Offshore Wind Logistics and Supply Chain Summit 2011 detail page

What are the top 5 topics you will learn about at the Offshore Wind Logistics And Supply Chain Summit 2011:

1. You will get to grips with the latest regulation and legislation updates that will help you to better understand the time frames for wind development

* Hear straight from BOEMRE

* Find out how to work within the Jones Act boundaries

2. Understand the local supply chain and find out how to develop a domestic offshore wind industry

* Building strong relationships across the supply chain

* Overcoming the challenge of unavailable/unreliable equipment

* Establishing manufacturing facilities in the right place

3. Foundation Design: Consider the environment you are working in to select the right foundation type for you

* What is appropriate for North Eastern America?

* What innovative foundation designs are open to you?

4. Staging Ports: Putting together a business case and familiarising yourself with the elements that will dictate the design of staging ports

* Getting to grips with turbine size and type, foundation type and installation rate

* Choosing the most accessible location

* Ensuring existing wharfs can handle heavy loads

5. Installation Vessels: which model will fulfil your logistics requirements

* What size, design and type of vessel will cope with your requirements?

* Should you lease, buy or commission vessels and what is the cost associated with each model?

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