4th Annual Offshore Power Cable Engineering and Reliability
30th - 31st January 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic
WHY ATTEND
Rethinking Cable Operating Practices, Reducing Cost and Increasing Efficiency & Performance
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interactive sessions
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This exclusive BIS forum brings together key experts from the wind power community globally to discuss the current challenges in risks, cost reduction, cable protection and life extension in order to identify best practices. It will showcase real practical examples on what the industry can do to produce optimized solution across the board with regards to survey, burial, engineering, installation, protection, and repair and explore new areas of innovation & techniques for cost reduction. This event provides a unique platform to exchange ideas, network with key representatives from the offshore wind power community and exchange experience to successfully master offshore power cable & installation, maintenance, protection and repair processes.
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John Sinclair
John’s current role is Development Director with Balfour Beatty Investments (BBI). This role involves bidding for new transmission projects and managing existing projects. Currently BBI has interest
John Sinclair
Development Director – Power Transmission and Distribution at Balfour Beatty Investments
Ralph Renner
Ralph Renner is Director of European Origination for Sompo Global Weather and responsible for developing and implementing structured solutions with EGW’S European and Asian clients. He was formerl
Ralph Renner
Head of European Origination at Sompo Global Weather
Paul Ramiz
Paul Ramiz is a Broker and Product Leader for Aon’s Innovation and Solutions team, primarily focusing on Weather Risk Management. Paul had over 10 years of London market experience in (Re) Insurance
Paul Ramiz
Account Executive & Product Leader Weather Risk at Aon UK Limited
Tim Raaijmakers
Tim Raaijmakers is a programme manager of the offshore engineering research programme within Deltares, an applied research institute on the topics of water, soil and infrastructure. Besides programmin
Tim Raaijmakers
Programme Manager Offshore Engineering at Deltares
Etienne Rochat
Etienne Rochat received a master's degree of engineering from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL, Lausanne) and a PhD in science from the University of Neuchâtel. Prior to working for OMNISENS,
Etienne Rochat
CTO at Omnisens SA
Dirk Briese
Mr. Dirk Briese holds a masters degree in Business Administration and a bachelor in Political Science and English from the University of Tübingen. He is the managing director of trend:research since
Dirk Briese
CEO at Wind:Research GmbH
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FORUM
- Gain an understanding of UXO risks to cable installation projects
- Learn how UXO can be managed effectively to reduce risks in accordance with ALARP
- Understanding how to de-risk your project and lock in profit margins
- Utilising the services provided by by specialist weather brokers and insurers to optimise your tender bidding process
- Understand the needs for early investigations and impact on project execution.
- Understand the principle process from investigation to clearance
- Understand overall cable condition and how to extend the lifespan
- Explore condition monitoring tools and techniques to ensure cable reliability
- Improve cable protection and repair management to prevent cable damages
- Gain valuable insight into the latest survey and laying techniques
- Analyze the importance of using real time data to prevent failures and improve cable reliability
- Energy Utilities
- Power and Wind Generators/Developers
- Cable Manufacturers and Installation Companies
- Cable Component Companies
- Contractors, Consultants & Advisory Services
- Regulators and Governing Bodies
- Insurance companies
Representatives Invited:
- Vice Presidents
- Directors
- Chief Risk Officers
- Heads
- Managers
- Engineers
- Consultunts
- Offshore Cable Projects
- Operations and Maintenance
- Network Planning
- Cable Inspection, Monitoring and repair
- Assets Management
- Offshore Grid Integration and connection
- Electrical Engineering
Schedule Excerpt
Chairman`s Opening Remarks
Offshore Wind Market in Europe – Status Quo and Future Developments
Opening Address
Dirk Briese - wind:research GmbHSetting the Standard: New Approaches to Cable Modelling
Case Study
Steven Rossiter - AgileTek Engineering LimitedMitigating Offshore Cable Risks-an Insurer Perspective
Case Study
Assessing and Managing Weather Risk for Offshore Power Cable Project
Case Study
Ralph Renner - Sompo Global Weather; Paul Ramiz - Aon UK LimitedMorning Coffee and Networking
Continuous Cable Risk Assessment and Burial Depth Evaluation through New Technology
Case Study
Tim Mannaerts - ParkwindMinimizing Risks of Power Cable
Case Study
Lowering the Cost of Offshore Cable Installation
Case Study
Lunch + Coffee and Networking Break
All sessions inFULL AGENDA
Closing Remarks from the Chair and End of Day One
Chairman’s Opening Address
All sessions inFULL AGENDA
Lunch + Coffee and Networking Break
Increasing Offshore Power Cable Reliability by use of Fibre Optic Monitoring
Case Study
Etienne Rochat - Omnisens SACable Monitoring and Testing – Why, How, Where and When
Case Study
John Sinclair - Balfour Beatty InvestmentsDeveloping & Deploying of Digital Inspection Technologies for Offshore Power Cables
Case Study
Brian Allen - Rovco LimitedAfternoon Tea and Networking
Fibre Optic Monitoring of Power Cable: an option or a must?
Interactive Discussion
Etienne Rochat - Omnisens SAWhat Is the Realistic Lifetime of Offshore Power Cables?
Case Study
Developing a Predictive Maintenance Strategy
Case Study
Closing Remarks from the Chair and End of Day Two
Some of Past Annual Attending Companies
„Thanks for a well-organized and constructive conference on interconnector technology and connected issues.“
Rikardur R. – Landsvirkjun
„The conference was very interesting, many good speakers and interesting presentations. This exceeded my expectations and proved to be a valuable learning experience.“
Mick M. – Mutual Energy/Moyle Interconnector
„I was impressed by the organization of the conference, by the speakers and content and by the lively participation of the delegates.“
Joseph V. – Enemalta Corp.
„BIS Group provided a well assembled group of professionals on a range of topics in the area which greatly improved my knowledge“
Ryan A. – AECOM
"Effective, focused, high-level event. It is an industry reference“
Antonio I. – TERNA
About BIS Group
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www . bisgrp . comPricing
EUR 2.299,-
Wind Farm Owners, Energy Companies
- 2 Day Conference
- Online Documentation
- Luncheon and Refreshments
EUR 2.499,-
Service Providers and Consultancy Companies
- 2 Day Conference
- Online Documentation
- Luncheon and Refreshments
EUR 695,-
Online Documentation
- Speaker Presentations
- Event Materials
- Delegates and Speaker List
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