2nd annual Offshore O&M Forum from Windpower Monthly

1. Book Before 4 September
To Save Up To £300!
3rd
Annual
Event
Offshore Operations
&
Maintenance
Strategies for reducing the cost of energy at current & future far-offshore & deep water sites
9-10 October 2012 - CBI Conference Centre, London, UK
Join Windpower Monthly for the latest case studies
Event Partners:
& future insights into moving further offshore & into
deeper water.
This is the only offshore-specific O&M event in 2012,
with full coverage of:
- Planning for the unplanned: choosing the right
operational models & putting together robust
strategies for harsher conditions at far-offshore sites
- Effectively interpreting & applying remote
monitoring data to reduce interventions
Expert Speakers Include:
- Maintaining more than just the turbine: maintenance Chaired By:
Gordon Dobbs Andrew Stormouth-
needs for subsea cables & new foundation designs Darling, Technical
Head of Operations -
- Preparing for end of warranty & making the right London Array Project Manager
post-warranty choices for your projects
Steve Andrews Steve Hillier
- Meeting & aligning O&M performance targets with Ormonde Site Mechanical Integrity
Manager Engineer
your consenting & construction objectives in the
North Sea & Baltic region James Cotter Huub den Rooijen
Offshore Operations Head of Offshore
Delivery Manager Wind
PLUS: Helicopters Briefing on 11 October 2012! Kristof Verlinden Simon Catmull
Understand where helicopters fit into your vessel O&M Asset & Project Engineer
spread. Explore the different kinds available & Production Manager
assess their capabilities at this in-depth morning
briefing. Julian Brown Peter Owen Lloyd
Led by Peter Owen Lloyd, Siemens Wind Energy. UK Country Director Head of EHS Strategy
Thomas Engmose
Jon Beresford Manager of HSE
Find us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Scroby Sands Manager
Windpower Monthly @WPMEvents Competence Centre
www.offshoremaintenanceforum.com

2. • What are the standard requirements of staff?
Day 1 - Tuesday, 9 October - how many transferable skills do onshore technicians have?
 what extra training is needed?
- how long does it take to train an offshore O&M engineer?
08.30 Registration & Morning Coffee
 what are the basic vs. advanced skills needs before
technicians can work offshore safely?
- cost of training
09.10 Chair’s Opening Remarks • Where will the numbers of personnel needed come from?
Gordon Dobbs, Head of Operations - London Array, DONG Energy - what should wind companies be doing to better
collaborate with education facilities?
- how can the wind O&M industry be made more attractive
to adjacent industries?
O&M Planning
09.15 Update From The Crown Estate
12.30 What Are The New Requirements For
Health & Safety Further Offshore & In
Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind, The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate will give their insights on the current
Deeper Water?
offshore market and where they see it going as it moves into Thomas Engmose, Manager of HSE Competence Centre,
larger projects and further offshore. They will also speak more DONG Energy
specifically on the implications for O&M of this growing asset
portfolio and the role The Crown Estate will play in adding value • Regulations
to the asset management process. - will moves be made away from interpretation of the rules
to solid offshore-wind-specific regulations?
 who will impose regulations?
09.45 Selecting Maintenance Strategies That - how should H&S rules be planned to deal with different
regulations when working across different countries?
Reduce The Cost Of Energy & Price Of • Making O&M health & safety plans
Power Per KW/h - what new dangers will be experienced in deeper water &
further offshore?
Steve Andrews, Ormonde Site Manager, Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd
- what measures need to be taken & why?
Dennis Schiricke, Senior Asset Management Professional, OutSmart b.v. • Ensuring you have robust search & rescue plans
Julian Brown, UK Country Director, AREVA Wind - how long will it take if you need rescuing?
- at what point do you decide it is too dangerous to go out?
• Moving from corrective to preventive maintenance • Lessons from the oil & gas & marine sectors
- risk vs. monitoring cost: should you monitor everything or
select risky areas?
 which option will bring about the best revenue over 13.00 Networking Lunch
the lifetime of the wind farm?
 how do you identify the big risk areas & where to
concentrate your efforts? 14.00 Exploring Workboat & Crew Transport
- how frequent does service need to be?
- planning cost-effective inspection regimes Options In The O&M Phase On Near &
- effectively predicting component failure
 how long can a failing component be left before it
Far-Offshore Wind Farms
‘must’ be serviced? Andy White, Chairman, CWind Ltd
• Optimising staff
- when technicians are needed at the turbine sporadically • What are the key considerations when delivering technicians
how do you manage your staff & resources? to offshore wind farms?
• Effectively choosing & using maintenance management systems - how does this change between near & far-offshore?
- how is it different for the larger North Sea projects?
- will there be any differences across the North Sea &
10.30 RWE Innogy Case Study: Planning O&M Baltic region?
Strategies Under Joint Project Ownership • What are the vessel options & the likely decision-making criteria?
- what are the options in different sea/wave conditions?
James Cotter, Offshore Operations Delivery Manager, RWE Innogy • Understanding the accommodation options: balancing
technician comfort with cost & time on project
• Building your O&M strategy when you have dual ownership • How will the market evolve & what expectations can the
- what are the operation models being used?
industry have?
- what is different when your partner is an investor, to
when both partners are active operators, & why?
 how to put together suitable contracts to outline O&M Vessels & Access
responsibilities
- working out O&M payment plans within the partnership
• Should all O&M facilities be jointly owned? 14.45 Exploring In-The-Field Experiences Of
The Latest Access Systems For Safer
11.15 Morning Refreshments
Transfer
11.45 Employing The Right People & Giving Andrew Stormouth-Darling, Technical Project Manager,
Siemens Wind Power N.V.
The Correct Training For Safe, Efficient • How can you ensure safe transfer between the accommodation
Offshore O&M platform & crew boats & between crew boats & the turbines?
• What has been tested or implemented so far?
• What kinds of people are needed? - what do the systems promise & what can they deliver?
- what level of fitness will be needed to deal with - have new types of access presented new issues?
conditions? • Could there be standard methods for testing & comparing the
capabilities of concepts in different sea conditions?
Book Now! Visit www.offshoremaintenanceforum.com

3. 15.30 Afternoon Refreshments 09.55 Belwind Case Study: Improving
Preventive Maintenance On Export &
16.00 Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) Update: Array Cables To Avoid Loss Of Connection
Accelerating The Commercialisation Of Kristof Verlinden, O&M Asset & Production Manager, Belwind nv
Innovative New O&M Access Systems • How risk profiling & maintenance strategies for cables differ
Phil de Villiers, Offshore Wind Accelerator Manager, with turbines, structures & electrical substations
The Carbon Trust • Putting together contingency plans in your maintenance
strategies
Gain an update on the innovative new designs which won the OWA - spare parts & tools
Access System Competition. Explore how they offer alternatives to - knowledge & techniques
traditional vessels, transfer systems & launch & recovery systems • What are most effective & simple ways to inspect the
& how they are now moving towards commercialisation: condition of the cables?
• What steps are needed to commercialise a new design? - ROVs? Divers? Imaging equipment on the vessels?
- de-risking - what damages can be detected?
- demonstrations • What can be implemented during O&M to monitor, trace &
• How can new designers benefit from the work done by the OWA? evaluate scouring?
• How often are O&M challenges the result of errors during
- comparison metrics
installation rather than the cable itself?
• What is needed going forward to accelerate the
- installation testing
commercialisation of new innovations?
Data Management & Analysis
16.30 P & O Ferries Mother Ship Case Study
John Garner, Fleet Director, P & O Ferries Holdings Ltd 10.40 Reducing The Cost Of Offshore Wind
P & O Ferries will describe their experience of using their Ro-Ro Energy Through Deployment Of
Passenger Ship (Ro-Pax) EUROPEAN SEAWAY as a mother ship for
O&M work carried out by Centrica on their 194MW Lynn and Inner Predictive Maintenance Technologies
Dowsing wind farm. Yann Rageul, Head of Sales & Strategic Consulting Europe,
• What safety management arrangements were put in place? Romax Technology UK
- mother ship access & safe transfer of technicians to
boats/turbines in differing prevailing weather conditions • Understanding where the costs are in the “Cost of Offshore
& significant wave heights (SWH) Wind Energy”
- emergency response • Should you focus on OPEX reductions or availability
• Exploring the vessel’s accommodation facilities improvements?
• Identifying the benefits the Ro-Pax deck space capacity - what cost reductions can be seen in each case?
provided to the project • Corrective, preventive, predictive: what does it all mean &
• What were the logistics & scheduling arrangements? which will improve your O&M?
• Scroby Sands case study: exploring how technology is being
- minimising time of travel for technicians from mother
used to implement a long-term predictive maintenance regime
ship/shore to site
- what tools are being used & what results have been seen
- vessel strategy being deployed at the wind farm site so far?
17.00 Close of Day 1 & Networking Drinks Reception 11.20 Morning Refreshments
Day 2 - Wednesday, 10 October
11.50 Using CMS Tools To Move From Corrective
Maintenance To Preventive Fault Detection
08.30 Delegate Sign-In & Morning Coffee Luc Rademakers, Senior Manager Wind Energy Systems Development,
ECN
Subsea Monitoring • Which parts of the turbine & structure should you be
monitoring for the best results?
- should you try to monitor everything or are certain areas
09.10 Chair’s Opening Remarks more useful?
• Load monitoring to optimise the O&M strategy of offshore wind
farms
09.15 Implementing Techniques To Effectively - principles of load & health monitoring
- options for load monitoring at low costs
Monitor Foundation Health • How can you be sure that alarms are genuine & not false positives?
- assessing the reliability of the equipment itself
Prof. Feargal Brennan, Head of the Offshore, Process & Energy
Engineering Department, Cranfield University
• New inspection methods
12.25 Maximising The Value Of SCADA & Other
- what tools are effective for avoiding using divers? Types Of Health Monitoring
• What are the differing monitoring needs for different types of
foundations? Steve Hillier, Mechanical Integrity Engineer,
- maintenance schedules needed E.ON Climate & Renewables
- costs
• What are the key drivers for an effective offshore O&M strategy?
- grouted connections
- what level of detection & early warning is required by an
- corrosion protection operator of offshore assets?
- mitigating load fatigue • In an age of using CMS, to what extent can SCADA be used to
• What new kinds of access are needed & available for new develop a more effective approach to offshore O&M?
foundation designs? • What is the true value of SCADA & CMS to offshore O&M?
• How will floating foundations impact on O&M? - will they deliver the expected cost reductions?
• Doing repairs to foundations onshore rather than onsite • Improving data collection interfaces to ensure technicians are
not overwhelmed by the volume of data
Book Now! Call +44 (0)20 8267 4011

4. 12.55 Networking Lunch 16.20 Best-Practice Negotiation & Long-Term
Management Of Service Contracts To
13.55 Most Effectively Interpreting &
Increase Your Control Over O&M Activities
Implementing Remote Monitoring Data
To Reduce Interventions • Negotiating service contracts
- ensuring you know your O&M goals to arrange contracts
Simon Catmull, Project Engineer, RES Offshore which will fulfil those needs
Keir Harman, Head of Asset Management and Optimisation - how do different views on health & safety impact on how
Services (AMOS), GL Garrad Hassan contracts are built?
Steve Hillier, Mechanical Integrity Engineer, - agreeing on how to cope with the gaps between access to
E.ON Climate & Renewables turbines so you are not paying contractors to do nothing
 how can they use that time in between? What can be
• What can be done to more usefully interpret data? done onshore?
- what makes a good interface? - EPC contracts vs. packages
- dealing with challenges with data prioritisation • Managing all of the parties once contracts are in place
• What actions should be taken based on the data? - ensuring contracts are properly fulfilled
- deciding when you should reset or go to the site - overseeing package interfaces to avoid overlaps or gaps in
- when could a small fault cascade to more faults? tasks
- making sure all parties, including OEMs & contractors, are
agreed on processes for actioning the data
• Using historical data analysis to understand the most at-risk 17.00 Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close of Forum
areas & plan future maintenance
End Of Warranty & Beyond
Related Events
14.40 E.ON Case study: Effectively Preparing
For The End Of Warranty
Jon Beresford, Scroby Sands Manager, Offshore Consenting Conference
E.ON Climate & Renewables 12 September 2012, London, UK
• Preparing for end of warranty before the warranty is even
www.offshoreconsentingconference.com
signed
- understanding what you should be incorporating into
warranty agreements to improve them
• Carrying out end of warranty inspections Offshore Health & Safety Seminar
- how far in advance should inspections be done? 13 September 2012, London, UK
- what resources will you need in place by this time? www.offshorewindhse.com
• Ensuring you understand your warranty terms
- what in-house activities could violate warranty
agreements?
- providing sufficient evidence for claims
- negotiating settlement of defects Wind Power HR & Talent Management
9-10 October 2012, Hamburg, Germany
15.20 Afternoon Refreshments
www.talentforwind.com
15.50 Debate: Post-Warranty O&M Options: Future Offshore Wind Foundations
Understanding Your Options & Making 13-14 November 2012, Bremen, Germany
The Best Decisions For Your Projects www.futurewindfoundations.com
Facilitated By The Chair
• What will the future aftermarket look like?
- how many independent O&M providers will there be? Wind Farm Data Management & Analysis
- how many OEMs will develop dedicated O&M services? 20-21 November 2012, Hamburg, Germany
• What are the pros & cons of staying with your OEM, moving to www.windfarmdata.com
an independent service provider or training in-house teams?
• What are the future core competencies which should be
expected from external O&M providers?
- understanding what to stipulate at tender stage
• Assessing what the training needs would be for in-house teams Vessels & Access 2013
- when would training need to begin? March 2013, London, UK
- procurement & supply chain challenges www.offshorevesselsforum.com
• How can you ensure any issues with the OEM during warranty
stage do not continue in a new O&M agreement?
“ “
Targeted at the very important O&M of Much value gained from presentations
the future” given across all areas of offshore wind
Danish Wind Power Academy and O&M services”
Doosan Power Systems
Book Now! Visit www.offshoremaintenanceforum.com

5. 3rd Annual
Offshore Operations & Maintenance
Strategies for reducing the cost of energy at current & future far-offshore & deep water sites
Helicopters Briefing Who Should Attend?
The definitive guide to employing helicopters for preventative
This is a must attend event for
& reactive servicing
Directors/Heads/Managers of:
Thursday 11 October 2012, CBI Conference Centre, London ü Operations &/or Maintenance
ü Engineering
ü Asset Management/Integrity
09.00-12.30 (Registration starts at 08.30) ü Sites/Projects
ü Turbine Reliability
Led by:
ü Technology/Technical
Peter Owen Lloyd, Head of EHS Strategy, Siemens Wind Power ü Mechanical
As wind projects move further offshore, helicopters are becoming more ü R&D
and more attractive as an option to reach projects quickly. However what
role can they really play in the day-to-day running of your wind farms?
Join Windpower Monthly for this in-depth briefing exploring the different
kinds of helicopters available & understand their capabilities & the 2011’s Event In Numbers
challenges of use.
• Capabilities
Over 15 Countries Represented
- can helicopters be used for unplanned maintenance & resetting
turbines only or also for scheduled service?
- parts
 could helicopters be used to transport parts and during
overhaul repairs?
 how much space would be left for technicians if parts were
transported?
- crew
 how many crew are needed to operate a helicopter?
 comfort
 can crew work immediately when they alight?
• What are the different types and sizes of helicopters?
- which models are most appropriate for different O&M tasks?
• Safety
- are safety concerns valid?
- what steps can project owners take to improve safety when
boarding & alighting the air craft?
• What impact will using helicopters have on project design?
- what are the turbine design needs to be able to land a 51% of Attendees Were Of C-Level,
helicopter? President Or Director Level
- is fixed or floating accommodation better for landing & why?
• Challenges
- understanding the weather restrictions for helicopters
• Cost-benefit analysis of using helicopters on a range of different
projects
- cost of charter vs. faster response times
- at what distance from shore do helicopters become truly cost-
effective?
• What work is being undertaken with regulatory & industry bodies to
clarify usage guidelines?
- do official regulations need to be put in place & what should
they look like?
Commercial Opportunities:
Does your company provide services or products that could improve O&M further offshore & in deeper water? If so, this forum will
provide a perfect opportunity to showcase what you have to offer to a room full of potential leads. For more information about
building a sponsorship package please contact Raihan on +44 (0)20 8267 4337 or email rmc@windpowermonthly.com.
Book Now! Call +44 (0)20 8267 4011

6. Offshore Operations & Maintenance Book Before 4 September & Save Up To £300!
www.offshoremaintenanceforum.com
Brochure code:
A Windpower Monthly Forum: Book before Book after
9-11 October 2012, London, UK Pricing Information 4 September
Saving
4 September
Saving
Standard Rate
4 WAYS TO BOOK Two-Day Forum Only £1300 £150 £1450 -
Please complete one registration form for each delegate. Two-Day Forum + Briefing £1549 £250 £1649 £300
1. Book online at www.offshoremaintenanceforum.com Government/Not for Profit
2. Fax this completed registration form to +44 (0)20 8267 4486 Two-Day Forum Only £1100 £150 £1250 -
3. Post the booking form with payment to FREEPOST (LON3727), Haymarket Two-Day Forum + Briefing £1349 £250 £1449 £300
Conferences, 174 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 7JP, UK
4. Call +44 (0)20 8267 4011 Additional Options Prices
If you have any problems registering please call: +44 (0)20 8267 4011 Helicopter Briefing Only £499
Distribution of your company’s promotional
Name of person completing form if different from delegate: £1499
literature to all forum delegates
Speaker Notes £199 (no VAT)
Please register the following delegate (BLOCK CAPITALS) Group discounts are also available. Please contact us directly for information.
Your booking includes hard copy speaker presentations at the event & online access post-event subject to
Name (Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Dr) speaker disclosure.
Position Discounts and offers cannot be combined.
Organisation All rates will have VAT @ 20% added
Further Information For Delegates
Address
Accommodation
Postcode Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. For information about nearby hotels please visit
www.4cityhotels.com.
Tel Fax
Access Requirements
Email We make every effort to ensure our events are accessible for all delegates. For any specific access
requirements, please contact the Haymarket Conferences team (as above).
How did you hear about this forum?
On The Day
Please note that we may take photographs, video and audio footage of the event, which may include
Industry type speakers and the delegation, and this may later be used in editorial features and/or in marketing and
promotional material. Whilst in attendance at any Haymarket Conferences, if your behavior is deemed
Name of department head disruptive, offensive, dangerous, illegal, or if you are found to be distributing unauthorized material
we reserve the right to eject you without any prior notice or refund. Audio and visual recordings or the
distribution of commercial materials are not permitted without our prior consent. Neither us nor the venue
Job title of department head can accept liability for damage to or loss of personal belongings at the event venue.
I agree to the terms and conditions as stated opposite. Speakers Confirmations & Changes
Please note that speakers are sometimes prevented from attending. Although we do endeavor to find
Signed suitable replacements of a similar calibre, we cannot guarantee any specific case studies, speakers or
sessions. Updates are regularly posted on the website.
Please indicate how you wish to pay: Terms & Conditions
Confirmation Procedure
Pre-payments to be made with booking form or, where agreed, payment to be Once we have received confirmation of your booking in writing (either online, by phone, fax or post) we
made upon receipt of invoice. A receipted VAT invoice will be issued once payment will send you a confirmation email. If you request to be invoiced, payment terms will be 28 days from date
has been received. of booking. An invoice will then be generated and sent out to you via post. If your company uses Purchase
Order Numbers, please supply this at the time of booking as failure to do so may cause problems with your
booking. If you choose to pay by credit card you will receive an email confirmation from RBS WorldPay and
Enclosed is a cheque for £ later a VAT receipt from our accounts department. Please note that we must receive full payment prior to
Cheques made payable to Haymarket Publishing Services Ltd the event start date. Booking form submission (either online, by fax or by post) does not guarantee a place.
The dispatch by us of an email confirmation constitutes a legally binding contract. If you have not received
your confirmation email 7 working days after submission of your booking, please contact the Customer
I wish to be invoiced. N.B. If your company/organisation uses PO numbers Services team on +44 (0)20 8267 4011 as there may be a problem with your booking. Haymarket Conferences
please write this number here. are unable to accept responsibility for the non-arrival of information. Haymarket Conferences reserves
the right to decline any booking. Haymarket Conferences reserves the right to vary the content, timings,
I wish to pay by credit card location and/or speakers of events and as such accept no liability for variations.
Please charge my: AMEX Visa Mastercard
Cancellations
All cancellations must be made in writing to events@windpower-monthly.com and received by us no later
than 19 September 2012. It is the booker’s responsibility to ensure that we have received the cancellation.
Cardholder’s name Such cancellations are subject to a handling and administration fee of £99 per delegate, which will be
deducted from any due refund or invoice, whichever is appropriate. We regret that no cancellations are
accepted within 20 days of the event date due to the way in which we are in turn charged by our suppliers.
However, a substitute delegate can always be nominated. Substitutions on the day of the conference are
Card no. made at the organiser’s discretion only. Pre-payments will not be refunded and invoiced sums will be payable
in full, except in cases where it has been possible to mitigate loss. Haymarket Conferences will not offer
refunds to delegates due to a terrorist alert or incident unless the conference is cancelled. In this instance,
Start Date Expiry Date Security Code Haymarket Conferences will retain up to 50% of the conference fee to cover marketing, administration and
delegate registration costs.
Conference Code: 171811552
Card billing address (if different from above) Commercial Opportunities:
Does your company provide services or products that could improve O&M further
offshore & in deeper water? If so, this forum will provide a perfect opportunity
to showcase what you have to offer to a room full of potential leads. For more
Cardholder’s signature information about building a sponsorship package please contact Raihan on
+44 (0)20 8267 4337 or email rmc@windpowermonthly.com.
Data Protection
By registering for a conference, Haymarket Conferences can provide you with information relating
to your booking and other Haymarket related products or services via email, direct mail, fax or Let Us Manage Your Event For You
telephone. Please write to the Head of Marketing at the address stated above if you do not wish to
receive this information. We may also make your details available to carefully screened companies Haymarket Managed Events organises a variety of event formats on behalf of
who have offers that may be of interest to you. third-parties, including associations, not-for-profit organisations, the public sector
Yes, I would like to receive carefully screen and work related emails from third parties. and corporate clients. We work to the client’s objectives to produce dynamic
No, I specifically do not want my details to be made available to third parties. events that deliver exceptional results. For more information, please contact
Barney Roe on +44 (0)20 8267 4063 or email barney.roe@haymarket.com
Offshore Operations & Maintenance www.offshoremaintenanceforum.com
is produced by Haymarket Conferences