Taking floating wind to the next level: ambitious policies and access to finance

Floating wind

When: Friday, 28 September 2018, 15:10 - 16:00
Where: Room: Brussels

Session description

Building on the two previous sessions on Floating Offshore Wind (FOW), this one will look ahead and discuss what industry and policymakers need to do to accelerate the implementation of floating offshore wind in the renewables landscape and match or even surpass bottom-fixer’s success.

Learning objectives

• Gain an up-to-date market overview and outlook;
• learn about industry initiatives and policies that are being set up and/or need to be set up to accelerate the deployment of floating wind by 2030.

Session chair

Jan Matthiesen

Director of Offshore Wind, Carbon Trust

Introduction

Jan Matthiesen

Director of Offshore Wind, Carbon Trust

Presentations

Floating offshore wind - future LCOE reduction and key risks

Kate Freeman

Associate, BVG Associates

Insurance, Innovation and Cost Reduction in Offshore Wind

Ralf Skowronnek

Head of Claims Germany, Marsh GmbH

Using bottom-fixed’s experience with financing to take floating wind to the next level

Arthur Dussillol

Project Manager, Green Giraffe

Q&A

Jan Matthiesen

Director of Offshore Wind, Carbon Trust