Onshore wind- Planning, policy and environment

Thursday 19th May - 09:00-10:30 - Crombie B

• Introduction by chair: Rosie Vetter, Policy Manager, Onshore Wind and Planning, Scottish Renewables
• GP Wind Project: an update – Colin Imrie, Head of Energy Markets Division, Scottish Government (to be presented by Simon Coote)
• Planning consents and onshore wind – Simon Coote, Head of Consents Unit, Scottish Government [ presentation ]
• Will proposed planning changes create more barriers to wind development? – Sunil Shah, Partner, Head of Sustainability, DPP LLP [ presentation ]
• The Scottish Government Carbon Calculator - carbon accounting for wind farm developments. An introduction and the latest revisions - Philip Graves, David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde [ presentation ]
• Q&A and discussion 

Onshore wind - operational issues

Thursday 19th May 11:00-12:30 - Crombie B

• Introduction by chair: Gemma Grimes, Head of Onshore Renewables, RenewableUK
• Peat update: Is it really waste? - Gordon McCreath, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP [ presentation ]
• Improvingthe performance of portfolios: making your windfarm data work for you - John MacAskill, GL Garrad Hassan [ presentation ]
• Transporting wind turbines and energy related loads - Gordon Buchan, Regional Development Director - Transport Planning, Halcrow Group [ presentation ]
• How Canada is dealing with operational challenges - Scott Harper, Chief Executive, Wind Energy Institute of Canada [ presentation ]
• Reconditioning and durable wear protection for wind turbines - Stefan Bill, Managing Director, Rewitec GmbH [ presentation ]
• Q&A