker, Director, Marico Marine Ltd - BWEA Marine Radar Investigation |
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| Captain Roger Barker, Navigation Manager, Trinity House - Marking Offshore Renewable Developments |
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| Michael Starling, BMT Renewables Limited: Monitoring and Predicting Navigation Risk around Offshore Wind Farms using Real Time Ship Automatic Identification System (AIS) Tracking |
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| Neil Francis Murray, Kingfisher Information Manager, Seafish Industry Authority
Offshore Awareness |
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SESSION L3: MARINE: ON THE PATH TO POWER
Chair: Michael Hay, BWEA
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| John Callaghan, The Carbon Trust: New Marine Energy Technology Acceleration Project |
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| David Wotherspoon, Metoc: Scottish SEA for Marine Renewables - Update |
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| Alan Mortimer, ScottishPower & Richard Yemm, Ocean Power Delivery: Orkney Wave Farm Project |
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| Iain Russell, Wave Dragon Ltd: The World’s largest Wave Energy Project, being Developed in Wales |
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| Joe Verdi, Marine Current Turbines: Development and Progress of the SeaGen Tidal Current Turbine |
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SESSION A2: WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND: NEW IMPETUS
Chair: Matt Partridge, Gamesa & Chair of the BWEA Wales Steering Committee
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| Llywelyn Rhys, BWEA: A Progress Report on the SPG Review in Wales |
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| Andrew Hiorns, National Grid: Where Can all the Power Go? A new grid network for Wales |
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| John Linden, Planning Service in Northern Ireland: A New Planning Policy for Northern Ireland |
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| Alex Bishop, Pendragon Public Relations: Politics and Planning |
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SESSION B2: ONSHORE WIND: WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION
Chair: Jason Ormiston, Scottish Renewables
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| Dr Douglas Nichol, Enviros Consulting: Peatslide Hazard Rating System for Wind Farm Development Purposes [plus additional paper] |
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| David MacArthur, ScottishPower Renewables: Post Construction Ornithological Monitoring; Key research questions and a suggested approach |
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| Jenny Bright & Sam Gardner, RSPB: Bird Sensitivity Mapping to Provide Locational Guidance for Onshore Wind Farms in Scotland |
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| Hugh Watson, Entec: Of Bats and Birds: an update on the treatment of bats as an issue in wind farm EIA, and lessons from our experience with birds |
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SESSION L4: REAL POWER: DELIVERED OFFSHORE PROJECTS
Chaired by Dr Carolyn Heeps, The Crown Estate
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| Anders Heine Jensen, Project Manager, Barrow Offshore Wind Ltd. & Director, Construction Renewables, DONG Energy A/S and Sarina Knoll, Project Engineer, KBR: Barrow Offshore Wind Farm – Lessons Learned |
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| Jens W. Bonefeld, SeaScape Energy Ltd c/o Elsam Engineering A/S: Burbo Bank |
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| Flemming Ougaard, Vestas: O&M Experience |
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| Dietmar Gosch, REpower Systems AG: The REpower 5M in the Beatrice Field – the Installation Phase |
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SESSION A3: SMALL WIND: YES, IN MY BACK YARD
Chaired by Geoff Watson, Ecotricity
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| Dave Sowden, Micropower Council: Small Wind & Microgeneration: Where small might mean big in Energy Policy |
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| Robert Harper, RWE npower, Chair of Policy Sub Group: The UK Small Wind Industry - a Roadmap for Success |
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| Steve MacDonald, NAREC: Demonstrating Network Code Compliance for Small Wind Turbines |
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| James Hall, Entec: Permitted Development Rights for Small Wind |
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SESSION B3: PROMOTING SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENTS WITH BUSINESS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY
Chair: Chris Morris, Commercial Director, Wind Prospect
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| Bryan Bennet, Michelin: Wind Energy at Michelin Dundee |
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| Marna McMillin, Energy4All Ltd: Financing Community Development |
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| Simon Roberts, Centre for Sustainable Energy: A Supportive Community - a Supportive Committee – An Update on the CSE Work on the Community Benefit Toolkit and the Public Engagement Protocol |
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| Martin Mathers, ScottishPower Renewables: A Long Term Approach to Community Relations - the potential benefits for developers |
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SESSION C2: AVIATION – SOLUTIONS ON THE HORIZON, PART 1
Chaired by Alan Smith, DTI and Chris Tomlinson, BWEA
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| Alan Smith, DTI: An Introduction to Aviation Mitigation Projects |
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| Mike Butler, BAE Systems Insyte: Advanced Digital Tracker Solution for ATC Radar |
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| Graham Biggs, SELEX Sistemi Integrati Ltd: Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Wind Farms on an ATC Radar |
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| Colin Trundle, HVR Consulting: Primary Radar v Wind Farms: Safety Case Mitigation |
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| Charles Morelli & Mike Watson, Pager Power Ltd: A Technical Appraisal of the Solutions |
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SESSION L5: THE GRID: NERVES OF STEEL
Chaired by Richard Ford, RES UK Ltd
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| John Overton, DTI: Development of the New Offshore Transmission Regime |
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| Guy Nicholson, Econnect: Grid Access for Wind in the UK - Will networks policy strangle the renewables industry? |
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| Dragana Popovic, Energy Networks Association: Shaping up for the Future - Scenarios for Transformation |
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| David Walker, ScottishPower Energy Networks: Solving Grid Connection Challenges |
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SESSION A4: ECONOMICS & FINANCING
Chaired by Kristian Armstrong, DTI
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| Jonathon Johns, Ernst & Young: Maximising the Value of Wind Projects |
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| Luke Gabb & Simon Hewes, Bond Pearce Solicitors: Legal Aspects of Acquisitions and Disposals of Wind Farm Projects [plus additional paper] |
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| John Dunlop, HSH Nordbank: Wind Power Equity Returns: What Should Investors Expect? |
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| David Craig, Bank of Scotland: Economics & Financing of Offshore Wind |
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SESSION B4: DELIVERING OFFSHORE
Chaired by Nigel Crowe, PMSS & BWEA Board Member
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| Megan Arnold, GE Energy & BWEA Board Member: Offshore Wind Delivery Group - Update on Progress |
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| Paul McQuillan, Pinsent Masons: Procurement and Contracting (EPC? Risk - Performance v Sanctions) |
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| Peter Clutterbuck, Seacore: Co-Operative Revolution or Revolutionary Co-Operation? |
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| George Balog, Nexans Norway: Potential Cost Savings on Sub-Marine Power Cables |
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SESSION C3: AVIATION - SOLUTIONS ON THE HORIZON, PART 2
Chaired by Alan Smith, DTI and Chris Tomlinson, BWEA
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| Alan Smith, DTI: A Government Perspective of Aviation Mitigation Progress |
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| Julian Chafer, Defence Estates: An MoD Perspective of Mitigation Progress |
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| Jonathan Pinto, BAE Systems: Stealth Technology for Wind Turbines - Addressing the Aviation and Marine Radar Issues |
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| Steve Appleton, QinetiQ: Stealthy Wind Turbines - addressing the radar issue |
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SESSION L6: AN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION FOR RENEWABLES
Chaired by Paul Noon, Prospect
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| Bob Turner, WindSupply: Building A UK Supply Chain |
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| Steve Clarke, Renewables East: Championing Offshore Renewables in the East of England |
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| Stuart Brown, Ellis Fairbank: Recruiting for Renewables: Bridging The Gap |
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| Jason Ormiston, Scottish Renewables: Scotlandbuilt: Can Renewables Breath New Life into Heavy Engineering in Scotland? |
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SESSION B5: OFFSHORE CONSENTING & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Chaired by Jim Campbell, DTI
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| John Houghton, Bond Pearce: Offshore Consenting - Overcoming the hurdles |
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| Iain Todd, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group: Experiences with the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Project |
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| Bill Cooper: ABP Marine Environment Research Ltd: Guidelines in the use of Met Ocean data through the lifecycle of a Marine Renewables Project |
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| Phil Bloor, Senior Environmental Manger, DTI: Offshore Aerial Bird Surveys |
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SESSION C4: MoD SEMINAR
Chaired by Julian Chafer, Defence Estates
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| Gordon Hutchinson & Rebecca Miles (Met Office radar) |
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| Archie Brown (Low Flying) |
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| Julian Chafer (Eskdalemuir) |
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| Sqn Ldr Phil Jones (Air Traffic Control Radar) |
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| Sqn Ldr Matt Wood (Air Defence Radar) |
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SESSION L7: ONSHORE WIND IN SCOTLAND: AT FULL POWER
Chair: Rob Forrest. Director of Scottish Renewables and co-chair of the Scottish Renewables Wind Work Group & Chris Tomlinson, BWEA
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| Chris Tomlinson: An Analysis of Onshore Wind Delivery and Planning Performance |
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| Sue Kearns, Scottish Executive: A Review of SPP6 |
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| SPP6 and Planning Decisions: A panel debate: |
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SESSION A6: PLAYING SAFE: HEALTH & SAFETY
Chair: Dave Farrier, E.ON UK & BWEA Board Member
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| Dr Helen Bolt, BWEA Health & Safety Group: BWEA H&S Database in Action – Learning from the First Tranche of Wind Sector Submissions |
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| Rod Blunden, BWEA Health & Safety Group: BWEA H&S Database in Action – Learning from the First Tranche of Wind Sector Submissions |
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| Neil Doherty, Sgurr Energy: Blade Throw Risk Analysis |
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| Geoff Davies, Adastral: The Assessment of Employees’ Medical Fitness for Purpose |
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SESSION B6: COWRIE SEMINAR: GENERIC RESEARCH INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS
Chair: Carolyn Heeps (COWRIE Board member and Chairman of the Data Technical Working Group)
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| Dr Carolyn Heeps, COWRIE Board Member, The Crown Estate: Welcome & General Updat |
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| John Gribble, Wessex Archaeology: Historic environment guidance note for the offshore renewable energy sector |
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| Ilya Maclean, British Trust for Ornithology: Use of Aerial Surveys to Detect Bird Displacement by Offshore Wind Farms |
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| John Hartley, Hartley Anderson Limited: Marine renewables environmental research - UK government RAG strategy and progress |
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SESSION L8: OUTCOME OF RO & ENERGY REVIEW FOR BWEA MEMBERS – panel discussion
Chaired by Maria McCaffery MBE, BWEA CEO
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| Gordon Edge, BWEA: What is in the consultation |
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| Andrew Murfin, Shell WindEnergy: The offshore consortium perspective |
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| Keith MacLean, Scottish and Southern Energy: The small wind investor perspective |
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| Richard Yemm, Ocean Power Delivery: The marine developer perspective |
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| William Heller, Falck Renewables: The independent wind developer perspective |
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| Danny Shaw, E.ON UK: The large utility perspective |
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| Henning Barsewisch, REpower Systems AG |
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SESSION A7: WORK EXPERIENCE: OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Chaired by Peter McLellan, Consultant and BWEA Board Member
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| Robert Allwood, Cranfield University: Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms - transfer of experience from the oil & gas industry |
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| Paul Mulvihill & Paul Davies, E.ON UK: Installing a CMMS for a Renewables Based Business |
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| Captain Peter Hodgetts, SeaRoc Ltd & Tim Mawhood, Nowcasting International: ‘Weather Windows’ for Construction Operations and Effective O & M Strategy |
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SESSION B7: WIND RESOURCE
Chaired by Anabel Gammidge, AMEC & Chair of the BWEA Wind Resource Group
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| Andrew Tindal, Garrad Hassan: Long Term Wind Speed Trends in Northern Europe [plus additional paper] |
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| Olivia Tomkins, Airtricity: Validation of SODAR Measurements on a Complex, Forested Site |
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| Peter Raftery, Airtricity: Launching an Initiative to Create a New Long-Term Reference |
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| Carmen Solorzano, Sgurr Energy: Modelling Wind Regime in Complex Forestry |
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| Rebecca Barthelmie, University of Edinburgh: Power Losses from Wakes - Issues in Modelling and Measurements |
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SESSION C6: NEW TURBINES & TECHNOLOGY FOR THE UK
Chaired by Andrew Garrad, Garrad Hassan and Partners Limited
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| David Still, Clipper Windpower Europe Ltd: The Liberty 2.5MW Wind Turbine |
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| Ivar Hexeberg, Norsk Hydro: Offshore Wind Power – Moving from nearshore to offshore |
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| Christian Draheim, REpower UK Ltd: The Latest Steps of the Proven Mx Series |
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| Anthony Wood, Sheffield Forgemasters: A Novel A-Frame and Monopile Steel Sub-Structure, with Cast Steel Ring Node, for an Offshore Wind Turbine |
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