Technical Topics
Note that the purpose of the workshop is to showcase the value of integrated site characterization and to stimulate robust discussion on where the offshore renewable energy industry wants better data, lower costs, and where improvements are required.
1. Regulatory Considerations for Site Characterization
1.1 Government Licensing & Permitting Regime (Uncertainty a Barrier to Front-End Loading Investment = Reducing the Technical & Cost Risk)
1.2 Onshore Electricity Infrastructure and Routes to shore known
1.3 Industry Updates (Market Conditions, Supply Chain, Project Pipeline)
1.4 Opportunities for Better Industry and Government Collaboration
2. Project Challenges and Lessons Learned
2.1 Project Scheduling and Costs
2.2 Financing and Investment Models vs License Award Process & Environmental Permitting and Approvals
2.3 Higher Initial Investment, ‘Front-End Loading’, In Metocean and Site Characterization vs Acceptable Operator & Contractor Risk Profiles
2.4 Understanding the Relevance of Site Characterization to the Feasibility, Development, Maintenance and Decommissioning Stages
2.5 Design Codes, Standards & Guidelines
3. Australian (& AsPac) Specific Project Settings and Challenges
3.1 Government, Metocean, Environmental & First Nations Insights Required
3.2 Lessons from Legacy Oil & Gas Developments and Datasets
3.3 Remote Location
3.4 Geophysical, Geological, and Geotechnical Data Necessary to Derisk Project Investments
4. Technology Updates
4.1 Best-practice Geophysical Solutions and Methods
4.2 Best-practice Geotechnical Solutions and Methods
4.3 Fixed and Floating Wind Turbine Innovation
4.4 Opportunities for Collaboration
5. Integrated Site Characterization Case Studies
5.1 Project Feasibility Studies
5.2 Project Development: Where Can We Improve?
5.3 Ground Models: Quantifying Uncertainty and Risk
5.4 Value of 2D and 3D Seismic Data: How and When?
5.5 Disruptive Thinking on Collaboration and Integration
6. Innovation: Breaking the Mold
6.1 Disruptive Solutions to make Site Characterization Accessible and Practical
6.2 What constitutes “Enough Data” for Subsurface Insights?
6.3 Leadership in Geotechnical Innovation: Lessons for the Geoscience Community
