Agenda, Thursday 10th September 2009
8:30
Registration and refreshments
9:20
Opening address from the Chair
Maria McCaffery
Chief Executive
BWEA
9:30
Ensuring wind will make a full contribution to renewable energy targets
- How wind energy fits within the Renewable Energy Strategy 2009
- Outlining the 2009 Budget support package available to both on- and offshore projects: A progress report
- Wind in the wider renewables agenda: Measuring the UK’s progress in meeting the 20% by 2020 target
Duarte Figueira
Head of the Office for Renewable,Energy Deployment
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
10:00
OFFSHORE: An update on Round 3
- How Round 3 is progressing and what you can do to rise to the challenge
- Timescales for site awards and development
- Identifying the suitable sites for offshore wind farm development
- What lessons have been learned from Rounds 1 and 2?
Rob Hastings
Director of Marine Estate
The Crown Estate
10:30
Question and answer session
10:40
Morning refreshments
11:05
ON- AND OFFSHORE PLANNING. Panel presentations followed by discussion: Liberating projects from planning restraints
- Understanding the process where guidelines are taken on board by planners
- Are we seeing any recent relaxation of restrictions?
- The need for local authorities to be resourced with qualified and knowledgeable staff
- The run up to the 2010 General Election: How to overcome politically-motivated decisions
- What role will the Infrastructure Planning Committee (IPC) play in future planning processes? How much power will rest with local authorities?
- Preparing your case for the appeals process
Clive Fagg
Planning Technical Manager
Enviros Consulting
Patrick Erwin
Deputy Director – IPC Implementation
Communities and Local Government (CLG)
Hugh Clear-Hill
Principal Climate Change and Sustainability,Officer
Northumberland County Council
11:55
Interpreting the medium- and long term implications of global recession on wind energy project funding
- Evaluating the full impact of recent economic developments
on funding partners
- The influence on investment priorities
- Conditions under which an organisation will lend
- Are other countries’ schemes proving more attractive?
- What constitutes ‘normal’ market conditions?
- Is wind still considered too risky an investment?
- How you and other stakeholders should present your scheme to attract funding
Tom Murley
Head of Renewable Energy
Hg Capital
12:25
Question and answer session
12:30
Lunch and networking
SPOTLIGHT ON THE DEVELOPERS
13:30
Overcoming the challenges and reaping the rewards of wind farm development
- Identifying the barriers to success and implementing
workable solutions
- Economic
- Geographical
- Political
- Timescales for implementation and procurement of forthcoming schemes
Simon Luby
Due Diligence Team Leader
SgurrEnergy
13:30
- ONSHORE
Wayne Cranstone
Head of Development & Construction
RWE npower Renewables
Richard Barker
Development Director
Wind Prospect
13:30
- OFFSHORE
Senior Representive Confirmed, London Array
14:45
Question and answer session
14:55
Afternoon refreshments
Live Transmission: Connecting to the National Grid
15:20
The Offshore Transmission Regime
- Progress of the competitive tender processes and timetables for implementation
- What sort of companies are bidding to become Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs)?
- What infrastructure development opportunities will be available for engineers?
- Lowering the cost of building and operating sites through partnership working
- Encouraging innovation and a self-regulatory approach to prices
Bridget Morgan
Senior Manager - Offshore Transmission
Ofgem
16:00
Overcoming the ‘supply chain crunch’
- Adopting the “production mentality”: Moving from prototypes to manufacture
- Setting achievable targets based on ‘constructability’
- “Recommissioning”: Can older turbines turn again?
Paul Gibson
CEO
MPI Offshore
16:20
Panel discussion: Predicting and resolving upcoming supply chain pressures
- Assessing the supply chain dynamics of recent times. Are we due a ‘bottleneck’ when build recommences?
- Taking steps to ease the burden on the supply of:
- Electrical components
- Cabling
- Installation vessels
- Steel
- Understanding the opportunities for UK manufacturers: Is any inward investment planned?
- Closing the electrical engineering skills gap through retraining
Sam Mackilligin
Associate Director
AECOM
Chris Ehlers
Managing Director – Renewables Division
Siemens plc
David Barrow
Director – Renewables
KBR
17:00
