Outcomes of First General Assembly

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TP Wind Offshore Group 4 Offshore Wind Deployment
and Operation

• Outcomes of First General Assembly
• Brussels November 13th 14th 2007

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WG 4

• Initial Thoughts
• Process
• Key areas
• Objective for each area
• Relations to other groups

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WG4 Members
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The Research and Technology Development Challenge
It is projects like this that will play a key
role in achieving our aspiration to generate 20
of Britains energy supplies from renewable
sources by 2020. Gordon Brown, July
2006 Launching Jackets for DOWNVInD RTD programme
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Role of the Sub-committee

• Objectives
• Key areas
• State of the art
• Vision
• Actions
• Description
• Requirements
• Prioritisation
• Impact
• Timeframe
• Costs
• Relationships with others
• Other subcommittees
• Steering Committee
• Others

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Major Technology Elements
De-commission
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Objective of each element

• To progress the definition of the technology
• To define for each area
• The current status
• Our Vision
• The need
• To prioritise the activities
• Potential impact
• Cost benefit
• timeframe

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Process

• Identify the issues and list them
• Categorise
• Long term and short term
• Market and research
• Area
• Refine and prioritise

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Consensus on Major Technology Elements
Environment
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Installation, assembly and decommissioning

• Research
• New concepts to optimize installation and extend
  to more hostile environments and deeper waters
• Integrate installation into design of turbine and
  substructure
• Life cycle approaches including installation and
  decommissioning
• Market Deployment
• The market needs a larger variety of vessels and
  equipment for installation.
• Efficient and reliable installation processes and
  quality assurance
• Education
• Short term train the workforce for installation
  of the hardware
• Long term develop programs and train skilled
  developers and engineers

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Relationships

• Policy and Environment
• Grid and infrastructure
• Market and Economics
• Turbines
• External organisations

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Conclusion

• Offshore activities impact all areas of TPWind
• First meeting successful and created a good basis
  to progress
• Offshore sub committee will provide input to
• Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)
• Market Deployment Strategy