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Some of the presentations given at the conference can be accessed from this page, file size permitting. All presentations will be sent to everyone that attended the conference on CD-Rom within two weeks. The CD will be available for others to purchase.
Conference Programme
| Wednesday 3rd | |
| 08.00 - 09.30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 09.30 – 11.00 |
Opening Session - Where Are We Now?
Chaired by Alan Moore,
RWE Innogy/National Wind Power and BWEA Chairman
Address from UK Energy Minister Stephen Timms
Core sponsors' address
Jake Ulrich, Managing Director, Centrica Energy
The UK Within the Global Offshore Wind Market
Dr Gordon Edge, Head of Offshore, BWEA
Floods and Sea-Surge: The UK's Coastline and Global Climate Change
Dr Sarah Cornell, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Morning break
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| 11.30 – 1.00 |
Building and Operation
Chaired by Rob Hastings, Shell International Renewables & BWEA Board Member
Scroby Sands
Adrian Chatterton, Powergen Renewables
North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm - Key Events in the Construction Process Leading to the Generation of the UK's First Major Offshore Wind Energy
Mike Carter, National Wind Power and Ian D Bonnon, BOMEL Limited
From Vindeby to Nysted - A Manufacturer's Experience
Henrik Stiesdal, Bonus Energy A/S
Turbine Installation and Repair & Maintenance
Kurt E. Thomsen, A2SEA A/S
Arklow Offshore Wind Farm - Lessons Learned
John Stephens, GE Wind Energy
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| 1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch |
| 2.00 – 3.30 |
Finance & Insurance
Chaired by Colin Palmer, Wind Prospect Ltd
Costs Review
David Milborrow, DM Energy and BWEA Board Member
Contracting Strategies and Risks
Peter Cassidy, Masons
Offshore - Have Insurers Got It Wrong?
Fraser McLachlan, WindPro
Impact of RO Extension & Round Two on the Financing of Offshore Wind Farms
Andrew Perkins, Ernst & Young LLP
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| 3.30 - 4.00 |
Afternoon break |
| 4.00 – 5.30 |
Legal & Consents and Best Practice
Chaired by Gordon Edge, Head of Offshore, BWEA
Environment & Consenting Issues for Round Two Projects
Marcus Trinick, Bond Pearce and BWEA Board Member
Health & Safety: Key Issues Facing the Industry
Dave Farrier, Powergen Renewables and BWEA Board Member
Scroby Sands: An Overview of Little Tern and Seal Colonies - Monitoring to Date
Anne-Marie Coyle, Powergen Renewables, (presenting the work of Dr Martin R Perrow, ECON Ecological Consultancy, University of East Anglia)
The MoD and Offshore Wind
Julian Chafer, MoD
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| 5.30 – 7.00 |
Drinks reception sponsored by A2SEA A/S & Seacore
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| Thursday 4th | |
| 08.45 - 09.30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 09.30 – 11.00 |
Technical Review and Developments
Chaired by Nigel Crowe, GE Wind Energy and BWEA Board Member
Turbine Technology Review
Dr Andrew Garrad, Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd
Optimizing Reliability of Large Wind Turbine Rotor Blades
Niels Immerkjaer, LM-Glasfiber
Offshore WTGs: Faster, Lower Cost Installation With Increased Safety Levels
Mike Watchorn, The Engineering Business
LBT1 - Inter Turbine Cable Installation at North Hoyle
Ian Griffiths, SMD Hydrovision Ltd
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Morning break |
| 11.30 – 1.00 |
Environment
Chaired by Dave Farrier, Powergen Renewables and BWEA Board Member
The RSPB & Planning for Wind Farms
Dr Mark Avery, RSPB
Offshore Renewables SEA Programme
Caroline Roberts, DTI
Key Environmental Issues for Round Two
Sue Sljivic, RSK ENSR Environment Limited
Catching up with COWRIE
Dr Carolyn Heeps, The Crown Estate
Underwater Noise and its Effects During Construction of Offshore Wind Farms
Dr Jeremy Nedwell, Subacoustech
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| 1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch |
| 2.00 – 3.30 |
Grid
Chaired by Alan Moore,
RWE Innogy/National Wind Power and BWEA Chairman
Government Action to Create an Offshore Grid Infrastructure
Richard Mellish, DTI
The Carbon Trust & DTI Renewables Network Impact Study
Tony Duffin, The Carbon Trust
Options for Round Two Offshore Grid Infrastructure
Guy D Nicholson, Econnect Ltd
Integration of Offshore Wind Farms into the Local Distribution Network
Dr Charles A. Lynch, IPSA Power
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| 3.30 - 4.00 |
Afternoon break |
| 4.00 – 5.30 |
Creating Jobs and Winning Hearts and Minds
Chaired by David Hodkinson, Amec Wind Energy & BWEA Board Member
The role of Renewables UK & the regions in developing the UK Supply Chain
Sarah Kydd, Renewables UK
Scotland: A Case Study in Generating Jobs - Lessons Learned
Maf Smith, Scottish Renewables
Sea Wind Europe: Environment, Employment, Investment
Helen Snodin, Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd
"Its Only Natural" - the Renewables Communication upgrade
David Still, Renewables Adviser, DTI
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| 5.30 |
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