CROWN ESTATE
Offshore Wind 2011 The Crown Estate travels the UK
Concentrating on the supply chain for the offshore wind sector, The Crown Estate organised a second series of events (first in 2010) covering the whole of the UK, during February and March.
Ranging from 200 to 500 attendees, dependant on each of the 7 events in Scotland, England,Wales and Northern Ireland, the series demonstrated justification for their efforts.
We visited their event the North East, held at York Racecourse in early February.
CHAIRMANSHIP The event was chaired very ably by Julian Brown, from ABV Associates, who is no stranger to the wind energy industry, having been involved for some 10 years. He started out on the Isle of Wight and has been working over the last 5/6 years as a consultant, supporting developers, technology companies and investors, in helping bring the offshore wind industry to the forefront in the UK.
Julian commented that the depth of experience of the speaker line up was exceptional, especially as it was very difficult to find experienced individuals in such a new industry.
Something which we believe is a very good start to any conference is to request a show of hands from the audience as to where their interest lies – in general it gives all present some guidance on where to place the emphasis for the day and get the attendees more involved. The chairman did not disappoint.
Before introducing the first speaker, Julian explained the overall focus of the day’s event, that of the importance of the supply chain and highlighted some of the companies who have, in the last 12 months, committed to investment in the UK e.g. (following the already established Clipper Wind), Mitsubishi, GE Energy, Siemens Wind Power, Gamesa, Clipper expanding their interest, and Alstom announcing a partnership with LM Windpower to develop 6MW offshore wind turbines.
Most significantly he pointed out that the industry is driven by consent and without planning consents there is no industry and no jobs. So congratulations should go to E.ON who have secured the Humber Gateway Project.
GENERAL FORMAT The morning was devoted to the conference featuring relevant industry experienced speakers, listed below.
Following networking periods, at breaks and lunchtime, there were break-out interactive sessions by some of the market leaders, detailed later in this article.
EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITY There was also an opportunity for companies to exhibit, and although it could not be described as an exhibition, the atmosphere generated was certainly conducive to collecting information and knowledge from some 25 companies, who had made the effort to set up stands.
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