Registration and networking
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Joe Ayoubkhani.
Senior Vice Chair.
RTPI Cymru.
Meeting future energy needs in Wales – scaling up renewable projects
09:40 to
10:05
- Energy Generation and Use in Wales
- Net Zero Wales 2021
- Challenges for delivering grid infrastructure in Wales
- Planning for infrastructure to scale up renewable energy in Wales
- Forecasting into the future
Speaker:
Ellie Brundrett.
Net Zero Project Manager.
Regen.
Panel discussion: Planning policy supporting the future of infrastructure in Wales – updated policy and anticipating challenges
10:05 to
10:55
• Wellbeing of future generations act review 2022
• How should the government be supporting new infrastructure?
• How well have current planning policies worked – what changes need to be made to support developments
• What challenges are infrastructure developments facing
Speakers:
Richard Arnold.
Policy Director.
UK Marine Energy Council.
Laura Williams.
Director.
Savills.
Mark Barry.
Strategic Advisor.
Transport for Wales.
Morning networking and refreshments
10:55 to
11:25
Navigating the planning process – how to practically overcome barriers and renewed efforts to streamline the process
11:25 to
11:55
- Reviews on the planning process – efforts to remove barriers
- Meeting planning requirements in Wales
- Gaining DNS application approval
Speakers:
Liz Dunn.
Partner.
Burges Salmon.
Cathryn Tracey.
Senior Associate.
Burges Salmon.
Environmental planning – practical strategies for including environmental compliance in your application
11:55 to
12:25
- Successfully incorporating biodiversity net benefit into your application
- Ecological studies – using data and strategy to ensure you have the best application
- Practical lessons for offshore renewable energy projects
- Writing high quality applications that achieve real net benefits – going beyond what is required
Speakers:
Kath Wellard.
Associate Director – Marine and Coastal Environment.
Atkins.
Anna Morris.
Associate Director.
Atkins.
Networking lunch
12:25 to
13:25
Successfully engaging with local authorities and planning for new local infrastructure
13:25 to
13:50
- Maintaining a positive relationship throughout the project
- Feeding national plans down to the local level
- Gaining planning approval
Speaker:
Mike Simmons.
Development Manager (Major Projects and Planning Obligations).
Pembrokeshire County Council.
Planning for hydrogen in Wales
13:50 to
14:15
- Realising the potential of hydrogen
- How can the planning regime support new hydrogen infrastructure
- Funding new hydrogen projects – what investment is needed and how can we meet this demand
- The challenges facing hydrogen projects
Speaker:
Guto Owen.
Co-ordinator.
HyCymru.
Panel discussion: Successfully planning for future infrastructure – insight into the challenges facing new developments
14:15 to
15:00
- Delivering an effective consultation and engagement strategy
- Challenges that are facing different types of projects
- The future prospects of hydrogen in Wales
- Solving supply chain issues
- Planning for Tidal projects in Wales
- Wales’s prospects as a nuclear powerhouse – Planning for up to five new nuclear power plants in the near future
Speakers:
Eleri Davies.
Head of Wales – Onshore wind Development.
RWE Renewables.
Rhys Wyn Jones.
Regulation, Policy & Communications Director.
Copenhagen Offshore Partners.
Jay Hilton-Miller.
Senior Project Development Manager.
Cierco.
Networking break
15:00 to
15:30
Planning and delivering marine energy projects in Wales – the challenges and opportunities associated with floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea
15:30 to
15:55
- Challenges of creating port and grid infrastructure to support marine projects
- The opportunities created by floating offshore wind for Wales
- The challenges of planning for marine projects in Wales
Speaker:
Tom Fabian.
Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) Project Manager.
Marine Energy Wales.
Overcoming the barriers to securing connections
15:55 to
16:20
- Adapting the network to meet new infrastructure requirements
- Accommodating capacity issues and handling constraint
- Delivering smart and flexible energy networks
Speaker:
Cuan Rowlands.
Connections Strategy Engineer.
National Grid.
Chair's closing remarks
16:20 to
16:30
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:30 to
18:00