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Onshore Wind   20 May 2009

Onshore wind – Planning and environmental issues
11.00 Introduction by Chair: Ray Hunter, Senior Manager – Strategic Technologies, RES Group
11.05 Good practice during construction – Jenny Hogan, Senior Wind Energy Officer, Scottish Renewables [ presentation ]
11.20 The Killian Pretty Review – effects on onshore wind planning – Jan Matthiesen, Head of Onshore, BWEA [ presentation ]
11.35 Bats and wind turbines project - Dr Tony Mitchell-Jones, Evidence Team, Natural England [ presentation ]
11.50
Policy on control of woodland removalHugh Clayden, Policy Advisor, Sustainable Forest Management, Forestry Commission Scotland [ presentation ]
12.05 Q&A and discussion
12.30 Close
   
Onshore wind - safety and quick fire technology updates
14.00 Introduction by Chair: David Anderson, Chief Executive, Industrial & Power Association 
14.05 Safety in the spotlight: Chris Streatfeild, Director of Health and Safety, BWEA [ presentation ]
14.25 Quickfire technology updates:
  • Wind resource analysis based on the properties of wind – Paul van Lieshout, Wind Power Group Manager & Global Wind Practice Leader, Sinclair Knight Merz [ presentation ]
  • Vibration – prevention, cure, monitorDr Mark-Paul Buckingham, Managing Director, Reactec Ltd [ presentation ]
  • Optimisation and wind farm layoutDr Andrej Horvat, Principal Engineer, Intelligent Fluid Solutions and Dr Althea de Souza, Senior Design Engineer, dezineforce
  • Integrated spatial data for development and management of sustainable energy assets - Nick Holden, Science Manager Monitoring Techniques, Geomatics Group, Environment Agency [ presentation ]
  • The Minix device for improved turbine generation performanceMichael Hobbs, Director - Hawk Associates Ltd and Partner - X,Y,Z, Prototypes [ presentation ]
15.15 Q&A and discussion
15.30 Close
 
 
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