Offshore wind conference, Bristol UK, 10 May 2022

Foundation Ex 2022

Explore innovation. Exchange ideas. Expand minds.

A focus on how to scale, optimise and deliver in offshore windfarm foundations

 

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Foundation Ex is different. Properly technical. Radically innovative.

Foundation Ex offshore wind conference  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

The 2022 Foundation Ex offshore wind conference took a closer look at how this is the decade that will see acceleration in our industry.

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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.

Download the slide decks

Our speakers have kindly shared their slides decks and made them available to download.

Z-Flange bolted connection

Ana Vega Kurson headshot

Gillian Pollard
Wood Thilsted

Challenges in floating development

Richard Eakin
ScottishPower Renewables

XXL monopile storage on sand berms: worth a rethink?

David Short
Empire Engineering

Key findings from the UMACK anchor development

Ana Vega Kurson headshot

Matt Dickson
UMACK

Unlocking seabed insights: the BGS-Crown estate data creation project for offshore wind development

Hassan Moharram
Crown Estate

Wind sea and swell waves: getting it right, and the impact on fatigue design

Christian Mørch
C2Wind

Modelling weather downtime effects on the installation of offshore wind farms in deeper water sites

Ana Vega Kurson headshot

Beth Dickens
Quoceant

How realtime metocean data can reduce cost and improve safety

Carol Johnston_headshot

Adrian Black
MarineLabs

Recent development of the FRP monopile

Jon Høvik
Entrion Wind

Corrosion protection for deep water monopiles

Ana Vega Kurson headshot

Nick Terry
SLPE

Managing asset life: challenges for offshore wind

Dr John Edwards
Kent

HSE and fabrication

Jasper Winkes

Henk de Pater
dP Project Management

Corrosion management of pin-piles: challenges for offshore wind

Søren Kellenberger head shot

Amy Johnstone
Kent

Jacket pile grippers versus stoppers: what's right for your project?

Dick van Wijngaarden headshot

Alfonso Estepa Palacios

Ramboll

Who was on stage?

Speakers and Moderators

Karl Davis

Karl Davis

Empire Engineering

Carol Johnston

Carol Johnston

TWI

Eric Finé

Eric Finé

Smulders

Fran Pitkin

Fran Pitkin

OWC

Julian Garnsey

Julian Garnsey

Triton Knoll

Alan Marson

Alan Marson

Empire Engineering

Ana Vega Kurson

Ana Vega Kurson

Arup

Alice Maynard

Alice Maynard

DNV GL

Pete Andrews

Pete Andrews

EchoBolt

Martin Kilsgaard Østergaard

Martin Kilsgaard Østergaard

COWI

Colin Schroder

Colin Schroder

ITH Bolting Technology

Søren Kellenberger

Søren Kellenberger

CNC Onsite

Mark Finch

Mark Finch

Ternan Energy

Nick Howard

Nick Howard

Empire Engineering

Simone Schmieder

Simone Schmieder

Wood Thilsted

Dr Eleni Minga

Dr Eleni Minga

Empire Engineering

Josu Ortego

Josu Ortego

Euskal Forging Group

Miguel Mananes Negro

Miguel Mananes Negro

Ramboll

Florent Guinot

Florent Guinot

Wood Thilsted

Jasper Winkes

Jasper Winkes

C1 Connections

Kevin Black

Kevin Black

Partrac

Nick Elderfield

Nick Elderfield

DHI Water Environments UK

Eivind Johnsen

Eivind Johnsen

Entrion

Hieu Le

Hieu Le

Worley

Aaron Du

Aaron Du

Empire Engineering

Jack Giles

Jack Giles

RWE

Thor Ugelvig Petersen

Thor Ugelvig Petersen

DHI

Eric Degand

Eric Degand

Parkwind

Dick van Wijngaarden

Dick van Wijngaarden

CAPE Holland

Stuart Pringle

Stuart Pringle

Make the Break

Beccie Drake

Beccie Drake

Arup

Richard Pike

Richard Pike

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions

Nicolás Moscoso

Nicolás Moscoso

Allnamics

Martijn Schols

Martijn Schols

Dieseko

David Lambkin

David Lambkin

ABPmer

Ursula Smolka

Ursula Smolka

Ramboll

Wei-Ting Hsu

Wei-Ting Hsu

Empire Engineering

The environment on the day

Networking and collaboration

The 2022 Foundation Ex offshore wind conference 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.

Offshore wind conference

Location

M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN, UK
The M Shed, a former 1950s transit shed, is situated on Bristol’s harbourside in the centre of the city. It is the history museum that tells the story of Bristol with its rich engineering past. Bristol Temple Meads train station is only a short walk away, and there is easy access to Bristol airport.

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Event producers

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