The Wider Offshore Industry - Introduction

Why Renewables? Mb/doe Gas Nuclear Oil Renewables Coal Incremental Energy Supply by 20 Year Periods

Why wind? Source: BTM Consult MW

Why Offshore? Low Potential RTEP Water depth Large Offshore Wind farms on land Small Projects Wind speed Coastal Developments

Why the UK? Plenty of resource Established Offshore companies Manufacturing skills base Understanding of the risks Service companies Personnel Export potential Shell offshore operations in the North Sea - oil and gas Source: Shell Expro Plenty of Experience

Which Companies? Wind Industry Utilities Oil Companies Environmental Consultancies Manufacturers Service Companies Component suppliers Developers Banks

Company Role Wind Resource Construction & Installation Turbine Technology & Manufacturing Shell skills Project Development Operations Site Selection Operations & Maintenance Planning & Design Customers Electricity Sales Transmission & Distribution Manufacture

The Value Chain Customers - Access to resource - Wind resource assessment (METOCEAN database) Wind Resource - Minimising construction time - HSE; risk analysis - Contracting network - Sub-sea cabling Construction & Installation Electricity Sales - Electricity Trading & Marketing - PPA’s Management of complex projects Planning & Design - Offshore foundations - Integrated structural analysis - Power systems; cable installation & tie-in - Minimum intervention systems - Materials & Corrosion (winterisation) - Maintenance under adverse conditions - Safe access systems - Monitoring systems for unmanned operations - Logistics support Wind Power Generation (O & M) Wind Turbine Manufacturing Fit-for-purpose designs

A nascent industry Wind Industry Oil & Gas production Other Renewables Shipping Ports Fishing Aggregate extraction