08:30
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Registration And Refreshments
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09:00
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Chair’s Opening Remarks
Ranjit Mene,
Head Of Offshore UK Sales,
Senvion
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09:10
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OPENING KEYNOTE
Building Wind Farms Further Offshore: Recognising The Challenges And How To Overcome Them With Cost-Effective Strategies
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Applying lessons learnt from near shore projects
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Determining the wind farm life extension potential
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An integrated approach to planning involving the operational, planning and installations teams
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Driving costs down through financial assessment of a site’s operational potential
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How to increase yield during summer maintenance activities
Julian Brown,
Director,
Aarufield
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PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND LOGISTICS
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09:30
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The “Offshore Maintenance JIP”: Impact Of Improved Accessibility Model Vessel Selection, Optimal O&M Planning And Availability Estimation
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Improved accessibility model: introducing the human fatigue and vessel hydrodynamics
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Effect of the improved accessibility model in terms of availability and costs
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Optimal access vessel selection based on the wind farm location
Masoud Asgarpour
, Project Manager - Offshore Maintenance Joint Industry Project,
ECN
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10:00
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Optimising Development Phase Activities To Successfully Drive Costs Down In The Construction and Operational Phases
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Close to shore vs far from shore: searching for optimum logistics solutions
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Step-by-step guideline: development and execution of the transport, installation and commissioning phases
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Adjusting the offshore logistics concept to further offshore wind farms and adapting it to the changing requirements of stakeholders
Bernard Casey
,
Head Of Offshore Engineering,
Mainstream Renewable Power
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10:30
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Networking Break And Refreshments
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INSTALLATION, ACCESS AND EXTREME WEATHER
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11:00
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Taking The Next Steps To Install Wind Turbines Offshore In Higher Wind Speeds
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Lifting operations - The weakest link in offshore wind
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The Boom Lock system - From concept to reality
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Case study from Kentish Flats Extension
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Answering the need for non-turbine specific lifting tools and tagline systems
Johan Heiler,
General Manager,
High Wind
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11:30
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A Designer’s Perspective: Vessel Selection For Further Offshore Wind Farms
Trygve Halvorsen Espeland
, Naval Architect And Co-Founder,
ESNA
Nere Skomedal,
Naval Architect And Co-Founder,
ESNA
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12:00
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Networking Lunch
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13:00
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Helicopter Transport: The Potential Role Of Helicopters In The Continued Build-Out Of Further Offshore Wind Farm Projects
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Developing a strategic thinking to help creating your own access mix strategies
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Interface with Oil & Gas
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Development of offshore aviation guidance
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European dimension
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Creating a consistent and coherent approach across the industry to engage with the helicopter operators
Matthew Clear
, Senior Development Manager – Strategic Workstream,
The Crown Estate
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13:30
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From Accessibility To Availability: How To Optimise Transfer Time, Bring Down Costs And Limit Turbine Downtime
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Analysing the key factors and challenges that affect access and availability when further offshore
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Transfer time: pros and cons of 24 hour staggered shifts
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Turbine availability: potential of using only one team for troubleshooting and planned maintenance
Dr Marcel Wiggert,
Group Manager,
Fraunhofer IWES
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14:30
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Networking Break And Afternoon Refreshments
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15:00
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Resolving The Issue Of Safe Access In More Demanding Weather Conditions
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Examining the link between sea state, access system capability and field economics
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What are the key elements of safe access systems?
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What can we learn from other industries about the access challenges?
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Safe handling of cargo in more extreme conditions
Philip Strong
, CEO,
Reflex Marine
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15:30
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The Weather And Helicopter Transports To Far From Shore Wind Farms
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Weather uptime for helicopter traffic vs. transits by CTV
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Advantages and challenges of helicopter transports with respect to weather
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Weather forecasting experience from the Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind industries
Maria Pedrosa,
Head Of Aviation Services,
StormGeo
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16:00
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Chair’s Closing Remarks
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16:15
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Close Of Day One
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