UK Offshore Wind 2007

Conference Programme

A CD OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS IS CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED, WHICH WILL BE MAILED TO ALL DELEGATES BY THE END OF JUNE.

09.30-11.00: Opening Session

Chair: Maria McCaffery MBE - CEO, BWEA

  • Core sponsor address - Chris Veal, Director, Airtricity
  • Alistair Buchanan, CEO, Ofgem
  • David Young, Executive Director, Natural England
  • Edmund Brookes, Deputy Director-General, Chamber of Shipping

11.00-11.30: Coffee break and displays

11.30-13.00: Offshore UK: Today and Tomorrow
Chair: Rob Hastings, The Crown Estate

  • Financing and economics: Andrew Perkins, Ernst and Young
  • Turbine supply: Michael Hannibal, Siemens
  • Installation and supply chain: Mike Prowse, A2SEA Limited
  • Deliverability: Neil Birch, npower renewables
  • Consents and siting: Julian Boswall, Partner, Eversheds
  • Market players: Andrew Murfin, Shell

13.00-14.30: Lunch and displays

14.30-17.00: One Hour Workshops:  'BWEA - Structuring for Success'

Workshop A&B: 14.30-15.30
Break: 15.30-16.00
Workshop C&D: 16.00-17.00

Each workshop will have short presentations and a facilitated discussion.

A: Deliverability
Chair: Megan Arnold, GE Wind

  • Ian Johnson, Senior Project Manager, Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, E.ON UK
  • Peter Fish, Offshore Business Development Manager, npower renewables
  • Mark Petterson, Executive Director, Warwick Energy Limited
  • Colin Morgan, Director, Garrad Hassan and Partners

B: Consents and licensing
Chair: Jesper Holst, DONG Energy

  • Chris Jenner, RPS – Consent Compliance
  • Adrian Judd, CEFAS – Lessons from Round 1 and abroad
  • Rachael Mills, Offshore Renewable Energy Team Leader, Marine and Fisheries Agency: The Consenting Process for Offshore Wind

C: Future Offshore
Chair: Chris Veal, Airtricity

  • Peter Crone, Farm Energy - The Case for Round III and Beyond
  • Duarte Figueira, Director of Renewables Deployment Team, DTI: The Development Process Post-Round II
  • Rob Hastings, Director of Marine Estate, The Crown Estate

D: Grid
Chair: Neil Birch, npower renewables

  • John Greasley, GBSO Offshore Project Manager, National Grid Ltd
  • Matthew Knight, Business Development Manager Renewables, Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd
  • Colin Taylor, Renewables Development Manager, ScottishPower Energy Networks

17.00: Conference closes

Information for speakers.

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  • "I was encouraged by the amount of interest in offshore and believe that the conference sent a number of strong messages to Government and to Ofgem about the need to sort out the licensing, planning and regulatory frameworks".