Agenda

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Tentative Conference Program

Day 1: May 11, 2021

Offshore Wind in Europe
Latest developments in the offshore wind industry in Europe
Opportunities and challenges in expanding production
Addressing major barriers and implementing mechanisms to achieve the targets

Policies and plans
Plans and programs for the expansion of OSW
Key developments, policies, and regulations for OSW in these markets

Developers’ plans and perspectives
Plans of leading developers
Transmission needs for new projects
Challenges and issues perceived by OSW
developers in building electrical grids
Solutions to overcome these issues and learnings from early projects

From MWs to GWs: Building large-scale projects – what’s needed?
Improving the economics of large-scale OSW projects
Capex requirements and mechanisms to reduce costs
Regulatory and financing challenges and issues
Lessons from recent projects and solutions to de-risk project development
What is needed and can be achieved

Regional projects and offshore grids
Regional cooperation in enabling large-scale projects
Optimising regional interconnections of offshore grids
Solutions and project examples


Day 2: May 12, 2021

TSOs’ plans and perspectives
Perspectives of TSOs on integrating planned large-scale offshore wind farms to the onshore grid
Grid planning for future projects
Ensuring flexibility for interconnecting future projects and impact on system design
Challenges in managing proposed regional OSW projects

Technology and Innovation
Technology options for offshore transmission infrastructure
Innovative solutions for future offshore grids

Floating offshore wind projects
Plans and developments in the floating offshore wind industry
Unique requirements for electrical systems for floating OSW projects
Key challenges in integrating floating OSW projects
Technical advancements to address these issues

Flexible solutions for interconnections
Optimal technology for connecting OSW projects
Advancements in offshore substations

Planning and designing the integration of offshore wind farms
Interconnection challenges for offshore wind
Design considerations in integrating offshore wind farms to the onshore grid
Optimal grid planning for future projects

Subsea cables and their monitoring and protection
Advances in subsea cables for offshore wind farm connections
Cable installation challenges
Latest innovations in cable monitoring and protection

O&M of offshore grid assets
Planning for O&M and protection of offshore grid assets
Optimal solutions for O&M of these assets