Offshore Wind 1- Setting the Scene

Wednesday 18th May - 11:00-12:30 - Fleming Auditorium

• Introduction by chair: Paul Reynolds, Offshore Wind Development Manager, RenewableUK
• Offshore wind market outlook 2011-2020 - Andrew Reid, CEO, Douglas-Westwood [ presentation ]
• Policy, infrastructure and innovation – the Government view – Duarte Figueira, Head of ORED’s Offshore Renewables, DECC [ presentation ]
• Policy, infrastructure and innovation - the Scottish Government view – David Stevenson, Senior Policy Adviser, Offshore Renewable Energy Team,  Scottish Government [ presentation ]
• Supply chain update - Adrian Fox, Supply Chain Manager, The Crown Estate [ presentation ]
• Discussion and Q&A: The way forward - ORED, Scottish Government and The Crown Estate

Offshore wind 2 - Moving Forward

Wednesday 18th May - 14:00-15:30 - Fleming Auditorium

• Introduction by chair: Alan MacLeay, Renewable Engineering Director, Subsea 7
• Lessons learned and potential solutions for the future - Paul Gardner, Principal Engineer, GL Garrad Hassan, Glasgow Office, Strategy and Policy Studies Group 
• Update on Marine Scotland’s work in offshore wind - Phil Gilmour, Head, Marine Renewables and Offshore Wind Team, Policy and Planning Division, Marine Scotland [ presentation ]
• Update on ETI offshore wind projects - Andrew Scott, Offshore Wind Programme Manager, Energy Technologies Institute [ presentation ]
• Improving access systems to extend the operation window for Round 3 sites - Phil de Villiers, Offshore Wind Accelerator Manager, The Carbon Trust [ presentation ]
• Driving down costs – learning from the oil and gas industry - Chris Towner,  Partner, Bond Pearce [ presentation ]
  • Including: Quick Fire Technology update - Dr Lewis Lack, Managing Director,  Xanthus Energy Ltd [ presentation ]
• Q&A and discussion

Offshore wind 3 - European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre: Industry call for expression of interest 

Organised by AREG - Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group

Wednesday 18th May - 16:00-17:30 - Fleming Auditorium

European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre: Industry call for expression of interest

The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is being developed by Vattenfall Wind Power UK, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG).

With support from the Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC) this collaborative partnership has been established to develop the EOWDC. The EOWDC has evolved from studies & activities including public consultation carried out in November, 2011, and previously in October, 2005, and June, 2006, for the earlier proposed wind energy project off Aberdeen Bay (AMEC & AREG). In August, 2010, the AOWDL was awarded exclusive rights by The Crown Estate to develop the project in a zone off the City of Aberdeen. In December, 2010, the project received an award of up to 40 (forty) million Euros from the European Commission.

A consent application to Marine Scotland will be submitted shortly. The Deployment Centre will allow offshore wind farm developers and associated supply chain companies to test new designs, prove existing products and receive independent validation and accreditation before commercial deployment. This will reduce development risks and capital costs and provide an opportunity to test reliability and capacity in a real time, offshore environment. The project will provide electricity to the national grid and will disseminate lessons learned to the EU industry at large. At the heart of the project is an interaction between research, testing and training facilities alongside a commercially operated, highly instrumented offshore wind farm.

Concludes with a Q&A panel session.

Speakers include: