Sessions at Offshore Wind Power Development Asia 2012 on Tuesday 6th March

0815 Registration & Welcome Coffee
0900 Opening Remarks from the Chair

Offshore Wind Farm Development, Design & Construction

0910 CASE STUDY: Setting a Benchmark from China’s Offshore Wind Market - Shanghai Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm
•Evaluating the construction challenges in delivering China’s first offshore wind farm
•Assessing the planning and designing considerations of the project in order to comply with site requirements and turbine specifications
•Overcoming the installation challenges to deliver the project on time and on budget: How was this set and achieved?
Zhu Kaiqing, General Manager, Shanghai Donghai Wind Power Company

0950 CASE STUDY: Overcoming Technical and Project Management Challenges of Large Scale Offshore Wind Projects: Learning Experiences from Scotland
Similar to the market place in China, wind power in Scotland is the fast growing renewable technology for the country, with a few large scale offshore projects. Mr. Bai in this session will share with us technologies and experiences drawn from these projects.
•Assessing the offshore wind resources in Scotland
•Understanding the government led renewable policies and offshore development guidelines
•Exploring the technology advancement for overcoming challenges arising from large scale offshore wind farm construction
•Case studies sharing from Beatrice Wind Farm
Long Baijin, General Manager, Beijing Representative Office, Scottish Development International

1030 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break

1100 CASE STUDY: Creating a Sustainable ROI through Advanced Wind Farm Site Selection – A Case Study of China’s Offshore Wind Development in the Southern Region
•Evaluating the impact of location on wind farm design and turbine selection
•Contrasting the value of energy to be produced with the cost of land, environmental impact of construction and operation
•Analysing the impact of grid integration on the design of wind farms
•Drawing valuable offshore wind development experiences from China’s southern region
Xiao YiXiong, Director, China Water Resources Pearl River Planning Surveying & Designing Co., Ltd.

1140 Managing the Risks and Opportunities of Wind Farm Project Development
•Exploring new opportunities in wind energy in the changing market
•Overview of new developments in the evaluation of offshore wind projects
•Incorporation and management of risks in the development of major projects
Song Yanqin, Senior Project Officer, WORLD BANK

1220 Networking Luncheon

1320 Analysing Pros and Cons of Alternative Foundations and Installation Concepts
•Exploring the alternative designs for foundations – what are the different options available both nearer and further offshore?
•Comparing the relative pros and cons per type of project of the various foundation designs available; from mono piles, jackets, gravity-based, suction pile, tripods, 3 pile arrangement etc.
•Choosing the right type of foundation installation plan for your particular project and keeping it to budget
•Are lessons and competencies from the oil and gas sector transferable for wind?
Søren A. Nielsen, MBD, CPO, Universal Foundation A/S

1400 Formulating Operations and Maintenance Strategies to Minimise the Risk of Expensive Downtime and Delays
•Assessing the pros and cons of various maintenance models – from helicopters to service centres
•Ensuring the supply of people and parts for smooth ongoing operations
•Learning from hard-won O&M lessons from demonstration cases
•Knowing when to pool resources with other offshore operations
•What are the long-term implications for the supply chain?

1440 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break

Analysing and Reducing the Cost of Offshore Wind

1510 Analysing the Cost for Offshore Wind Energy Projects
•Understanding the cost structure for offshore wind projects
•Comparing offshore wind cost with other energy generation methods
•Exploring different ways to reduce the cost to improve profitability
•Developing cost effective operations and maintenance strategies to reduce the project cost
Justin Wu, Senior Analyst, New Energy Finance, Bloomberg News

1550 Exploring Different Ways to Reduce the Cost for Wind Farm Projects in the Long Run
•Examining the key initiatives to bring down the project cost
•Scaling up the project to be more cost-effective
•Designing a wind turbine for 50 Years rather than 20 years
•Achieving cost-effective operations and maintenance to keep the overall project cost under control
Feargal Brennan, Professor, Offshore Engineering, Cranfield University

1630 Chair’s Summary and Q&A

1645 End of Day One Conference