Final Workshop 

When: 5 October 2011

Where: Brussels, Belgium

Available for download:

• Full porgramme

Objective 

The Final Workshop is targeted towards policy makers, transmission system operators, regulators, energy utilities, wind farm developers, energy agencies and other actors involved in offshore infrastructure development in Europe.

Agenda

09:30 – 10:45 Session 1: Introduction; Chair: Bruce Douglas, 3E 

• Keynote Speech: EU Policy Context: Philip Lowe, Director-General, DG ENER European Commission
• Introduction to IEE OffshoreGrid: context and objectives: Jan De Decker, 3E, Belgium
• Methodology, approach and key assumptions:
  • Peter McGarley, Senergy Econnect, United Kingdom
  • Leif Warland, SINTEF, Norway

11:15 – 12:45 Session 2: Presentation of the Project Results; Chair: Paul Kreutzkamp, 3E

• Wind Power Output Statistics: Jens Tambke, ForWind, Germany
• Grid design options (hubs vs individual, tee-in, hub-to-hub): Jan De Decker, 3E, Belgium
• Overall Grid Design
  • Peter McGarley, Senergy Econnect, United Kingdom
  • Leif Warland, SINTEF, Norway

13:45 – 15:30 Session 3: Recommendations and Conclusions; Chair: Paul Wilczek, EWEA

• Recommendations based on technology and cost-benefit analysis: Jan De Decker, 3E, Belgium
• EU Policy Recommendations: Bernd Höflich, dena, Germany