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UK Offshore Wind: Leading the Renewable Revolution

Learn about the UK's offshore wind industry status, major developments, and opportunities for collaboration in ports, manufacturing, and technology. Join us to support the growth of renewable energy and achieve the UK's targets.

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UK Offshore Wind: Leading the Renewable Revolution

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  1. UK Offshore Wind: Leading the Way Bruce Valpy Director, BVG Associates & Head of Business Development, bruce.valpy@ukrenewables.com

  2. Agenda • Introductions • UK Offshore: Status update • Ports • Manufacturing • Technology • Collaboration

  3. BVG Associates

  4. UK Renewables Service Trade promotion and supply chain development service to: “support the growth of a world-scale UK renewable energy industry with increasing global market share, and capabilities sufficient to support the achievement of the UK’s 2020 renewable energy targets”

  5. UK Renewables Service • Inform, coach, support and champion UK businesses • Focus on excellence • Respond to requests : • Wind industry • Market entrants • UK enabling bodies • Host UK stands at global events • Proactively create opportunities for UK: • Supply & innovation • Inward investment &joint ventures

  6. Inward Investment & Joint Ventures • Connect you to UK: • Ports • Suppliers • Innovators • JV collaborators • Funders / enablers • Customers • Work with you to: • Explain how UK works • Smooth your journey • Help you collaborate with UK

  7. Status Update • 3.8GW operating (800MW+ offshore #1 globally) • 6.9GW consented (3.6GW offshore) • Best wind resource in Europe • Most to catch up to meet 2020 RE targets • 2009 1st GW+ year • 2020 #2 in EU; offshore #1 globally

  8. Legend Round 1 Offshore Wind Farm Round 2 Offshore Wind Farm Proposed sites in Scottish territorial waters Potential Round 3 Development Zone Status Update • Progress (since EWEC09) • Round 1: All consentedRhyl Flat, Robin Rigg & Gunfleet I generated 1st power • Round 2: W. Duddon consented Gunfleet Sands II generated 1st power • Round 1 and 2 Extensions: Simplified process started • Construction Work: • Round 1 – Rhyl Flats, Robin Rigg (270MW) • Round 2 – Greater Gabbard, Thanet (804MW)

  9. UK Ports • Much activity: • Sites available • Understanding growing • Dialogue deep • Focus East Coast • Government commitment strong • Prospectus updated • Key to success is to collaborate to find new solutions

  10. UK Manufacturing • Big companies getting involved • Reaching out to parallel sectors • Aerospace, oil and gas, marine engineering • Government committed to jobs • Strong case for industrialisation in the UK • Best market, sustained long-term • Strong, flexible skills base (not experienced in wind turbine technology) • Globally recognised innovators, business leaders & finance providers • Want to collaborate more with overseas excellence

  11. Technology • DECC • National Wind Turbine Test Centre • Environmental Technology Fund (£20m+) • The Carbon Trust • Offshore Wind Accelerator (£50m+) • Energy Technologies Institute • 3-4 wind turbine designs (£10m phase 1) • Condition monitoring (£5m) • The Crown Estate • Supporting demonstration of new technology • Want to collaborate more with overseas excellence

  12. In Summary • UK is leading in offshore wind • UK wants economic benefit not just to meet targets • UK wants to collaborate more to deliver • UK Renewables is here to help make it happen • bruce.valpy@ukrenewables.com

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