AGENDA
The theme of the conference is Offshore Wind: Building a New Irish Industry.
The Conference will take place over two days and, with this theme in mind, look at what must happen in the coming months and years to ensure that we not only deliver the 5 GW set out in the Programme for Government but that we create a thriving new industry which attracts investment, creates jobs and revitalises Ireland’s coastal communities.
Day 1 – Tuesday 21st September – Following our keynote in the morning, with Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the first session will look at how we can design an industrial strategy for offshore wind energy, which will be followed by a discussion on what we hope will by then be a much clearer understanding of our new offshore planning system.
Day 2 – Wednesday 22nd September – The second day of the conference will also begin with some keynote contributions, including Eamon Ryan, Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport before a panel discussion on the new systems for grid connections and route-to-market for offshore renewables. The conference will conclude with an examination of the exciting new potential for floating offshore wind and hydrogen to play their part in our decarbonised energy future.
Day 1 September 21, 2021
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Session 1:
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Session 1:
Keynote Session
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09.00
Chair Introduction Peter Lefroy, Chair, Offshore Committee, Director, RWE Renewables Ireland |
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09.05
Keynote Address Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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09.20
Keynote Sponsor Address Jim Dollard, Executive Director, Generation and Trading, ESB |
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09.35
WEI Address Noel Cunniffe, CEO, Wind Energy Ireland |
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09.50
Break |
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Session 2:
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Session 2:
Industrial Strategy & Supply Chain
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10.30
Chair Introduction Mandy Masters, Business Development Manager, Windcat Workboats |
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10.35
Facilitating Ports for the Development of Offshore Renewables Liam Lacey, Director, Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) |
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10.50
Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy Tom Suddaby, Head of Market Development UK and Ireland, Ørsted |
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11.05
Delivering Ireland’s Offshore Wind Ambition; the Vital Supply Chain Link… Cormac Gebruers, Head of College at National Maritime College of Ireland |
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11.20
Q&A |
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11.50
One to One Interview with Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope |
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12.05
Lunch |
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Session 3:
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Session 3:
Consenting
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14.00
Chair Introduction Tina Raleigh, Senior Project Manager, Statkraft Ireland |
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14.05
Introducing Ireland's New Offshore Planning Regime Martina Hennessy, Principal Officer, Offshore Renewable Energy, DECC |
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14.20
Challenges for Offshore Renewable Planning Alice Whittaker, Partner, Philip Lee |
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14.35
Offshore Renewables Fixed, Floating or Stranded? Attracta Uí Bhroin, Environmental Law Officer, Irish Environmental Network |
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14.50
Q&A |
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15.20
One to One Interview with Arno Verbeek, Project Director, Codling Wind Park |
Day 2 September 22, 2021
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Session 4:
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Session 4:
Keynote Session
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09.00
Chair Introduction Eoin Cassidy, Director, WEI & Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP |
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09.05
Keynote Address Eamon Ryan, Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport |
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09.20
Keynote Sponsor Address Barry Kilcline, Head of Offshore, SSE Renewables |
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09.35
Break |
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Session 5:
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Session 5:
Grid & RESS
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10.15
Chair Introduction Caoimhe McWeeney, Regulation Analyst, Energia Group |
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10.20
ORESS 1 Update Robert McGuinness, Assistant Principal Officer at Department of Environment, Climate & Communications |
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10.35
Developing Ireland's Offshore Grid Louise O'Flanagan, Offshore Programme Manager, EirGrid Group
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10.50
International Experience in Offshore Grid Development Rob van der Hage, Partner Offshore Renewables and Hydrogen, ERM |
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11.05
Q&A |
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11.35
One to One Interview with Marie Donnelly, Chair of Climate Change Advisory Council |
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11.50
Lunch |
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Session 6:
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Session 6:
The Floating and Hydrogen Vision
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14.00
Chair Introduction Georgina Foley, Director, Policy and Stategy, Green Rebel Marine |
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14.05
Offshore Green Hydrogen Subsurface Storage - A Key Enabler For Irish Offshore Wind Dr John O'Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, dCarbonX |
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14.20
Revolution: A Vision for Irish Floating Wind Energy Val Cummins, Chair, WEI FLOSH Committee, Project Director Ireland, Simply Blue Energy |
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14.35
Green Hydrogen in the Irish Energy Transition Dr Cian Desmond, Head of Innovation, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions |
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14.50
Q&A |
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15.30
Closing Address Niall Goodwin, Head of Policy, Wind Energy Ireland |