Registration, coffee and networking

Welcome address from Riviera Maritime Media

Platinum Sponsor welcome address

Opening address: The offshore windfarm support vessel market: where are we now?

• Forecasts for SOVs/CSOVs in the market now and due to be delivered 2025-2030
• Where are the vessel shortages and what vessels need to be built?
• What should the sector be considering, but isn’t?
• Vessel oversupply and crew shortages: what impact will this have on the sector?
• Realities of the offshore floating wind sector and commercial challenges in offshore wind

Status of the global offshore wind sector

• Review of activity in Europe, Asia and the US
• Projected growth and commercial opportunities: where the offshore wind sector is heading
• Update of ongoing projects and future forecasts

Inger-Louise Molver, Shipbroker & Analyst (Partner), Pareto Shipbrokers AS

Emerging floating wind sector: where are we now and where are we going? 

• Shortages of vessels and crews
• Exploring six key demand drivers for floating wind vessels: forecast of activity by region, addressing different technical solutions, the size and volume of components, major component exchange and competing demand for vessels
• Looking at the supply side – what is needed and are these vessels widely available?
  

Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners

Session Q&A 

Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

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Panel session: Economics of offshore wind projects in Europe 

• Financing and investment trends in the offshore wind sector
• What will happen with the cost of financing for renewable energy projects? What are the financing options for new offshore windfarms?
• AR6: UK offshore wind back on track?
• Impact of price increases, inflation, delays and failure on project economics
• How can we make project economics work as the industry moves toward more costly operations?  
• Does regulatory stability improve investor confidence?
• Is there still an appetite for renewables investment?

Panellists:

Clément Weber, Managing Director, Green Giraffe Advisory

Kirsten Oliver, Managing Director Energy, WSP

Kanishk Tiwari, Head of Partnerships - Offshore Wind, Statkraft

Financing offshore wind support vessels

• Financing and bankability of offshore wind vessels
• What will financiers consider?
• What is their appetite for risk?
• Where will financing come from?

Solveig Frøland, Head of Section Maritime/Yards, Eksfin (Export Finance Norway)

Keynote address

A leading contractor’s view of the offshore wind sector: opportunities and challenges

• A leading contractor will share its views of the construction/installation sector on what the current challenges and opportunities are and what the next few years will look like.

Harke Jan Meek, Chief Commercial Officer, Seaway7 

Session Q&A 

Networking lunch in the exhibition area

Novel marine operations methodology for offshore floating wind T&I campaigns

• New methods to industrialise commercial scale floating wind installation
• New systems and solutions increasing efficiency and reducing costs for floating wind T&I scope

Ottar Antonsen, VP Buisness Concept & Advisory, Offshore Energy Global Sales, Kongsberg Maritime 

Developments in offshore charging to support vessel operations

• Decarbonisation of offshore windfarm vessel operations through electrification
• E-SOVs and E-CTVs offshore charging solutions overview
• Considerations for installation and commissioning
• Redundancy and design safety considerations
• Lessons from initial trials

Dimitri de Gunzbourg, CTO, Charge Offshore/MJR 

Session Q&A 

Vessel requirements: what do developers need? 
This session will provide a unique opportunity to hear from leading offshore wind developers sharing their views on vessel requirements in today’s market.

• What challenges are you currently experiencing in today’s market?
• Are the right vessels currently available? Is there a need for more vessels and if so, which vessel types are needed?
• What do developer’s want from their vessels
• W2W access systems – understanding requirements for today’s projects
• Future fuels for next generation vessels: battery, hybrid, hydrogen, methanol, ammonia
• Offshore charging requirements
• Are new contracting models needed?
• What do you need from your vessels partner, what are the key drivers in the selection process?
• What do you see as the challenges and opportunities over the next 12 months?
  

Vicky Powell, Head of Vessels and Foundations Procurement, RWE Offshore

Doug Brown, SOV Manager (Newbuilds and Operations), RWE Renewables UK

Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

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Decarbonising the evolving offshore wind sector

• Decarbonising port infrastructure
• Clean maritime initiatives
• Collaborative innovation

Carbon reduction strategies and innovations for CTV newbuilds

• Alternative fuels: methanol for CTVs
• Alternative hull form technology: SES vessels for offshore wind
  
  

James Lewis, Head of Business Development (Europe), Strategic Marine

Magdalena Peters, Senior Manager Commercial Marine EMEAR, Rolls-Royce

The opportunities for CTV retrofit

• What is the market size for CTVs and is there an opportunity for green retrofit
• Case study: RESTORE project findings
• Next steps and opportunities
  

Session Q&A

Panel session: Bridging the gap between renewables and oil and gas 

• Status of financing energy construction vessels for operation in both markets
• What is the rationale behind developing tonnage that fits both markets?
• How can the industry build vessels on an ad hoc or speculative basis, rather than linked to a long-term contract?

Panellists:

Tom Fairclough, Managing Director, RGI Marine

Stephen Bolton, Managing Director, Renew Marine Ltd

Dr Wei Huang, Director Global Offshore, Offshore Support Vessel Sector Lead, ABS

Bruno Bartel, European Lead, North Star Shipping

Chairman’s closing remarks and close of day 1

Edwin Lampert, Executive Editor & Head of Business Relations, Riviera Maritime Media 

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