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THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
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08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Tony Quinn, Test Facilities Director, ORE catapult
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09:10
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: OFFSHORE WIND MARKET OVERVIEW
Andy Lewin, Wind Turbine Package Manager, SSE Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm
- Offshore Wind Market Size
- Offshore Wind Technology Development
- Offshore Wind Cost Reduction
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09:35
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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09:40
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THE APPLICATION OF ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS IN OFFSHORE WIND
Tony Fong, Engineering Team Lead, Balance of Plant and Robotics & Autonomous Systems, ORE Catapult
- Insight into current Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) in development for offshore wind
- Key areas for innovation and application of RAS in offshore wind operations and maintenance
- Tomorrows RAS for offshore wind and how do we get there?
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10:05
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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ONGOING PROJECTS
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10:10
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MAKING OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURE SMART USING LIMPETS
Alistair McConnell, Research Associate, University of Edinburgh
- The ORCA Project and my role in it
- The Limpet what is it and why is it useful?
- How my work fits in Offshore Wind Operation and Maintenance Service
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10:30
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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10:35
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INSPECTION EYES IN THE SKY: DRIVING EFFICIENCY WITH DRONES AND DATA
Euan Baird, Inspection Engineer, Cyberhawk
- Real-life examples of how drones have been used in the offshore wind industry to date
- How can aerial inspection be applied to your business? The efficiencies and challenges to consider.
- From AI to autonomous drones, what does the future hold?
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10:55
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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11:00
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NETWORKING BREAK
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11:30
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THE ROLES FOR MAS IN THE OFFSHORE WIND FARM INDUSTRY
Dan Hook, Senior Director, Business Development, ASV Global
- Overview of current MAS Technology and its suitability for offshore wind
- Recent case studies and example deployments
- Inspection applications and adoption
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11:50
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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11:55
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED 3D INSPECTION FOR AUVS AND ROVS
Gary Cross, Senior Robotics Engineer, Rovco
- The development and deployment of state of the art 3D vision and AI robotic systems for subsea inspection and survey
- Examples of advanced machine perception systems provide more complete, more accurate data on assets more efficiently
- The future and how the application of AI and autonomy is changing the way subsea inspection is done, and can provide richer, reliable, repeatable measures of risk for assets
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12:15
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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12:20
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INNOVATION AND COST REDUCTION IN OWF O&M USING AUV SOLUTIONS
Angus Cooper, Business Development Manager, MODUS
- The development of an innovative AUV for subsea survey and inspection
- Examples of projects and data obtained
- Ongoing developments including resident applications
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12:40
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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12:45
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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IMPLEMENTATION OF RAS IN OFFSHORE WIND
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13:45
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OPPORTUNITIES AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IN THE ADOPTION OF AUTONOMOUS AND AI TECHNOLOGIES IN O&M SERVICES
Christopher Rowland, UK Field Manager, Inspection Management, Ørsted
- Operational business case for integrating new technology into O&M
- Offshore logistics and assuring an appropriate regulatory framework
- Future proofing the integration of data into holistic Asset Integrity Management tools
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14:10
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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14:15
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ROBOTS CHANGE THE GAME: AUTONOMOUS UAVS AND ROVS AS DISRUPTORS IN OFFSHORE RENEWABLES ASSET MANAGEMENT
Elizabeth Ann Traiger, Senior Researcher in AI, Power & Renewables, DNV GL
- Provide an overview of the state-of-the-art commercial offerings in autonomous robotic inspection services for wind turbines
- Highlight challenges of the adoption of technologies in the Offshore wind environment
- Discuss impact of the combination of artificial intelligence analysis and new robotic data collection for emerging operational analysis and fleet management
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14:40
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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14:45
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BLADE ROBOT AND AUTONOMOUS DRONES
Lars Nielsen, Head of Export Controls and Customs, Siemens Gamesa Denmark
- Robotics technology applied on offshore wind turbines
- Drones and their contribution to LCOE
- Data requirements and data treatment of drone operations
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15:10
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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15:15
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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FUTURE OF ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS IN OFFSHORE WIND
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15:45
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INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY CHALLENGE FUND - ROBOTICS FOR A SAFER WORLD
Mark Emerton, Senior Innovation Lead, Robotics and AI, Innovate UK
- How the UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund is being delivered by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
- What the Robotics for a safer world challenge consists of and what we’ve achieved so far
- What’s going on in Robotics in other sectors, and what’s next
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16:10
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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16:15
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CAREERS PANEL: ADDRESSING THE SKILLS GAP
Chair: Professor David Flynn, Director of the Smart Systems Group, Heriot-Watt University
Tony Fong, Engineering Team Lead, Balance of Plant and Robotics & Autonomous Systems, ORE Catapult
Elizabeth Ann Traiger, Senior Researcher in AI, Power & Renewables, DNV GL
Christopher Rowland, UK Field Manager, Inspection Management, Ørsted
Lars Nielsen, Head of Export Controls and Customs, Siemens Gamesa Denmark
- How do we up-skill current staff?
- What skills do the next generation of engineers and innovators require?
- What strategic infrastructure or partnerships are needed to support the ORE supply chain?
- What are the threats to establishing this workforce?
- Global markets – threat and opportunity?
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16:50
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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17:00
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END OF SEMINAR
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