Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Dan Kyle Spearman.
Director.
Magenta Renewables Consultancy.
Part 1: Essential policy updates, the future of offshore wind and meeting future growth
09:40 to
10:55
Accelerating the deployment of offshore wind in the UK – achieving future industry growth and meeting 55GW in 2030
09:40 to
10:05
Speaker:
Kirsty Watt.
Senior Consultant.
OWC.
Panel Discussion: The future of offshore wind – what’s next for the sector?
10:05 to
10:55
- How can government support the offshore wind industry?
- The role of Great British Energy in unlocking investment for offshore wind development
- Increasing the deployment of floating offshore wind – challenges when getting projects off the ground
- Financing future projects
- Derisking the adoption of new technologies and innovations for new schemes
Speakers:
Rhys Jones.
Vice President, Government Affairs and Communications.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Co..
Richard Crossick.
Head of UK Public Affairs.
Ørsted.
Bruce Chen.
Partner.
Addleshaw Goddard.
Lauren McIntosh.
Industry Development Lead – Renewables.
Xodus Group.
Morning refreshments
10:55 to
11:25
Part 2: Planning, consenting and delivering offshore wind projects in the UK
11:25 to
15:00
Accelerating the planning process in the UK to improve confidence in the sector
11:25 to
11:55
- Policy reforms to accelerate the consenting process
- Minimising the environmental impact of your development
Speaker:
Francis Tyrell.
Partner, Planning and Infrastructure Consenting.
Addleshaw Goddard.
Panel Discussion: Planning and delivering a practical environmental strategy for offshore wind projects
11:55 to
12:40
- Creating a coordinated and strategic approach to identifying and delivering any required environmental compensation measures
- Providing compensation measures to offset potential negative environmental impacts
- Delivering habitat restoration and creation
- Best practice for remaining environmentally compliant
Speakers:
Catriona Munro.
Offshore Consents Manager.
Buchan Offshore Wind.
Emanuele Stella.
Technical Director- Head of Offshore Renewables.
SLR Consulting.
John Bleach.
Principal Consultant.
GoBe Consultants.
Networking lunch
12:40 to
13:40
Case Study: Developing floating offshore wind
13:40 to
14:05
- Overcoming consenting challenges for floating offshore wind
- Minimising the environmental impact of your development
Speaker:
Alex Hampson.
Partner.
ERM.
Effectively co-locating your offshore wind project among other projects and forms of energy generation technologies
14:05 to
14:30
- The benefits of co-located projects
- Anticipating challenges that may be associated with site selection
- Consider all factors including – access to the grid and logistics
Speaker:
Aleks Schmidt-Sweetingham.
Offshore Consents Manager.
Ocean Winds.
Afternoon refreshments
14:30 to
15:00
Part 3: Successfully supporting offshore wind projects through a reformed grid system and improved infrastructure at ports
15:00 to
16:30
Creating a reformed grid connection system – getting more projects connected to the grid
15:00 to
15:25
- Developing the first Strategic Spatial Energy Plan – exploring the optimal location for offshore wind connections
- Delivering a coordinated offshore transmission regime
- The pathway to 2030 holistic network design
Speaker:
Dr Wuxing Liang.
Director of Network Studies.
AECOM.
Supporting the offshore wind sector at ports – delivering infrastructure, aiding logistics and maintaining turbines
15:25 to
15:50
- Adapting port infrastructure to support offshore wind projects
- Reducing supply chain constraints
- Insight into future plans for improvement
Speaker:
Andy Reay.
Head of Offshore Wind.
Associated British Ports.
Chair’s closing remarks
15:50 to
16:00
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:00 to
17:00