Subsea Power Cables 2021
THE EUROPEAN MEETING PLACE FOR THE SUBSEA POWER CABLES INDUSTRY
Key Topics
Insuring and managing risks of cable projects
With the insurance market becoming increasingly nervous about underwriting subsea assets, what can be done to create more certainty? Richard Booth, Partner at HFW will present a detailed case study on “Liability for the Gwynt Y Mor OWF Export Cable Failures” (and why the OFTO couldn’t pass liability on to the original Developer).
Opportunities in floating offshore wind
Hear about the latest developments in dynamic cables and learn how the industry is readying itself to keep up with future demand. As commercial deployment approaches, hear from leading experts on technology and innovation.
Short-term impact of COVID-19 on the submarine cable industry
Find out how the pandemic has impacted contractual obligations and the marine warranty surveyor. The focus will be on the short-term effects on the industry and how to develop a more rapid response to the challenge.
An expert panel on cable failure scenarios
A dialogue on the do’s and don’ts of risk minimisation throughout a cable’s lifetime. Discover how to amass the volume of data needed to predict failures and how you can improve operational practices to avoid breakdown.
Maintenance and repair:
what’s next?
A discussion on how to improve the reliability of systems and avoid downtime. Sessions will address proximity issues, predictive maintenance measures and more.
Insights from regulators: How do offshore transmission owners function in the UK?
Find out how the pandemic has impacted contractual obligations and the marine warranty surveyor. The focus will be on the short-term effects on the industry and how to develop a more rapid response to the challenge.
Speakers
Agenda Day 1
09:30 - 09:40 | 10 mins - Chairman's Welcome to Subsea Power Cables 2020
09:40 - 10:00 | 20 mins - Market & Regulatory Updates Markets Overview: Part 1
Global industry trends and analysing factors driving the market
10:00 - 10:20 | 20 mins - Market & Regulatory Updates: Part 2
COVID-19 impact on the submarine cable industry in the short term
10:20 - 10:40 | 20 mins - Market & Regulatory Updates Regulatory Environment: Part 3
How can the regulators work with operators to identify optimal solutions to emerging problems?
10:40 - 11:00 | 20 mins - Market & Regulatory Updates Joint Q&A with speakers: Ask your questions
11:00 - 11:20 | 20 mins - Online Networking Break
11:20 - 11:40 | 20 mins - Floating Offshore Wind Keynote
Floating offshore wind: what are the opportunities?
Rory Shanahan – Manager – Offshore Wind, The Carbon Trust
11:40 - 12:00 | 20 mins - Floating Offshore Wind LIVE Q&A with offshore wind experts
Rory Shanahan – Manager – Offshore Wind, The Carbon Trust
12:00 - 12:30 | 30 mins - Subsea Cables Damage Claims
A legal perspective Case study: Liability for the Gwynt Y Mor OWF Export Cable Failures
Richard Booth – Partner, HFW
12:30 - 13:00 | 30 mins - Online Networking Break
13:00 - 13:20 | 20 mins - Cable-Seabed interaction and the role of morphology & DTS
Thermal model of the seabed
Arjen Luijendijk – Coastal morphology specialist, Deltares
13:20 - 13:40 | 20 mins - Advances in Cable Design & Installation Cable design challenges & standards
What do they mean for the industry?
13:40 - 14:00 | 20 mins - Advances in Cable Design & Installation Common Risks to Cables During Installation
Lessons Learned and Continued Issues Andrew Small – Offshore Export Cable Package Manager, Moray East Offshore Wind Farm
14:00 - 14:20 | 20 mins - Advances in Cable Design & Installation Spatial and Temporal Ocean Bottom Temperature variation
Implications (and solutions) for design and operation of marine HV cables
Justin Dix – Head of Geology & Geophysics Research Group, University of Southampton
14:20 - 14:40 | 20 mins - Advances in Cable Design & Installation Joint Q&A with speakers
Ask your questions
14:40 - 15:10 | 30 mins - Advances in Cable Design & Installation WindFloat Atlantic Project
Focus on Dynamic Cables Tiago Duarte – Installation Manager, EDP Renewables
15:10 - 15:40 | 30 mins - Informal networking opportunities
15:40 - 15:45 | 5 mins - Close of Day 1
Agenda Day 2
09:45 - 09:55 | 10 mins - Summary of day 1 of Subsea Power Cables 2020 Virtual
09:55 - 10:15 | 20 mins - Cable Maintenance & Repairing Maintenance & repairing
Improving reliability of the systems and avoiding downtime of the farm
10:15 - 10:35 | 20 mins - Cable Maintenance & Repairing Condition Monitoring of Subsea Cables
Innovations and better understanding predictive maintenance
10:35 - 10:55 | 20 mins - Cable Maintenance & Repairing Innovations in cables
Alex Gauntt – Commercial Director, Irish Sea Contractors
10:55 - 11:15 | 20 mins - Cable Maintenance & Repairing Joint Q&A with speakers
Ask your questions
11:15 - 11:45 | 30 mins - Cable Maintenance & Repairing Online Networking Break
11:45 - 12:15 | 30 mins - Cables Failure Analysis Panel Discussion
Cables Failure Analysis & How are termination failures viewed?
12:15 - 12:45 | 30 mins - Panel Discussion
Insuring and Managing Risks of Cable Projects
Matthew Yau – Director, Lloyd Warwick International
12:45 - 13:05 | 20 mins - The role of Interconnectors in Europe’s electricity supply & climate change mitigation
13:05 - 13:25 | 20 mins - How do offshore transmission owners work in UK?
13:25 - 13:45 | 20 mins - Joint Q&A with speakers
Ask your questions
13:45 - 14:15 | 30 mins - Online Networking Break
14:15 - 14:25 | 10 mins - Close of Day & Opportunity to ask more questions
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