Offshore wind - Projects and Technology  - 1

Breaking Away from Round 3

Thursday 20 May - 13:45-15:15 - GORDON A

• Introduction to chair: Andrew Mill, Chief Executive, Narec
• Alpha Ventus update - Dr Thomas Michel, Project Development Central Europe, Vattenfall Wind Power [ presentation ]
• News from Canada - John Kourtoff, CEO, Trillium Power [ presentation ]
• Hywind Full Scale Demo Project of floating wind turbine – Experience from the construction and six months of operation -  Sjur E Bratland, Asset Manager Hywind, TNE NE WE, Statoil ASA [ presentation ]
• EDPR overview of international offshore wind opportunities and business development - Carmelo Scalone, Executive Director, Business Initiatives, EDP Renewables [ presentation ]
• Q&A

Offshore wind - Technology and infrastructure – 2

Lessons learned from the offshore oil and gas industry

Thursday 20 May - 15:45-17:00 - GORDON A

• Introduction by chair: Rhys Thomas, Supply Chain Policy Officer, RenewableUK 
• Don't forget health and safety - learning form the offshore oil and gas industry - Dr Neil Johnson, Head of Renewables, Health and Safety Executive [ presentation ] and Dr Elizabeth Wright, Abermed [ presentation ]
• Offshore wind turbine foundations - Per Vølund, Grontmij [ presentation ]
• Transferring skills from oil and gas to offshore wind, with a focus on hazard identification - Sharnie Finnerty, Senior Consultant, DNV [ presentation ]
• It's not too early to think about decommissioning - Brian Nixon, Chief Executive, Decom North Sea [ presentation ]
• Q&A