Offshore Wind conference, Bristol UK, 10 May 2022
Foundation Ex 2022
Explore innovation. Exchange ideas. Expand minds.
Foundation Ex is different.
Properly technical. Radically innovative.
Foundation Ex took place on 10 May 2022.
Thank you to everyone who took part and enjoyed a series of dynamic keynote talks and workshops.
What went down
A day sharing knowledge and celebrating success in the offshore wind industry
Foundation Ex took a closer look at how this is the decade that will see acceleration in offshore wind.
The theme of the day
It’s time to scale, optimise and deliver
Now is the time to look to scale, optimise and deliver projects with lasting impact. On the day we had a high level of technical content from this niche specialism.
What made this special
Learning from the experts
Our delegates heard from expert speakers who shared their specialist knowledge. We promoted discussion and debate around the upcoming challenges in the industry with the view to enabling collaborative problem solving.
WHO SAID WHAT
Agenda
Many of our delegates and presenters arrived on Monday 9th May and joinedus for a sponsored drinks, nibbles and networking event at Harbour House Bar & Restaurant in central Bristol.
ARRIVALS
Registration and Coffee
INTRO AND WELCOME : KARL DAVIS, EMPIRE ENGINEERING
Are we actually heading to ‘Accelerate, Chaos, Madness’?
FRAN PITKIN : OFFSHORE WIND CONSULTANTS
The impact of ‘Scaling Up’ on foundation supply chains
JULIAN GARNSEY : TRITON KNOLL OFFSHORE WIND FARM
The PISA R&D journey: From idea to implementation on Triton Knoll
CAROL JOHNSTON : TWI
Reduced vacuum Electron Beam welding for monopiles
ANA VEGA KURSON : ARUP
Supporting large scale offshore wind deployment
JASPER WINKES : C1 CONNECTIONS
Benefits of the C1 Wedge Connection
BREAK
Coffee and Cake
BREAK OUT ONE
RICHARD PIKE
MARTIJN SCHOLS
DICK VAN WIJNGAARDEN
NICOLAS MOSCOSCO
Will we be seeing more of Vibrohammers?
BREAK OUT TWO
NICK ELDERFIELD
THOR UGELVIG PETERSEN
DAVID LAMBKIN
WEI-TING HSU
Scour and Seabed mobility
BREAK OUT THREE
NICK HOWARD
ERIC DEGAND
JACK GILES
When does the TP-Less Monopile make sense?
COLIN SCHRODER : ITH BOLTING
First experience with large diameter bolts such as M80 / M90 / M100
ELENI MINGA : EMPIRE ENGINEERING
Statistical approaches to structural reliability
FLORENT GUINOT : WOOD THILSTED
Metocean inputs to foundation design
BREAK
Lunch
PETE ANDREWS : ECHO BOLT
Hitting a shrinking target: achieving and maintaining preload in bolted connections
ERIC FINE : SMULDERS
Special session on all things fabrication supply chain
CANDICE TIAN : KENT
Maximising energy yield from floating wind farms through asymmetric mooring design
MIGUEL MANANES NEGRO : RAMBOLL
Design challenges for monopile WTG foundations in the US market
HIEU LE : WORLEY
Lessons learnt from FEED studies of FOWT Demonstration Projects
BREAK
More Coffee and Cake
BREAK OUT FOUR
MARTIN ØSTERGAARD
ALICE MAYNARD
MARK FINCH
SIMONE SCHMIEDER
Geotechnical Data – How much is enough?
BREAK OUT FIVE
KARL DAVIS
CAROL JOHNSTON
BECCIE DRAKE
URSULA SMOLKA
Digital Twins – Structural revolution or marketing spin?
BREAK OUT SIX
NICK HOWARD
JOSU ORTEGO
SØREN KELLENBERGER
Focus on Flanges
AARON DU : EMPIRE ENGINEERING
Fabrication challenges of WTG Jackets
EIVIND JOHNSEN : ENTRION
Benefits of an FRP Monopile
MARTIN KILSGAARD ØSTERGAARD : COWI
Confessions of a Geotechnical Engineer
KARL DAVIS : EMPIRE ENGINEERING
Closing remarks
OUTRO
Networking drinks
Who was on stage?
Speakers and Moderators
Karl Davis
Empire Engineering
Carol Johnston
TWI
Eric Finé
Smulders
Fran Pitkin
OWC
Julian Garnsey
Triton Knoll
Alan Marson
Empire Engineering
Ana Vega Kurson
Arup
Alice Maynard
DNV GL
Pete Andrews
EchoBolt
Martin Kilsgaard Østergaard
COWI
Colin Schroder
ITH Bolting Technology
Søren Kellenberger
CNC Onsite
Mark Finch
Ternan Energy
Nick Howard
Empire Engineering
Simone Schmieder
Wood Thilsted
Dr Eleni Minga
Empire Engineering
Josu Ortego
Euskal Forging Group
Miguel Mananes Negro
Ramboll
Florent Guinot
Wood Thilsted
Jasper Winkes
C1 Connections
Kevin Black
Partrac
Nick Elderfield
DHI Water Environments UK
Eivind Johnsen
Entrion
Hieu Le
Worley
Aaron Du
Empire Engineering
Jack Giles
RWE
Thor Ugelvig Petersen
DHI
Eric Degand
Parkwind
Dick van Wijngaarden
CAPE Holland
Stuart Pringle
Make the Break
Beccie Drake
Arup
Richard Pike
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions
Nicolás Moscoso
Allnamics
Martijn Schols
Dieseko
David Lambkin
ABPmer
Ursula Smolka
Ramboll
Wei-Ting Hsu
Empire Engineering
The environment on the day
Networking and collaboration
Foundation Ex harnessed cross-disciplinary understanding, networking and collaboration in an energetic environment, promoting the sharing of new ideas, all with the aim to facilitate the smooth transition to renewable energy.
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