Programme
Please check back for further details – the programme will be updated as arrangements are confirmed.
Tuesday 15th October
Servisair executive airport lounge available for delegates in Aberdeen Airport
| 1600 | Delegate flight leaves Aberdeen airport |
| 1650 | Arrive Kirkwall, Orkney |
Delegates will be met at Kirkwall airport and transported to Hotel for check-in.
Accommodation: Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall (for duration of stay)
| 1900 | Meet in Hotel reception and walk to welcome reception |
| 1930 | Orkney Islands Council welcome drinks reception and buffet, Kirkwall Town Hall |
Wednesday 16th October
| 0845 | Morning briefing at Ayre Hotel, function room |
| Morning | Choice of marine renewables tours: see options A or B below |
Option A: Visit Lyness marine renewables port
| 0940 | Depart for Houton ferry terminal, ferry to Lyness |
| 1050 | Tour of facilities and wave energy devices Scapa Flow visitor centre & museum Viewpoint over Pentland Firth and Scapa Flow |
| 1230 | Ferry back to Houton |
Option B: Visit Fall of Warness tidal test site
| 1000 | Walk to Kirkwall Harbour |
| 1015 | Board ‘John Rae’ pilot boat and depart for Fall of Warness |
| 1045 | Tour Fall of Warness tidal test site |
| 1300 | Arrive Kirkwall Harbour |
| 1320 | Lunch at Standing Stones Hotel, Stenness Meet the local supply chain event (with Orkney Renewable Energy Forum) |
| 1430 | All delegates board bus and depart for Billia Croo |
| 1450 | Tour of EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site |
| 1600 | Tour of newly extended Hatston Pier and tidal energy devices |
| 1700 | Return to Ayre Hotel |
| 1845 | Meet in hotel reception for transport to dinner |
| 1900 | “Taste of Orkney” Dinner at Lynnfield Hotel, Kirkwall |
| “Ebb Met & Girse” | |
| - a celebration of the very best of Orkney produce from the land & sea | |
| - traditional and original music from Orkney | |
| Dress: Business attire |
Thursday 17th October
St Magnus Centre, Palace Road, Kirkwall
| Time | Session | Content | Speakers | |||
| 0900 | Welcome | Introduction and objectives for the day | Neil Kermode | |||
| 0915 | Government policy | How can innovative government support advance ocean energy development? - policy frameworks - infrastructure and supply chain investment - Scotland/Orkney as case study |
Calum Davidson, Director of Energy and Low Carbon, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Chris Stark, Head of Electricity Division, Scottish Government |
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| 09.45 | Licensing and consents | How can test centres help streamline the path to real sea deployments? | Jennifer Norris, Research Director, EMEC | |||
| - regulatory challenges - stakeholder engagement - data collection from test site deployments - the importance of a national test centre |
Jim McKie, Head of Licensing Operations Team, Marine Scotland | |||||
| 1015 | Research and Monitoring | Driving forward the research agenda for the wave and tidal sector | Matthew Finn, Research and Projects Coordinator | |||
| - Role of the test centre - Current focus at EMEC - Case Study 1: Resource Assessment - Case Study 2: Integrated Environmental Monitoring |
John Lawrence, Hydrodynamicist David Cowan, Research and Consents Manager |
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| 1045 | Coffee and breakout session | Facilitated discussion to identify research agendas, and ways to foster collaboration | ||||
| 1115 | Marine operations | Learning by doing – case studies from EMEC clients: | ||||
| - value of test site to developers - challenges and progress - global ambition |
Open Hydro Aquamarine Power Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd Alstom (TGL) |
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| 1215 | Developer Q&A | Panel discussion with questions from delegates | ||||
| 1230 | Lunch | Global update – rolling slideshow featuring updates from delegates on progress in respective countries (slides to be provided in advance) | ||||
| 1300 | Site management and safety | Operational challenges: - infrastructure management and maintenance - health and safety - procedures and protocols |
Stuart Baird, Operations Director, EMECAlexis George, Health and Safety Manager, The Crown Estate | |||
| 1330 | Standards | Why do we need international standards? - rationale and global market benefits - progress and how to get involved |
John Griffiths, Technical Director, EMEC and UK Chair, IEC Technical Committee (TC) 114 | |||
| 1350 | Safe navigation | How do we ensure effective and harmonised marine Aids to Navigation worldwide? - Introduction to the work of IALA (The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) - Observations on operation of a test centre |
Steven Driver, Northern Lighthouse BoardJim McKie, Head of Licensing Operations Team, Marine Scotland | |||
| 1410 | Operational Q&A | Panel discussion with questions from delegates | ||||
| 1430 | Coffee and breakout session | Facilitated discussion – how could a Global Ocean Energy network support development of national test centres | ||||
| 1500 | Global Ocean Energy – the next generation | Summary of feedback from breakout sessions and discussion around creation of network, next steps, resulting actions | ||||
| 1530 | Close | Invitation for feedback | ||||
| 1545 | Kirkwall sightseeing tour – choice of either Highland Park Distillery or St Magnus Cathedral |
| 1800 | Free evening: Delegates are welcome to join EMEC for an informal bar supper in the Ayre Hotel, or are free to make their own arrangements. |
Friday 18th October
| 0630 | Meet at Hotel reception for airport transfer |
| 0740 | Delegate flight departs Kirkwall airport |
| 0835 | Arrive Aberdeen |
