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HARD TALK: OFFSHORE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (ROOM K1)

Track: INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET DEPLOYMENT
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 09:00 - 10:30

Moderator:
Stephen Sackur, BBC, United Kingdom


Session description

Europe's offshore wind potential is enormous and able to power Europe seven times over. This panel will discuss how to overcome the remaining challenges and fully exploit this untapped indigenous resource. Leading figures from the wind industry will discuss issues including: Designing and financing the offshore electricity grid, spatial planning, markets, technology, and ramping up the supply chain (foundations, cables, turbine supply, transportation and installation).

 
Christian Kjaer, CEO, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)  		 BI1.1 
 
Ian Marchant, CEO, Scottish and Southern Energy, United Kingdom  		 BI1.2 
 
Eddie O'Connor, CEO, Mainstream Renewable Power, Ireland  		 BI1.3 
 
Konstantin Staschus, Secretary General, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)  		 BI1.4 
 
Anders Søe Jensen, President, Vestas Offshore, Denmark  		 BI1.5 
 
Andreas Nauen, CEO, Siemens Wind Power, Denmark  		 BI1.6