Tuesday, November 3, 2026

11:35 AM - 12:55 PM

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Offshore wind is central to the energy transition, but can ambition be converted into projects at the pace and scale required? This session brings together market, strategic, and infrastructure perspectives to examine the outlook for offshore wind and the practical conditions needed to deliver projects at scale. The session will: • explore offshore wind's role in the energy transition, examining key modelling assumptions used in forecasting, the tension between long-term projections and short-term market and policy volatility, and the potential for standardisation and industrialisation to reduce costs • review global market developments, including expected activity levels, project economics, supporting infrastructure requirements, and auction outcomes as indicators of future growth • examine supply chain capacity, interconnector development timelines, regulatory certainty, and revenue frameworks as potential constraints on Europe's cross-border offshore wind ambitions The presentations will lead into a panel discussion examining whether offshore wind can scale rapidly enough to meet energy-transition targets, and how geoscientists and engineers can contribute to overcoming the market, infrastructure, and delivery challenges that lie ahead.

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