Concrete Substructures for Offshore Wind Conference, Aberdeen

A look at the developers and projects currently exploring the use of concrete substructures for both floating and fixed wind along with a focus on the supply chain companies that can deliver such substructures. 
This event looks to explore this topic and answer the question: Can concrete substructures be delivered with almost 100% local content? 

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Programme

13.00 – Registration and refreshments

13.20 – Welcome and introduction

Project Developer

13.30 – Concrete Substructures– A Developer view– Geir Birkland, Magnora Offshore Wind

Port

13.45 – Concrete Substructures - Port considerations and infrastructure – Colin Ortlepp, Kishorn Port

The ingredients

14.00 - Material Supply and Glensanda Superquarry – Calum Carnie and Nick Gilbert, Aggregate Industries

14.15 - Material Supply and Dunbar Cement Works – Kevan Greehalgh, Tarmac

14.30 - Alternative Cement Chemistry – Benjamin Constant, NeoCem

14.45 - Q&A Session

15.00 - Networking Break

Reinforcement Options

15.20 - Rebar- Steel – Jamie Holling, BRC Ltd

15.35 - Rebar – Composite – Prof Dilum Fernando, University of Edinburgh

The OEM

15.50 - Turbine integration – William Attridge and Tue Hald, Vestas Wind Systems

Manufacturing options

15.10 - Concrete construction services – Andrew Nash, Balfour Beatty and Neil Wilkinson, Aker Solutions

16.25 - Concrete slip forming – Marie Mazurier, Bouygues Travaux Publics

16.40 - Scaling up production and basalt rebar – Gavin Gerrard, BAM Nuttall

16.55 - Serial production – Ole Stobbe, BW Ideol

17.10 – Q&A Session

17.30 – Close of event

We would like to thank our event sponsor, Scottish Enterprise, for supporting this event.