Day 1 : 1st May

• Time Details
• 14.00 - 21.00 1st May Day 1 Offshore Wind Connections Connections Conference & Exhibition 2019

  For OWC 2019 we see the return of “WindMeet” our 1-2-1 initiative to bring together the local supply chain with key players in the Offshore Wind industry. This is an excellent opportunity to meet developers, operators, manufacturers and service providers in the industry.

  We only have very limited places available for these sessions and our contributors are looking to meet with organisations who are equipped to realistically offer specific solutions to the offshore wind industry. Further details on how to participate will be issued shortly.

  Contributors:

  Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Innogy, Ørsted, Burns & McDonnell, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Energy Innovation Cluster Denmark

  THMA are working in partnership with Green Port Growth to deliver this session.

• 1st May
• 13.30 1st May WindMeet 1-2-1 sessions registration (only for companies booked in advance)

  DoubleTree by Hilton, Hull

• 14.00 - 16.30 1st May Offshore Wind Connections - "WindMeet" 1-2-1 sessions

  DoubleTree by Hilton, Hull

• 17.00 - 18.00 1st May Offshore Wind Bitesize Seminars (open to all)

   

  (1) JBA Consulting:

  “Winds of change? How climate change may impact offshore wind operations”

  The session will explore how JBA Consulting, under the auspices of the EU Copernicus CS3 contract, has used its ForeCoast^® Marine technology to provide thought-provoking insight into the potential effect of climate change on European offshore wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M).  The presentation will highlight some questions around the attainability of national offshore wind targets and will draw into sharp focus, the need for long term strategic decision making. Presented by Dr Mark Lawless, Director – JBA Consulting

  (2) University of Leeds:

  “Challenges and Opportunities in Offshore Wind Decommissioning”

  Presented by Dr Anne Velenturf who is an expert advisor for the decommissioning aspects of the OWIH (Offshore Wind Innovation Hub) technology innovation roadmap to raise awareness around decommissioning challenges based on this roadmap,  and to discuss the scale of the challenge in terms of MWs that are to be decommissioned over the next 10-20 years and estimated costs.

   

   

• 18.00 - 21.00 1st May OWC 2019 Official opening and Networking evening with RenewableUK "Connect", Double Tree by Hilton Conference Centre, Hull

  Come along and meet senior industry leaders and representatives from the Humber as well as national and international delegates. This is an informal evening providing a great opportunity to network, meet old friends and develop new profitable relationships. This event is free to attend for RenewableUK/THMA members and partners as well as OWC2019 delegates.

  DoubleTree by Hilton Conference Centre, Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8NH

• 18.45 1st May Welcome to RenewableUK Connect from Hugh McNeal, Chief Executive, RenewableUK
• 18.55 1st May Official Opening of Offshore Wind Connections 2019 - Mark O'Reilly, CEO & Chairman of Team Humber Marine Alliance
• 19.05 1st May Welcome to the Humber, Lord John Prescott

  Former Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State he was the MP for Kingston upon Hull East from 1970 to 2010. He has an interest in Maritime, Shipping, Energy and the Environment particularly around Estuarial development. He was one of the architects of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and an Advisor on Climate Change to Ed Miliband.

• 19.15 1st May Networking refreshments
• 21.00 till late 1st May "Networking on the Roof" The Lexington Roof Top Cocktail Bar & Terrace, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Hull

  With so many industry colleagues and acquaintances around it’s a shame to call it an early night. Just pop upstairs and continue those conversations in the Double Tree by Hilton’s “The Lexington” Roof Top cocktail bar, DJ and terrace.

Day 2 : 2nd May

• Time Details
• 08.00 - 15.30 2nd May Day 2 Offshore Wind Connections Connections Conference & Exhibition 2019
• 09.15 2nd May Blair Jacobs, Conference facilitator
• 09.20 2nd May Mark O'Reilly, CEO & Chairman - Team Humber Marine Alliance

  THMA the organiser of OWC2019 is a not-for-profit, privately operated business development organisation with a growing membership of over 200 companies.

  THMA has a focus on the marine, maritime and offshore energy sectors based around the Yorkshire, Humber and Lincolnshire region.

  Established in 1996 and incorporated as a company in 2010 it is now one of the main regional Marine, Maritime & offshore renewables organisations in the UK. THMA works in partnership with five local authorities, the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and key academic institutions.

  THMA has facilitated millions of pounds worth of new business for its members whilst organising overseas trade missions, networking events, exhibitions, workshops and conferences.

  THMA has established progressive partnerships with national and international organisations across the maritime and offshore energy sectors.

  Team Humber is also actively supporting skills development programmes and has a collaborative and successful Maritime & Offshore Skills Group.

• 09.30 2nd May Hugh McNeal, Chief Executive - RenewableUK

  RenewableUK members are building our future energy system, powered by clean electricity.

  We bring them together to deliver that future faster; a future which is better for industry, billpayers, and the environment. We support over 400 member companies to ensure increasing amounts of renewable electricity are deployed across the UK and access markets to export all over the world. Our members are business leaders, technology innovators, and expert thinkers from right across industry.

• 09.50 2nd May Julian Garnsey, Project Director - Triton Knoll (innogy)

  innogy is Germany’s leading energy company, with revenue of around €44 billion (2016), more than 40,000 employees and activities in 16 countries across Europe. With its three business segments Grid & Infrastructure, Retail and Renewables, innogy addresses the requirements of a modern, decarbonised, decentralised and digital energy world.

  Its activities focus on its 23 million customers, and on offering them innovative and sustainable products and services which enable them to use energy more efficiently and improve their quality of life. The key markets are Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as several countries in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe, especially the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

  Triton Knoll is an 857MW ‘Round 2’ offshore wind farm, owned by innogy (59%), J-Power (24%) and Kansai Electric Power (16%). innogy is building and will operate the project on behalf of the partnership. Triton Knoll is within the Greater Wash strategic area, located off the east coast of England, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Lincolnshire and 28 miles from the coast of north Norfolk. Ninety MHI Vestas 9.5MW turbines will be installed with a new operations and maintenance centre to be built at the Port of Grimsby.

• 10.10 2nd May Mary Thorogood, Senior Specialist, Strategy, Business Development & Government Relations, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

  MHI Vestas Offshore Wind was founded in April 2014, but the company stands on the shoulders of giants. Our parent companies are two of the global leaders in wind power and offshore ventures. The history and track records of Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd inspire us and lead us forward.

  MHI Vestas has upcoming projects in the UK including Triton Knoll and Moray East as well as preferred supplier to a number of wind farms in the USA, Germany and Taiwan. MHI Vestas is expanding in the UK and looking to develop its Isle of Wight blade factory to deliver around 1,100 new jobs.

• 10.30 - 11.00 2nd May Coffee & Networking
• 11.00 2nd May Jason Ledden, Construction Project Manager - Hornsea Project Two, Ørsted

  The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs and operates offshore wind farms, bioenergy plants and innovative waste-to-energy solutions and provides smart energy products to its customers. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 5,600 people, including over 900 in the UK. Ørsted’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2017, the group’s revenue was DKK 59.5 billion (EUR 8.0 billion)

  Hornsea Project Two (HP2) will be built immediately after the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One completes in 2020, the second element of the Round Three zone will take the title with an 11.5 per cent increase on the capacity it will deliver from the Humber approaches. Hornsea Two was granted consent by the Secretary of State for Energy on the 16th August 2016. The project is located approximately 89km off the Yorkshire coast. When complete, it will be able to meet the electricity needs of up to 1.3 million homes per year, and bring low carbon power to the UK and the opportunity for economic growth in the Humber region.

• 11.20 2nd May Ben George, Director - AURA

  Aura is an initiative of the University of Hull, working with a group of key industry partners, academia, national, local and regional government as well as other key supporters.

  Our vision is to create a world leading low carbon, offshore wind research, talent and innovation hub.  The main aim of the hub is supporting the developing offshore wind sector towards sustainability, establishing it as a vibrant industry in the Humber – the UK’s Energy Estuary, for the benefit of the region and the country.

• 11.40 2nd May Secretary Stefan Pryor - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation & Matt Morrissey, Head of Markets, New England - Ørsted USA

  America’s growing offshore wind power industry — now projected to generate 18.6 GW of clean, cost-effective power in seven states on the Atlantic Seaboard by 2030 — is presenting a nearly $70 billion CAPEX revenue opportunity to businesses in the offshore wind power supply chain over the course of the next decade.

  The U.S. offshore wind power sector is well underway. In 2016, the nation’s first offshore wind farm was commissioned off Block Island, Rhode Island (30 MW). Today, offshore wind farms totaling 1.6 GW of capacity are contracted to provide electricity.

  Rhode Island has a State commitment of 38.5% renewables by 2035 and Gov. Raimondo has announced a Vision for Rhode Island’s Clean Energy Future24.

• 12.00 2nd May Rt Hon. Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade

  The Rt. Hon. Graham Stuart is the MP for Beverley and Holderness and in 2018 also became the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade (DIT).

  As a Minister at one of the newest government departments in Westminster, Mr Stuart plays a key role in directing UK trade policy across the world. A Member of Parliament since 2005, he leads on promoting investment in the UK by foreign partners, as well as overseeing the government’s policy on direct investment abroad.

• 12.30 - 13.30 2nd May Buffet lunch and networking
• 13.30 - 13.50 2nd May Carolyn Woolway, Head of HR, uk & Ireland - Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

  Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. designs and manufactures renewable energy equipment. The Company offers wind turbines, turbine gearboxes, offgrid, and other related equipment, as well as provides maintenance and reconditioning services. United by nature. Together, Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa are creating a leader in the renewable energy industry, to provide cleaner, more reliable and more affordable energy to society, and to create lasting value for all stakeholders.

  Siemens GRE invested £160 million in its rotor blade manufacturing facility, project construction, assembly and service facility at Green Port Hull in East Yorkshire. It now employs over 1,000 people onsite manufacturing and assembling blades for installation in the north sea and beyond.

• 13.50 - 14.30 2nd May Discussion Panel - tbc (moderator Neil Gordon Chief Executive SubseaUK)

   

  Panellists:

  Steven Gray, CEO – ROVOP

  Andrew Woollven MA MIExpE, Managing Director – EODEX UK Ltd

• 14.30 - 14.50 2nd May Andrew McDonald, Senior Innovation Manager, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

  ORE Catapult is the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. They help develop, test and commercialise new technologies for offshore wind, wave and tidal, reducing the cost of generating electricity offshore and creating UK economic benefit.

  InOctober 2017 a new £2 million collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the University of Hull saw the launch of an offshore wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Centre of Excellence in the Humber region.

  The five-year partnership will see a series of research and innovation projects developed to improve the way that offshore wind farms are operated and maintained, building on the region’s energy heritage, location and experience of servicing UK offshore wind farms.

• 14.50 - 15.30 2nd May Discussion Panel - ‘The Onshore Connection’ – land based construction and electrical engineering opportunities with offshore wind (moderator Tony Appleton, Offshore Wind Specialist, THMA

  Discussion Panel – ‘The Onshore Connection’ – land based construction and electrical engineering opportunities with offshore wind (moderator Tony Appleton, Offshore Wind Specialist, THMA

  Panellists:

  Phil Manley, Project Director – Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited

  Jason Cabral, Regional Practice Manager, Transmission & Distribution – Burns & McDonnell

  Sam Wickins, Engineering Manager – Murphy

  Martin Knagg, Onshore Cables Package Manager – Triton Knoll OffShore Wind Farm.

  Toibin Rayner, Regional Manager (North West) – Allen Archaeology

   

• 15.30 2nd May Thank you and conference close