08.30 Registration, Informal Networking & GIC Opening Remarks
09.00 Morning Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Sam Strivens, Head of Floating Offshore Wind & Maritime Decarbonisation, The Carbon Trust
Arne Vatnøy, Communication Manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind
SUPPLY CHAINS PIPELINES & CAPACITY - PANEL & Q&A
09.10 From Backing & Building Resilient Local Supply Chains To Global Market Dynamics & Players: Foster Strategic Collaboration To Reach 2030 Goals, Address Critical Bottlenecks & Boost Confidence & Supply Requirements To Meet Demand
- In an unstable geopolitical environment, how can local supply chains be incentivised to fill the gap to ease bottlenecks and proactively create resilient supply chain opportunities
- How can we catalyse strategic intervention from investors, government and policy makers to support industry?
- Aside from conventions, how can developers, port operators and tech providers synergise to overcome cost-prohibitive challenges to implementation and ongoing O&M?
- Identify and prioritise critical supply chain bottlenecks to ensure seamless operations whilst analysing the influence of global markets on Europe
- Address technology standardisation and how we can start pulling together behind leading designs to allow increase of scale and decrease in manufacturing costs
- Chicken and egg: establish a realistic timeline for achieving a sufficient supply to match ambitious project pipelines through utilising CfD and powerful incentives to significantly boost supply
Gillian Morrison, Development Manager- Supply Chain, Crown Estate Scotland
Huw Bell, Project Delivery Manager, Simply Blue Group
MISSING MIDDLE: BUILDING CORNWALL'S FLOATING INDUSTRY
09.40 Steve Jermy, CEO, Celtic Sea Power
TECHNICAL CHALLENGE: TURBINES & PLATFORMS
10.00 Advanced Turbine & Platform Design Challenges: Addressing The Complexities Of Designing & Integrating Innovative Turbines & Platforms For Floating Offshore Wind, Navigating Technological Hurdles, Regulatory Landscapes & Operational Risks
- Explore streamlining turbine designs tailored for floating offshore wind applications to enhance efficiency and reliability
- Cutting-edge platform technologies optimised for stability, streamlined installation, and efficient maintenance in diverse sea conditions
- How can floating systems be integrated? Discuss strategic approaches for seamlessly integrating turbines with floating platforms to maximise energy yield and operational efficiency
- Addressing design strategies that prioritise minimal environmental impact and promote sustainability in floating offshore wind projects
- Analyse the inherent challenges in designing and implementing floating offshore wind turbines and platforms, including technological barriers, regulatory complexities, and operational risks
- Assess upcoming trends and groundbreaking innovations in turbine and platform design poised to reshape the floating offshore wind industry
Mikkel Hedegaard Kristensen, Director of Engineering, RWE Renewables Denmark A/S
BONUS SESSION, RESERVED FOR TGS
10.20 Floating Wind: A Global Forecast
- Outlines 4C Offshore’s market-leading forecasts for offshore wind and floating wind specifically underway or installed by 2030 and 2045.
- Presents 4C’s Market Attractiveness Index, identifying the top ten markets for floating wind.
- Considers contextual parameters such as technical potential, ambition, pipeline, supply chain, and regulatory environment.
James Bernthal-Hooker, Research Team Manager, 4C Offshore, TGS
10.35 Morning Refreshment Break With Informal Networking
11.05 Bonus Session; Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner
ROADMAP TO 2030: COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES & MARKET FUTURES - PANEL & Q&A
11.20 From Technological Advances To New Governments To Bidding Rounds & CfD: Reacting To Market Conditions To Readjust The Floating Offshore Wind Roadmap To Ensure Scalability, Commercial Viability & Industry Success
- Floating offshore wind strategy needs strong foundations: determine which critical infrastructure will see investment to amplify commercial viability and establish definitive manufacturing timelines
- New tech offers a profound impact: forecasting the technological innovations accelerating the pace and efficiency not just of energy generation but also during fabrication, installation and maintenance
- Map out future CfD rounds and prevent a race to the bottom: lessons learnt from AR5 in the UK and other bidding rounds to scrutinise future bidding approaches and the future trajectory of project development in the dynamic floating offshore wind sector
- The future of floating! What is next for us as an industry on the road to delivering new feats of engineering which set us up for cleaner, greener, cheaper long-term energy?
Kerry Hayes, Portfolio Director – Offshore Wind, Simply Blue Group
Bas Simpson, Head of Markets & Regulatory Affairs, Mainstream Renewable Power
Prof Ron Loveland, School of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, Cardiff University
11.50 Exclusive Project Market Update: Details To Be Announced Soon
O&M DEBATES & STRATEGIES FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND - PANEL & Q&A
12.10 Integrate O&M Strategies Into Floating Project Design From Day 1: From Platforms To Turbines, Showcase Innovative & Cost-Effective Maintenance Technologies To Enhance Safety & Minimise Downtime
- Comparing offshore vs onshore operations: analyse costs, technologies, and capabilities to optimise operational efficiency to effectively debate the advantages and challenges of each approach
- Integrate collaborative expertise from engineers, developers, and technological leads to innovate floaters and turbines with strategic operations and maintenance designs
- From predictive component exchange to drone inspections, explore cutting-edge advancements in technology for efficient, effective and safe floating offshore wind farm maintenance
- Safety first: how can you mitigate environmental challenges faced by maintenance teams – especially during increasingly unstable weather?
Alberto Pena Sicilia, Head of Business Development Europe, BW-Ideol
Alistair Morris, Offshore Wind Manager, The Carbon Trust
Jo Dahle, Engineer – Floating Offshore Wind , Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Sebastian Guse, Senior O&M Strategy Consultant, Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting
12.40 Lunch & Informal Networking For Speakers, Delegates & Partners
13.10 Peer-To-Peer Discussions
a) Mooring
Oto Matos, Lead Mooring Engineer, SSE Renewables
b) Subsea Noise
c) Policy Updates
d) Fuelling The Offshore Wind Talent Pool
e) Environmental Compensation
13.40 Afternoon Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Lamé Verre, former Head of Innovation & Sustainability, SSE Energy Customer
Thomas Fureder, Managing Director, Power & Utilities, Barclays
FINANCING FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND - INDUSTRY & INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE
13.50 Unlocking Investment In Floating Offshore Wind: Secure Financier Confidence & Increase Bankability With Proactive Risk Mitigation, Strategic Cost Reduction & Effective Output & Downtime Analysis To Optimise Revenue
- Identifying the critical reassurances needed for financers to feel confident investing in the floating offshore wind market
- Examine the most common risks leading to financer rejection and develop best practices for mitigating these risks to secure financing
- Long-term cost assessment and reduction evaluation methods to accurately predict and minimise ongoing and lifetime operational costs for floating offshore wind projects to enhance financial viability over the project’s lifespan
- Analyse the effects of operational downtime on project revenue and equity by incorporating downtime risks and timelines into financial projections and models effectively
13.50 Industry Perspective: Kenneth Fossoy, EVP Business & Project Development, Odfjell Oceanwind
14.10 Investor Perspective: Antoine Le Cotty, Renewables – Project Development Execution Director, SMB Offshore
DERISKING & INCREASING THE BANKABILITY OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
14.30 Align Financers, Developers & Insurance Risk Perspectives To Accelerate The Route To Market & Achieve Bankability Through Effective Tech Design, Strategic Supply Chain Partnerships & Innovative Cost Reduction Methods
- Explore the role of government policies, guarantees, and subsidies in bolstering financer confidence and what steps should be taken next
- Uncovering the reasons behind differing risk assessments and potential solutions for aligning these perspectives
- Developer vs. Insurer Risk Assessment: examine updates on current insurance options and associated costs whilst debating the disconnect between developers’ and insurers’ perspectives on assessed risks- are there any gaps in coverage?
- Highlight emerging technological innovations with the potential to accelerate the floating offshore wind market and assess how these innovations can contribute to achieving commercial scale and improving project economics
- Discuss the types of returns investors are seeking from floating offshore wind projects to evaluate whether these return expectations are achievable given current market conditions
Christian Lambert, Associate Director –Large Corporates, Wind Origination, EIFO (Export & Investment Fund of Denmark)
Berna Meric Pekkaya, Senior Director, Project & Infrastructure Finance, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Marios Papalexandrou, Floating Wind Technical Lead, Copenhagen Offshore Partners
Nicolas Brousse, Project Manager Procurement Fixed & Floating Wind, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
Pierpaolo Ricci, Floating Wind Technical Authority, SSE Renewables
Colette Waters, Vice President, Energy Structured Finance, Santander
15.00 Bonus Session; Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner
15.30 Afternoon Refreshment Break With Informal Networking
16.00 Exclusive Project Market Update: Details To Be Announced Soon
HOW TO CATALYSE FLOATING OFFSHORE WINFD WITH ELECTRIFYING OIL & GAS
Charlotte Elmelid, Electrical System Manager, Vårgrønn
GRID INFRASTRUCTURE
16.20 Shared Seas: Designing Grid Infrastructure For Efficient International Energy Export, And Developing A Strategic Roadmap For Substantial Grid Infrastructure Investment To Achieve Commercial Scale
- Balancing complex regulatory issues: navigate the intricate regulatory frameworks across shared maritime boundaries
- Strategically design grid infrastructure to facilitate efficient and seamless energy export across international borders
- Developing a strategic roadmap for substantial grid infrastructure investment to achieve commercial scale in floating offshore wind projects
Gabriel Bernardes, Senior Project Manager, Vattenfall
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE: INCREASING DELIVERABILITY & CAPACITY - PANEL & Q&A
16.40 Insights Into Long-Term Port Capacity Strategies: From Strengthening Government Backing To Increasing Investments, Leverage Transformative Technologies & Design Strategies To Align Port Development With Project Pipelines
- What does the port of tomorrow really look like? Realistic, cost-effective, port infrastructure models to future proof not just shipping requirements but the whole energy transition and marine agenda
- Aligning with new and current governments to confidently secure investment and pipeline ongoing collaboration
- Forecast and strategically plan for future port capacities and growth to calculate long-term port capabilities – and how this ties to project planning and delivery and projected costs and timelines
- Evaluate the significant impact of new technologies like advanced cranes, innovative vessels, and next-generation turbines on port operations
- Analyse the pros and cons of various platform deployment strategies to optimise deep-water services and maximise efficiency
Roberts Proskovics, Senior Floating Specialist, Corio Generation
Astrid Green, Business Development Manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind
17.10 Afternoon Chair’s Closing Remarks & Official Close of Conference
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